It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

Let me see. What are my other shortcomings?

It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

Problems may be solved in the study which have baffled all those who have sought a solution by the aid of their senses. To carry the art, however, to its highest pitch, it is necessary that the reasoner should be able to use all the facts which have come to his knowledge; and this in itself implies, as you will readily see, a possession of all knowledge, which, even in these days of free education and encyclopaedias, is a somewhat rare accomplishment.

It is quite a three-pipe problem.

The most serious point in the case is the disposition of the child." What on earth has that to do with it?" I ejaculated. My dear Watson, you as a medical man are continually gaining insight as to the tendencies of a child by the study of the parents. Don't you see that the converse is equally valid. I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.

You cannot see the lettuce and the dressing without suspecting a salad.