#jon l lellenberg

Over the years of my association with Mr. Sherlock Holmes, he strove constantly to present himself as the perfect reasoner, divorced from all human failings and concerns. And it is true that his perception and deductive abilities were unparalleled in at least the recorded history of our race; it is also true that Holmes was not devoid of those becoming and manly sentiments which distinguished the true English gentleman.

Holmes, while his knowledge of ordinary things like literature and philosophy was virtually nil, had an immerse store of facts at hand relating to sensational literature. He in fact seemed to have an intimate acquaintence with every appalling and dreadful crime committed within the last century.

"And yet, my dear fellow," Holmes continued, "your little records of my cases often suggest my intellect is 'cold'! In truth, intellect is that which maskes us most human."