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Gregson and Lestrade had watched the manœuvres of their amateur companion with considerable curiosity and some contempt. They evidently failed to appreciate the fact, which I had begun to realize, that Sherlock Holmes' smallest actions were all directed towards some definite and practical end. "What do you think of it, sir?" they both asked. GREXON AND LESTRADE HAD WATCHED THE MANEUVERS OF THEIR AMATEUR COMPANION WITH CONSIDERABLE CURIOSITY AND SOME CONTEMPT THEY EVIDENTLY FAILED TO APPRECIATE THE FACT WHICH I HAD BEGUN TO REALIZE THAT SHERLOCK HOLMES'S SMALLEST ACTIONS WERE ALL DIRECTED TOWARD SOME DEFINITE AND PRACTICAL END WHAT DO YOU THINK OF IT SIR THEY BOTH ASKED
 and little cries suggestive of encouragement and of hope. As I watched him I was irresistibly reminded of a pure-blooded well-trained foxhound as it dashes backwards and forwards through the covert, whining in its eagerness, until it comes across the lost scent. For twenty minutes or more he continued his researches, measuring with the most exact care the distance between marks which were entirely invisible to me, and occasionally applying his tape to the walls in an equally incomprehensible manner. In one place he gathered up very carefully a little pile of grey dust from the floor, and packed it away in an envelope. Finally, he examined with his glass the word upon the wall, going over every letter of it with the most minute exactness. This done, he appeared to be satisfied, for he replaced his tape and his glass in his pocket. “They say that genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains,” he remarked with a smile. “It’s a very bad definition, but it does apply to detective work.” MATIONS GROANS WHISTLES AND LITTLE CRIES SUGGESTIVE OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND OF HOPE AS I WATCHED HIM I WAS IRRESISTIBLY REMINDED OF A PURE BLOODED WELL TRAINED FOXHOUND AS IT DASHES BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS THROUGH THE COVERT WHINING IN ITS EAGERNESS UNTIL IT COMES ACROSS THE LOST SCENT FOR TWENTY MINUTES OR MORE HE CONTINUED HIS RESEARCHES MEASURING WITH THE MOST EXACT CARE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MARKS WHICH WERE ENTIRELY INVISIBLE TO ME AND OCCASIONALLY APPLYING HIS TAPE TO THE WALLS IN AN EQUALLY INCOMPREHENSIBLE MANNER IN ONE PLACE HE GATHERED UP VERY CAREFULLY A LITTLE PILE OF GRAY DUST FROM THE FLOOR AND PACKED IT AWAY IN AN ENVELOPE FINALLY HE EXAMINED WITH HIS GLASS THE WORD UPON THE WALL GOING OVER EVERY LETTER OF IT WITH THE MOST MINUTE EXACTNESS THIS DONE HE APPEARED TO BE SATISFIED FOR HE REPLACED HIS TAPE AND HIS GLASS IN HIS POCKET THEY SAY THAT GENIUS IS AN INFINITE CAPACITY FOR TAKING PAINS HE REMARKED WITH A SMILE IT'S A VERY BAD DEFINITION BUT IT DOES APPLY TO DETECTIVE WORK
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