# Quote — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

> "Matilda Briggs was not the name of a young woman, Watson," said Holmes in a reminiscent voice. "It was a ship which is associated with the giant rat of Sumatra, a story for which the world is not yet prepared."

- Author: [Arthur Conan Doyle](https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-conan-doyle.md)
- Book: [The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes](https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-conan-doyle/the-case-book-of-sherlock-holmes.md)
- Page: 1034
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes#The_Adventure_of_the_Sussex_Vampire) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-conan-doyle/the-case-book-of-sherlock-holmes/matilda-briggs-was

## More from this book

> "Of course I remembered him," said I as I laid down the letter. "Big Bob Ferguson, the finest three-quarter Richmond ever had. He was always a good-natured chap. It's like him to be so concerned over a friend's case."
>
> Holmes looked at me thoughtfully and shook his head. "I never get your limits, Watson," said he. "There are unexplored possibilities about you. Take a wire down, like a good fellow. 'Will examine your case with pleasure.'"
>
> --"Your case!"
>
> --"We must not let him think that this agency is a home for the weak-minded."

p. 1036 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-conan-doyle/the-case-book-of-sherlock-holmes/of-course-i-remembered.md)

> Dogs don't make mistakes.

p. 1109 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-conan-doyle/the-case-book-of-sherlock-holmes/dogs-dont-make.md)

> We must look for consistency. Where there is a want of it we must suspect deception.

p. 1065 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-conan-doyle/the-case-book-of-sherlock-holmes/we-must-look.md)