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"I hardly expected that you would. Let me see if I can make it clearer. Most people, if you describe a train of events to them, will tell you what the result would be. I HARDLY EXPECTED THAT YOU WOULD LET ME SEE IF I CAN MAKE IT CLEARER MOST PEOPLE IF YOU DESCRIBE A TRAIN OF EVENTS TO THEM WILL TELL YOU WHAT THE RESULT WOULD BE
gation for anything. There has been no better case within my recollection. Simple as it was, there were several most instructive points about it.” “Simple!” I ejaculated. “Well, really, it can hardly be described as otherwise,” said Sherlock Holmes, smiling at my surprise. “The proof of its intrinsic simplicity is, that without any help save a few very ordinary deductions I was able to lay my hand upon the criminal within three days.” “That is true,” said I. “I have already explained to you that what is out of the common is usually a guide rather than a hindrance. In solving a problem of this sort, the grand thing is to be able to reason backwards. That is a very useful accomplishment, and a very easy one, but people do not practise it much. In the every-day affairs of life it is more useful to reason forwards, and so the other comes to be neglected. There are fifty who can reason synthetically for one who can reason analytically.” “I confess,” said I, “that I do not quite follow you.” A PAUSE I WOULD NOT HAVE MISSED THE INVESTIGATION FOR ANYTHING THERE HAS BEEN NO BETTER CASE WITHIN MY RECOLLECTION SIMPLE AS IT WAS THERE WERE SEVERAL MOST INSTRUCTIVE POINTS ABOUT IT SIMPLE I EJACULATED WELL REALLY IT CAN HARDLY BE DESCRIBED AS OTHERWISE SAID SHERLOCK HOLMES SMILING AT MY SURPRISE THE PROOF OF ITS INTRINSIC SIMPLICITY IS THAT WITHOUT ANY HELP SAVE A FEW VERY ORDINARY DEDUCTIONS I WAS ABLE TO LAY MY HAND UPON THE CRIMINAL WITHIN THREE DAYS THAT IS TRUE SAID I I HAVE ALREADY EXPLAINED TO YOU THAT WHAT IS OUT OF THE COMMON IS USUALLY A GUIDE RATHER THAN A HINDRANCE IN SOLVING A PROBLEM OF THIS SORT THE GRAND THING IS TO BE ABLE TO REASON BACKWARDS THAT IS A VERY USEFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT AND A VERY EASY ONE BUT PEOPLE DO NOT PRACTISE IT MUCH IN THE EVERYDAY AFFAIRS OF LIFE IT IS MORE USEFUL TO REASON FORWARDS AND SO THE OTHER COMES TO BE NEGLECTED THERE ARE FIFTY WHO CAN REASON SYNTHETICALLY FOR ONE WHO CAN REASON ANALYTICALLY I CONFESS SAID I THAT I DO NOT QUITE FOLLOW YOU
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