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'I will, my dear Watson, I will. At present I am, as you know, fairly busy, but I propose to devote my declining years to the composition of a textbook, which shall focus the whole art of detection into one volume. Our present research appears to be a case of murder.' I WILL MY DEAR WATSON I WILL AT PRESENT I AM AS YOU KNOW FAIRLY BUSY BUT I PROPOSE TO DEVOTE MY DECLINING YEARS TO THE COMPOSITION OF A TEXT BOOK WHICH SHALL FOCUS ON THE WHOLE ART OF DETECTION INTO ONE VOLUME OUR PRESENT RESEARCH APPEARS TO BE A CASE OF MURDER
 case. It is something quite in your line. Except for releasing the lady I will see that everything is kept exactly as I have found it, but I beg you not to lose an instant, as it is difficult to leave Sir Eustace there. Yours faithfully, STANLEY HOPKINS 'Hopkins has called me in seven times, and on each occasion his summons has been entirely justified,' said Holmes. 'I fancy that every one of his cases has found its way into your collection, and I must admit, Watson, that you have some power of selection, which atones for much which I deplore in your narratives. Your fatal habit of looking at everything from the point of view of a story instead of as a scientific exercise has ruined what might have been an instructive and even classical series of demonstrations. You slur over work of the utmost finesse and delicacy, in order to dwell upon sensational details which may excite, but cannot possibly instruct, the reader.' 'Why do you not write them yourself?' I said, with some bitterness. ISES TO BE A MOST REMARKABLE CASE IT IS SOMETHING QUITE IN YOUR LINE EXCEPT FOR RELEASING THE LADY I WILL SEE THAT EVERYTHING IS KEPT EXACTLY AS I HAVE FOUND IT BUT I BEG YOU NOT TO LOSE AN INSTANT AS IT IS DIFFICULT TO LEAVE SIR EUSTACE THERE YOURS FAITHFULLY STANLEY HOPKINS HOPKINS HAS CALLED ME IN SEVEN TIMES AND ON EACH OCCASION HIS SUMMONS HAS BEEN ENTIRELY JUSTIFIED SAID HOLMES I FANCY THAT EVERY ONE OF HIS CASES HAS FOUND ITS WAY INTO YOUR COLLECTION AND I MUST ADMIT WATSON THAT YOU HAVE SOME POWER OF SELECTION WHICH ATONES FOR MUCH WHICH I DEPLORE IN YOUR NARRATIVES YOUR FATAL HABIT OF LOOKING AT EVERYTHING FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A STORY INSTEAD OF AS A SCIENTIFIC EXERCISE HAS RUINED WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN INSTRUCTIVE AND EVEN CLASSICAL SERIES OF DEMONSTRATIONS YOU SLUR OVER WORK OF THE UTMOST FINESSE AND DELICACY IN ORDER TO DWELL UPON SENSATIONAL DETAILS WHICH MAY EXCITE BUT CANNOT POSSIBLY INSTRUCT THE READER WHY DO YOU NOT WRITE THEM YOURSELF I SAID WITH SOME BITTERNESS
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