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The Adventure of the Copper Beeches

           Logicisrare. Thereforeitisuponthelogicratherthanuponthecrimethatyoushoulddwell. Youhavedegradedwhatshouldhavebeenacourseoflecturesintoaseriesoftales." 

           Itwasacoldmorningoftheearlyspring,andwesatafterbreakfastoneithersideofacheeryfireintheoldroomatBakerStreet. Athickfogrolleddownbetweenthelinesofdun-colouredhouses,andtheopposingwindowsloomedlikedark,shapelessblursthroughtheheavyyellowwreaths. Ourgaswaslitandshoneonthewhiteclothandglimmerofchinaandmetal,forthetablehadnotbeenclearedyet. SherlockHolmeshadbeensilentallthemorning,dippingcontinuouslyintotheadvertisementcolumnsofasuccessionofpapersuntilatlast,havingapparentlygivenuphissearch,hehademergedinnoverysweettempertolecturemeuponmyliteraryshortcomings. 

           "Atthesametime,"heremarkedafterapause,duringwhichhehadsatpuffingathislongpipeandgazingdownintothefire,"youcanhardlybeopentoachargeofsensationalism,foroutofthesecaseswhichyouhavebeensokindastointerestyourselfin,afairproportiondonottreatofcrime,initslegalsense,atall. ThesmallmatterinwhichIendeavouredtohelptheKingofBohemia,thesingularexperienceofMissMarySutherland,theproblemconnectedwiththemanwiththetwistedlip,andtheincidentofthenoblebachelor,wereallmatterswhichareoutsidethepaleofthelaw. Butinavoidingthesensational,Ifearthatyoumayhaveborderedonthetrivial." 

           "Theendmayhavebeenso,"Ianswered,"butthemethodsIholdtohavebeennovelandofinterest." 

           "Pshaw,mydearfellow,whatdothepublic,thegreatunobservantpublic,whocouldhardlytellaweaverbyhistoothoracompositorbyhisleftthumb,careaboutthefinershadesofanalysisanddeduction! 

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