perhaps in attempting to put colour and life into each of your statements instead of confining yourself to the task of placing upon record that severe reasoning from cause to effect

“I have seen too much not to know that the impression of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner.

Or should you rather that I sent James off to bed?”

When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals.

Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell.

were never to receive the orange pips which would show them that another, as cunning and as resolute as themselves, was upon their track.

Witness: “He mumbled a few words, but I could only catch some

promise of secrecy

sister and I, you will recollect, were twins, and you know how subtle are the links which bind two souls which are so closely allied.