“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.”

“Now is the dramatic moment of fate, Watson, when you hear a tep upon the stair which is walking into your life, and you know not whether for good or ill. What does Dr. James Mortimer, the man science, ask of Sherlock Holmes, the specialist in crime? Come in!”