Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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2,747 appearances
5 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 1 Aug
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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"'That it was written in a train.
The good writing represents stations.'
the bad writing movement, and the very bad writing passing over points.
A scientific expert would pronounce at once that this was drawn up on a suburban line, since nowhere save in the immediate vicinity of a great city could there be so quick a succession of points.
Granting that his whole journey was occupied in drawing up the will, then the train was an express, only stopping once between Norwood and London Bridge.
Lestrade began to laugh.
"'You are too many for me when you begin to get on your theories, Mr. Holmes,' said he.
"'How does this bear on the case?'
Well, it corroborates the young man's story, to the extent that the will was drawn up by Jonas Oldacre in his journey yesterday.
It is curious, is it not, that a man should draw up so important a document in so haphazard a fashion.
It suggests that he did not think it was going to be of much practical importance.'
If a man drew up a will which he did not intend ever to be effective, he might do it so.
"'Well, he drew up his own death-warrant at the same time,' said Lestrade.
"'Oh, you think so?'
"'Don't you?'
"'Well, it is quite possible, but the case is not clear to me yet.'
"'Not clear?'
Well, if that isn't clear, what could be clear?
Here is a young man who learns suddenly that if a certain older man dies, he will succeed to a fortune.
What does he do?
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