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" Then we had the visit from our friends next morning, shadowed always by Stapleton in the cab. From his knowledge of our rooms and of my appearance, as well as from his general conduct, I am inclined to think that Stapleton's career of crime has been by... "
The Strand Magazine - Page 370
edited by - 1902
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The Works of A. Conan Doyle: The hound of the Baskervilles

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - 1902 - 340 pages
...Stapleton to get some article of Sir Henry's attire so that, in case he was driven to use the dog, he might always have the means of setting him upon...of our rooms and of my appearance, as well as from his general conduct, I am inclined to think that Stapleton's career of crime has been by no means limited...
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The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle - Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) - 1902 - 274 pages
...Stapleton to get some article of Sir Henry's attire so that, in case he was driven to use the dog, he might always have the means of setting him upon...of our rooms and of my appearance, as well as from his general conduct, I am inclined to think that Stapleton's career of crime has been by no means limited...
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The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Blessing and cursing - 1902 - 276 pages
...a new one and, therefore, useless for his purpose. He then had it returned and obtained another—a most instructive incident, since it proved conclusively...of our rooms and of my appearance, as well as from his general conduct, I am inclined to think that Stapleton's career of crime has been by no means limited...
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Seven Clues to the Origin of Life: A Scientific Detective Story

Alexander Graham Cairns-Smith - Science - 1990 - 148 pages
...evolution made the whole question of the origin of life more remote than ever? I do not think so. ' . . . the very point which appears to complicate a case...handled, the one which is most likely to elucidate it.' 13 Evolving by direct action ...I saw by the Inspector's face that his attention had been keenly aroused....
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle - Detective and mystery stories - 1993 - 324 pages
...indifference to a new one. The more fulri and grotesque an incident is the more carefully it deserve* to be examined, and the very point which appears to...of our rooms and of my appearance, as well as from his general conduct, I am inclined to think that Stapleton's career of crime has been by no means limited...
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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Stories

Arthur Conan Doyle - Fiction - 1996 - 1136 pages
...Stapleton to get some article of Sir Henry's attire so that, in case he was driven to use the dog, he might always have the means of setting him upon...of our rooms and of my appearance, as well as from his general conduct, I am inclined to think that Stapleton's career of crime has been by no means limited...
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Abductive Inference: Computation, Philosophy, Technology

John R. Josephson, Susan G. Josephson - Computers - 1996 - 322 pages
...common is usually a guide rather than a hindrance.* and Singularity is almost invariably a clue.9 and The more outre and grotesque an incident is the more...handled, the one which is most likely to elucidate it.10 We compared the original RED-2 strategy, which attempted to explain the most important data (strongest...
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Deconstructing the Hero: Literary Theory and Children's Literature

Margery Hourihan - Education - 1997 - 266 pages
...as Holmes' cleverness. Holmes remarks smugly that 'die more outre and grotesque an incident is die more carefully it deserves to be examined, and the...is, when duly considered and scientifically handled, die one which is most likely to elucidate it' (Doyle 1987: 348). Due consideration and scientific handling...
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The Hound of the Baskervilles

Arthur Conan Doyle - Fiction - 2000 - 276 pages
...could explain this anxiety a obtain an old boot and this indifference to a new one. The more outrt and grotesque an incident is the more carefully it...of our rooms and of my appearance, as well as from his general conduct, I am inclined to think that Stapleton s career of crime has been by no means limited...
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Three Mountains and Seven Rivers: Prof. Musashi Tachikawa's Felicitation Volume

Musashi Tachikawa, Shoun Hino, Toshihiro Wada - Buddhism - 2004 - 964 pages
...detectives, and I am inclined to follow Holmes in his observation to the extent that "[t]he more outré and grotesque an incident is the more carefully it...handled, the one which is most likely to elucidate it".24 In my research on early Buddhism I have collected a number of at first sight irregular passages...
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