Sherlock Holmes' quick eye took in my occupation, and he shook his head with a smile as he noticed my questioning glances. "Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual labour, that he takes snuff, that he is a Freemason, that he has been in China, and that he has done a considerable amount of writing lately, I can deduce nothing else."
Mis esfuerzos no pasaron desapercibidos para los atentos ojos de Sherlock Holmes, que movió la cabeza, sonriendo, al adivinar mis inquisitivas miradas. ––Aparte de los hechos evidentes de que en alguna época ha realizado trabajos manuales, que toma rapé, que es masón, que ha estado en China y que últimamente ha escrito muchísimo, soy incapaz de deducir nada más ––dijo.