This looks like one of those unwelcome social summonses which call upon a man either to be bored or to lie.

A trusty comrade is always of use; and a chronicler still more so.

We must look for consistency. Where there is a want of it we must suspect deception.

When once your point of view is changed, the very thing which was so damning becomes a clue to the truth.

Excellent!" I cried. "Elementary," said he.

Have you tried to drive a harpoon through a body? No? Tut, tut, my dear sir, you must really pay attention to these details.

It was easier to know it than to explain why I know it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact. ~ Sherlock Holmes