You surprise me, Hastings. Do you not know that all celebrated detectives have brothers who would be even more celebrated than they are were it not for constitutional indolence?
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- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: english
- Born: September 15, 1890
- Died: January 12, 1976
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‘Aye.’
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