He had never said as much before, and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration and to the attempts which I had made to give publicity to his methods.
Holmes eddig még sosem mondott nekem hasonlót, szavai tehát őszinte örömömre szolgáltak. Annál is inkább, mivel gyakran bosszantott, mennyire hidegen hagyja csodálatom, sőt az a törekvésem is, hogy módszerét széles körben megismertessem.