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"I see that you have read it since you have marked it. I don't deny that it is smartly written. It irritates me though. It is evidently the theory of some arm chair lounger who evolves all these neat little paradoxes in the seclusion of his own study. It is not practical. I should like to see him clapped down in a third class carriage on the Underground, and asked to give the trades of all his fellow travellers. I would lay a thousand to one against him." "You would lose your money," Sherlock Holmes remarked calmly. "As for the article I wrote it myself." I SEE THAT YOU HAVE READ IT SINCE YOU HAVE MARKED IT I DON'T DENY THAT IT IS SMARTLY WRITTEN IT IRRITATES ME THOUGH IT'S EVIDENTLY THE THEORY OF SOME ARM CHAIR LOUNGER WHO EVOLVES ALL THESE NEAT LITTLE PARADOXES IN THE SECLUSION OF HIS OWN STUDY IT IS NOT PRACTICAL I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM CLAP DOWN IN A THIRD CLASS CARRIAGE ON THE UNDERGROUND AND ASK TO GIVE THE TRADES OF ALL HIS FELLOW TRAVELLERS I WOULD LAY A THOUSAND TO ONE AGAINST HIM YOU WOULD LOSE YOUR MONEY SHERLOCK HOLMES REMARKED CALMLY AS FOR THE ARTICLE I WROTE IT MYSELF
to those moral and mental aspects of the matter which present the greatest difficulties, let the enquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems. Let him, on meeting a fellow-mortal, learn at a glance to distinguish the history of the man, and the trade or profession to which he belongs. Puerile as such an exercise may seem, it sharpens the faculties of observation, and teaches one where to look and what to look for. By a man’s finger nails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boot, by his trouser knees, by the callosities of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by his shirt cuffs—by each of these things a man’s calling is plainly revealed. That all united should fail to enlighten the competent enquirer in any case is almost inconceivable.” “What ineffable twaddle!” I cried, slapping the magazine down on the table, “I never read such rubbish in my life.” “What is it?” asked Sherlock Holmes. “Why, this article,” I said, pointing at it with my egg spoon as I sat down to my breakfast. E PERFECTION IN IT BEFORE TURNING TO THOSE MORAL AND MENTAL ASPECTS OF THE MATTER WHICH PRESENT THE GREATEST DIFFICULTIES LET THE INQUIRY BEGIN BY MASTERING MORE ELEMENTARY PROBLEMS LET HIM ON MEETING A FELLOW MORTAL LEARN AT A GLANCE TO DISTINGUISH THE HISTORY OF THE MAN AND THE TRADE OR PROFESSION TO WHICH HE BELONGS PUERILE AS SUCH AN EXERCISE MAY SEEM IT SHARPENS THE FACULTIES OF OBSERVATION AND TEACHES ONE WHERE TO LOOK AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR BY A MAN'S FINGER NAILS BY HIS COAT SLEEVE BY HIS BOOT BY HIS TROUSERS AND KNEES BY THE COLLOSITIES OF HIS FOREFINGER AND THUMB BY HIS EXPRESSION BY HIS SHIRT CUFFS BY EACH OF THESE THINGS A MAN'S CALLING IS PLAINLY REVEALED THAT ALL UNITED SHOULD FAIL TO ENLIGHTEN THE COMPETENT INQUIRER IN ANY CASES ALMOST INCONCEIVABLE WHAT INEFFABLE TWADDLE I CRIED SLAPPING THE MAGAZINE DOWN ON THE TABLE I NEVER READ SUCH RUBBISH IN MY LIFE WHAT IS IT ASKED SHERLOCK HOLMES WHY THIS ARTICLE I SAID POINTING AT IT WITH MY EGG SPOON AS I SAT DOWN TO MY BREAKFAST
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