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Do we have any Sherlock Holmes experts here? I'm looking for a quote that my mind is telling me came from one of Doyle's stories.

Posted by Max Nov 17 '22, 15:38

And he probably adapted it from Byron.

The quote went something like "My dear Watson, if you could remove the rooftops from these houses and peer inside you would be shocked at what goes on out of sight."

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Hmm, not yet. Perhaps this, though? -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 17, 15:42 2
- That helped me find the specific source: "A Case of Identity" from 1891. Here's an audio version: - Max Nov 17, 15:54
- That's it! Thanks! -- nm - Max Nov 17, 15:43

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Do we have any Sherlock Holmes experts here? I'm looking for a quote that my mind is telling me came from one of Doyle's stories.

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