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Conan Doyle

A funny story circulated recently about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle
evidently told of a time when he climbed into a taxi cab in
Paris. Before he could utter a word, the driver turned to him and
asked, "Where can I take you, Mr. Doyle?"

Doyle was flabbergasted. He asked the driver if he had ever seen
him before.

"No, sir," the driver responded, "I have never seen you before."
Then he explained: "This morning's paper had a story about you
being on vacation in Marseilles. This is the taxi stand where
people who return from Marseilles always come to. Your skin
colour tells me you have been on vacation. The ink-spot on your
right index finger suggests to me that you are a writer. Your
clothing is very English, and not French. Adding up all those
pieces of information, I deduced that you are Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle."

"This is truly amazing!" the writer exclaimed. "You are a
real-life counter-part to my fictional creation, Sherlock
Holmes!"

"There is one other thing," the driver said.

"What is that?"

"Your name is on the front of your suitcase."

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