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Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes Quotes: It was amusing to me to see how the detective's overbearing manner had changed suddenly to that of a child asking questions of its teacher.
         

It was amusing to me to see how the detective's overbearing manner had changed suddenly to that of a child asking questions of its teacher.


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