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"And these other people?" "They are mostly sent on by private inquiry agencies. They are all people who are in trouble about something, and want a little enlightening. I listen to their story, they listen to my comments, and then I pocket my fee." AND THESE OTHER PEOPLE THEY ARE MOSTLY SENT ON BY PRIVATE INQUIRY AGENCIES THEY ARE ALL PEOPLE WHO ARE IN TROUBLE ABOUT SOMETHING AND WANT A LITTLE IN LIGHTNING I LISTEN TO THEIR STORY THEY LISTEN TO MY COMMENTS AND THEN I POCKET MY FEE
r observation and for deduction. The theories which I have expressed there, and which appear to you to be so chimerical are really extremely practical—so practical that I depend upon them for my bread and cheese.” “And how?” I asked involuntarily. “Well, I have a trade of my own. I suppose I am the only one in the world. I’m a consulting detective, if you can understand what that is. Here in London we have lots of Government detectives and lots of private ones. When these fellows are at fault they come to me, and I manage to put them on the right scent. They lay all the evidence before me, and I am generally able, by the help of my knowledge of the history of crime, to set them straight. There is a strong family resemblance about misdeeds, and if you have all the details of a thousand at your finger ends, it is odd if you can’t unravel the thousand and first. Lestrade is a well-known detective. He got himself into a fog recently over a forgery case, and that was what brought him here.” S AND I HAVE A TURN BOTH FOR OBSERVATION AND FOR DEDUCTION THE THEORIES WHICH I HAVE EXPRESSED THERE AND WHICH APPEAR TO YOU TO BE SO CHIMERICAL ARE REALLY EXTREMELY PRACTICAL SO PRACTICAL THAT I DEPEND UPON THEM FOR MY BREAD AND CHEESE AND HOW I ASKED INVOLUNTARILY WELL I HAVE A TRADE OF MY OWN I SUPPOSE I AM THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD I AM A CONSULTING DETECTIVE IF YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IS HERE IN LONDON WE HAVE LOTS OF GOVERNMENT DETECTIVES AND LOTS OF PRIVATE ONES WHEN THESE FELLOWS ARE AT FAULT THEY COME TO ME AND I MANAGE TO PUT THEM ON THE RIGHT SCENT THEY LAY ALL THE EVIDENCE BEFORE ME AND I AM GENERALLY ABLE BY THE HELP OF MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF CRIME TO SET THEM STRAIGHT THERE IS A STRONG FAMILY RESEMBLANCE ABOUT MISDEEDS AND IF YOU HAVE ALL THE DETAILS OF A THOUSAND AT YOUR FINGER ENDS IT IS ODD IF YOU CAN'T UNRAVEL THE THOUSAND AND FIRST LESTRADE IS A WELL KNOWN DETECTIVE HE GOT HIMSELF INTO A FOG RECENTLY OVER A FORGERY CASE AND THAT WAS WHAT BROUGHT HIM HERE
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