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I know well that I have it in me to make my name famous. No man lives or has ever lived who has brought the same amount of study and of natural talent to the detection of crime which I have done. And what is the result? There is no crime to detect, or, at most, some bungling villainy with a motive so transparent that even a Scotland Yard official can see through it." I KNOW WELL THAT I HAVE IT IN ME TO MAKE MY NAME FAMOUS NO MAN LIVES OR HAS EVER LIVED WHO HAS BROUGHT THE SAME AMOUNT OF STUDY AND OF NATURAL TALENT TO THE DETECTION OF CRIME WHICH I HAVE DONE AND WHAT IS THE RESULT THERE IS NO CRIME TO DETECT OR AT MOST SOME BUNGLING VILLANY WITH A MOTIVE SO TRANSPARENT THAT EVEN A SCOTLAND YARD OFFICIAL CAN SEE THROUGH IT
cial. He had some analytical genius, no doubt; but he was by no means such a phenomenon as Poe appeared to imagine.” “Have you read Gaboriau’s works?” I asked. “Does Lecoq come up to your idea of a detective?” Sherlock Holmes sniffed sardonically. “Lecoq was a miserable bungler,” he said, in an angry voice; “he had only one thing to recommend him, and that was his energy. That book made me positively ill. The question was how to identify an unknown prisoner. I could have done it in twenty-four hours. Lecoq took six months or so. It might be made a text-book for detectives to teach them what to avoid.” I felt rather indignant at having two characters whom I had admired treated in this cavalier style. I walked over to the window, and stood looking out into the busy street. “This fellow may be very clever,” I said to myself, “but he is certainly very conceited.” “There are no crimes and no criminals in these days,” he said, querulously. “What is the use of having brains in our profession.  SILENCE IS REALLY VERY SHOWY AND SUPERFICIAL HE HAD SOME ANALYTICAL GENIUS NO DOUBT BUT HE WAS BY NO MEANS SUCH A PHENOMENON AS POE APPEARED TO IMAGINE HAVE YOU READ GABORREAL'S WORKS I ASKED DOES LECOQ COME UP TO YOUR IDEA OF A DETECTIVE SHERLOCK HOLMES SNIFFED SARDONICALLY LECOQ WAS A MISERABLE BUNGLER HE SAID IN AN ANGRY VOICE HE HAD ONLY ONE THING TO RECOMMEND HIM AND THAT WAS HIS ENERGY THAT BOOK MADE ME POSITIVELY ILL THE QUESTION WAS HOW TO IDENTIFY AN UNKNOWN PRISONER I COULD HAVE DONE IT IN TWENTY FOUR HOURS LECOQ TOOK SIX MONTHS OR SO IT MIGHT BE MADE A TEXT BOOK FOR DETECTIVES TO TEACH THEM WHAT TO AVOID I I FELT RATHER INDIGNANT AT HAVING TWO CHARACTERS WHOM I HAD ADMIRED TREATED IN THIS CAVALIER STYLE I WALKED OVER TO THE WINDOW AND STOOD LOOKING OUT INTO THE BUSY STREET THIS FELLOW MAY BE VERY CLEVER I SAID TO MYSELF BUT HE IS CERTAINLY VERY CONCEITED THERE ARE NO CRIMES AND NO CRIMINALS IN THESE DAYS HE SAID QUERULOUSLY WHAT IS THE USE OF HAVING BRAINS IN OUR PROFESSION
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