I had long admired Holmes’ ability to distinguish the varieties of cigarette ash by sight, but it was not until the affair of Lord Bassington’s manservant that I questioned the origins of Holmes’ knowledge.<\/p>\n
“Personal experience,” said he. “What may seem as trivial knowledge began, absent noble reasons, in my university days with the search of a tobacco that I would enjoy regularly. My scientific inclinations soon provided me — quite unintentionally! — with a wealth of datum on the colors and consistencies of ash. Naturally, a monograph followed, the definitive work on the subject — until revised, of course.”<\/p>\n
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