A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony.

I know, my dear Watson, that you share my love of all that is bizarre and outside the conventions and humdrum routine of daily life.

It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull.

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.

Some facts should be suppressed, or, at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them.

The future was with Fate. The present was our own.

For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain.