• He possesses two out of the three qualities necessary for the ideal detective. He has the power of observation and that of deduction. He is only wanting in knowledge.

  Source: The Sign of the Four (1890)

  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  British author 1859-1930
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. observation
2. qualities
3. necessary
4. detective
5. deduction
6. knowledge

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He possesses two out of the three qualities necessary for the ideal detective. He has the power of observation and that of deduction. He is only wanting in knowledge. by : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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