Arthur Conan Doyle Sr. Quotes

You quote an isolated sentence from my lecture, and appear to have some difficulty in understanding it. I should have thought that only a sub-human intelligence could have failed to grasp the point, but if it really needs amplification I shall consent to see you at the hour named . . .

- Arthur Conan Doyle Sr.

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