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When I had got so far in my list I threw it into the fire in despair. "If I can only find what the fellow is driving at by reconciling all these accomplishments, and discovering a calling which needs them all," I said to myself, "I may as well give up the attempt at once." WHEN I HAD GOT SO FAR IN MY LIST I THREW IT INTO THE FIRE IN DESPAIR IF I CAN ONLY FIND WHAT THE FELLOW IS DRIVING AT BY RECONCILING ALL THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND DISCOVERING A CALLING WHICH NEEDS THEM ALL I SAID TO MYSELF I MAY AS WELL GIVE UP THE ATTEMPT AT ONCE
 mind all the various points upon which he had shown me that he was exceptionally well-informed. I even took a pencil and jotted them down. I could not help smiling at the document when I had completed it. It ran in this way— SHERLOCK HOLMES—his limits. 1. Knowledge of Literature.—Nil. 2. Philosophy.—Nil. 3. Astronomy.—Nil. 4. Politics.—Feeble. 5. Botany.—Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening. 6. Geology.—Practical, but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other. After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them. 7. Chemistry.—Profound. 8. Anatomy.—Accurate, but unsystematic. 9. Sensational Literature.—Immense. He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century. 10. Plays the violin well. 11. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman. 12. Has a good practical knowledge of British law. I ENUMERATED IN MY OWN MIND ALL THE VARIOUS POINTS UPON WHICH HE HAD SHOWN ME THAT HE WAS EXCEPTIONALLY WELL INFORMED I EVEN TOOK A PENCIL AND JOTTED THEM DOWN I COULD NOT HELP SMILING AT THE DOCUMENT WHEN I COMPLETED IT IT RAN IN THIS WAY SHERLOCK HOLMES HIS LIMITS ONE KNOWLEDGE OF LITERATURE NIL TWO PHILOSOPHY NIL THREE ASTRONOMY NIL FOUR POLITICS FEEBLE FIVE BOTANY VARIABLE WELL UP IN BELLADONNA OPIUM AND POISONS GENERALLY KNOWS NOTHING OF PRACTICAL GARDENING SIX GEOLOGY PRACTICAL BUT LIMITED TELLS AT A GLANCE DIFFERENT SOILS FROM EACH OTHER AFTER WALKS HAS SHOWN ME SPLASHES UPON HIS TROUSERS AND TOLD ME BY THEIR COLOR AND CONSISTENCE IN WHAT PART OF LONDON HE HAD RECEIVED THEM SEVEN CHEMISTRY PROFOUND EIGHT ANATOMY ACCURATE BUT UNSYSTEMATIC NINENSATIONAL LITERATURE IMMENSE HE APPEARS TO KNOW EVERY DETAIL OF EVERY HORROR PERPETRATED IN THE CENTURY TEN PLAYS THE VIOLIN WELL ELEVEN IS AN EXPERT SINGLESTICK PLAYER BOXER AND SWORDSMAN TWELVE HAS A GOOD PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF BRITISH LAW
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