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"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. 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
ong and patient study nor is life long enough to allow any mortal to attain the highest possible perfection in it. Before turning 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.” CAN ONLY BE ACQUIRED BY LONG AND PATIENT STUDY NOR IS LIFE LONG ENOUGH TO ALLOW ANY MORTAL TO ATTAIN THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE 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
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