On general principles, it is best that I should not leave the country.…

Arthur Conan Doyle
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On general principles, it is best that I should not leave the country. Scotland Yard feels lonely without me, and it causes an unhealthy excitement among the criminal classes. ✨ The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (1911)
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On general principles, it is best that I should not leave the country. Scotland Yard feels lonely without me, and it causes an unhealthy excitement among the criminal classes. ✨ The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (1911)

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