Quotation from: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Written by: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


"I have ordered a carriage," said Lestrade as we sat over a cup
of tea. "I knew your energetic nature, and that you would not be
happy until you had been on the scene of the crime."


"It was very nice and complimentary of you," Holmes answered. "It
is entirely a question of barometric pressure."


Lestrade looked startled. "I do not quite follow," he said.


"How is the glass? Twenty-nine, I see. No wind, and not a cloud
in the sky. I have a caseful of cigarettes here which need
smoking, and the sofa is very much superior to the usual country
hotel abomination. I do not think that it is probable that I
shall use the carriage to-night."

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