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The Boscombe Valley Mystery
Localaidisalwayseitherworthlessorelsebiased. IfyouwillkeepthetwocornerseatsIshallgetthetickets."
WehadthecarriagetoourselvessaveforanimmenselitterofpaperswhichHolmeshadbroughtwithhim. Amongtheseherummagedandread,withintervalsofnote-takingandofmeditation, untilwewerepastReading. Thenhesuddenlyrolledthemallintoagiganticballandtossedthemupontotherack.
"Haveyouheardanythingofthecase?"heasked.
"Notaword. Ihavenotseenapaperforsomedays."
"TheLondonpresshasnothadveryfullaccounts. Ihavejustbeenlookingthroughalltherecentpapersinordertomastertheparticulars. Itseems,fromwhatIgather,tobeoneofthosesimplecaseswhicharesoextremelydifficult."
"Thatsoundsalittleparadoxical."
"Butitisprofoundlytrue. Singularityisalmostinvariablyaclue. Themorefeaturelessandcommonplaceacrimeis,themoredifficultitistobringithome. Inthiscase,however,theyhaveestablishedaveryseriouscaseagainstthesonofthemurderedman."
"Itisamurder,then?"
"Well,itisconjecturedtobeso. IshalltakenothingforgranteduntilIhavetheopportunityoflookingpersonallyintoit. Iwillexplainthestateofthingstoyou,asfarasIhavebeenabletounderstandit,inaveryfewwords.
