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[Picture: Poor old Boswell was pushed overboard] The stranger's manner was so impressive that there was a unanimous and simultaneous movement upon the part of all present to get up closer, so as the more readily to hear what he said, as a result of which poor old Boswell was pushed overboard, and fell, with a loud splash into the Styx. T THE STRANGER'S MANNER WAS SO IMPRESSIVE THAT THERE WAS A UNANIMOUS AND SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENT UPON THE PART OF ALL PRESENT TO GET UP CLOSER SO AS THE MORE READILY TO HEAR WHAT HE SAID AS A RESULT OF WHICH POOR OLD BOSWELL WAS PUSHED OVERBOARD AND FELL WITH A LOUD SPLASH INTO THE STIC
tranger. “It is by trifles, seeming trifles, that the greatest detective work is done. My friends Le Coq, Hawkshaw, and Old Sleuth will bear me out in this, I think, however much in other respects our methods may have differed. They left no stone unturned in the pursuit of a criminal; no detail, however trifling, uncared for. No more should we in the present instance overlook the minutest bit of evidence, however irrelevant and absurd at first blush it may appear to be. The truth of what I say was very effectually proven in the strange case of the Brokedale tiara, in which I figured somewhat conspicuously, but which have never made public, because it involves a secret affecting the integrity of one of the noblest families in the British Empire. I really believe that mystery was solved easily and at once because I happened to remember that the number of my watch was 86507B. How trivial and yet how important it was, to what then transpired, you will realize when I tell you the incident.” RPOSED THE STRANGER IT IS BY TRIFLES SEEMING TRIFLES THAT THE GREATEST DETECTIVE WORK IS DONE MY FRIENDS LECOQ HAWKSHAW AND OLD SLEUTH WILL BEAR ME OUT IN THIS I THINK HOWEVER MUCH IN OTHER RESPECTS OUR METHODS MAY HAVE DIFFERED THEY LEFT NO STONE UNTURNED IN THE PURSUIT OF A CRIMINAL NO DETAIL HOWEVER TRIFLING UNCARED FOR NO MORE SHOULD WE IN THE PRESENT INSTANCE OVERLOOK THE MINUTEST BIT OF EVIDENCE HOWEVER IRRELEVANT AND ABSURD AT FIRST BLUSH IT MAY APPEAR TO BE THE TRUTH OF WHAT I SAY WAS VERY EFFECTUALLY PROVEN IN THE STRANGE CASE OF THE BROKEDALE TIARA IN I FIGURED SOMEWHAT CONSPICUOUSLY BUT WHICH HAVE NEVER MADE PUBLIC BECAUSE IT INVOLVES A SECRET AFFECTING THE INTEGRITY OF ONE OF THE NOBLEST FAMILIES IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE I REALLY BELIEVE THAT MYSTERY WAS SOLVED EASILY AND AT ONCE BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO REMEMBER THAT THE NUMBER OF MY WATCH WAS EIGHT SIX FIVE ZERO SEVEN B HOW TRIVIAL AND YET HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO WHAT THEN TRANSPIRED YOU WILL REALIZE WHEN I TELL YOU THE INCIDEN
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