AN ANECDOTE ABOUT CONAN DOYLEWho has not heard about Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective in the stories by Sir Arthur Co nan Doyle? Sherlock Holmes' method of solving the most difficult problems was to notice and analyze the small-est details, even if they seemed unimportant.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once came toParis. He took a cab from the railway station to a hotel. When he paid the cabman, the man said, "Thank you. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.""How do you know who I am?" Sir Arthur asked in the greatest surprise."Well, air," the cabman answered, "according to the newspapers, you were expected to come to Paris from the south of France. The train you arrived on came from the south of France. 1 could tell from your clothes, especially your hat and also from the
fact that you carried an umbrella, that you were English. These details helped me toguess that you were probably Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.""Splendid! Splendid!" said Sir Arthur. "You analyzed the facts absolutely correctly. And you had so few facta! Clever work! Very clever!""Of course," the cabman said. "Your name is on both your travelling bags. That fact also helped."
Answer the questions.
Who is Conan Doyle?
Was the cabman a clever man?
How did the cabman recognize Conan Doyle?
What do you know about Sherlock Holmes?
Have you read any story by Conan Doyle?