? ? ? ? "Then I was right."
? ? ? ? "To that extent."
? ? ? ? "But that was all."
? ? ? ? "No, no, my dear Watson, not all -- by no means all. I would suggest, for example, that a presentation to a doctor is more likely to come from a hospital than from a hunt, and that when the initials 'C.C.' are placed before that hospital the words 'Charing Cross' very naturally suggest themselves."
? ? ? ? "You may be right."
? ? ? ? "The probability lies in that direction. And if we take this as a working hypothesis we have a fresh basis from which to start our construction of this unknown visitor."
? ? ? ? "Well, then, supposing that 'C.C.H.' does stand for 'Charing Cross Hospital,' what further inferences may we draw?"
? ? ? ? "Do none suggest themselves? You know my methods. Apply them!"
? ? ? ? "I can only think of the obvious conclusion that the man has practised in town before going to the country."
? ? ? ? "I think that we might venture a little farther than this. Look at it in this light. On what occasion would it be most probable that such a presentation would be made? When would his friends unite to give him a pledge of their good will? Obviously at the moment when Dr.
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