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"That is very fortunate" [SCAN]
Sherlock Holmes didn't believe in superstition, the supernatural, or random guesses. He was a detective who dealt in facts and data.
And yet, the canon of Sherlock Holmes stories is littered with coincidences (happy or otherwise) and instances of luck. How did these play into the stories and Holmes's ability to solve them? It's just a Trifle.
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- Scott's presentation to the Sherlockians of Baltimore (YouTube)
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