Mark Sohn
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“He drew an oval shape to the left of the board, a doorway to the centre and a noose to the right. ‘Here-’ - he indicated the oval- ‘We have the population of London, gathered together in a single mass. Our door here will admit just one of these millions, so acting as a filter. This individual is the one suited for the noose, the man we shall see hang.’ ‘But, Holmes-how do we make the correct selection?, the odds must be several million to one.’ ‘Let us see if we can lower those odds. - Holmes to Watson, Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Murders”
― Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Murders: An account of the matter by John Watson M.D.
― Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Murders: An account of the matter by John Watson M.D.
“Watson, for some time now I have had cause to believe in the improbable-the existence of a mind so exceptional, so well- trained in the sciences and the doctrine of criminology as to be Master of the Arts.’ The suggestion was fantastic!. ‘A Professor of crime?.’ - Holmes to Watson, Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Murders”
― Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Murders: An account of the matter by John Watson M.D.
― Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Murders: An account of the matter by John Watson M.D.
“The figure in the cloak had turned, waving a fist in the air in a gesture of pure spite. ‘Damn you!’ My whispered curse came as I drew my revolver, pausing only to take aim. Two shots rang out, shattering the very air between us. I could not be sure if the heavy bullets had found their mark; the fiend whirling around behind a chimney-stack a moment after I fired. A groan from the blackness below-it was Holmes!. - John Watson, Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Murders”
― Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Murders: An account of the matter by John Watson M.D.
― Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Murders: An account of the matter by John Watson M.D.
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“As he passed a hand over his eyes, I recalled the he could not have slept more than twenty hours in the last seven days. For the first time since I had known him, Sherlock Holmes appeared to be exhausted by work rather than inaction.
"Because if I am right," he murmured, "I haven't the first idea what to do.”
― Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson
"Because if I am right," he murmured, "I haven't the first idea what to do.”
― Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson
“Watson, for some time now I have had cause to believe in the improbable-the existence of a mind so exceptional, so well- trained in the sciences and the doctrine of criminology as to be Master of the Arts.’ The suggestion was fantastic!. ‘A Professor of crime?.’ - Holmes to Watson, Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Murders”
― Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Murders: An account of the matter by John Watson M.D.
― Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Murders: An account of the matter by John Watson M.D.
“He drew an oval shape to the left of the board, a doorway to the centre and a noose to the right. ‘Here-’ - he indicated the oval- ‘We have the population of London, gathered together in a single mass. Our door here will admit just one of these millions, so acting as a filter. This individual is the one suited for the noose, the man we shall see hang.’ ‘But, Holmes-how do we make the correct selection?, the odds must be several million to one.’ ‘Let us see if we can lower those odds. - Holmes to Watson, Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Murders”
― Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Murders: An account of the matter by John Watson M.D.
― Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Murders: An account of the matter by John Watson M.D.
“I am a practitioner of the science of deduction, of using the known facts in a case to unveil the unknown.’ - Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Murders”
― Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Murders: An account of the matter by John Watson M.D.
― Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Murders: An account of the matter by John Watson M.D.
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