# Quote — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

> "I have the advantage of knowing your habits, my dear Watson," said he. "When your round is a short one you walk, and when it is a long one you use a hansom. As I perceive that your boots, although used, are by no means dirty, I cannot doubt that you are at present busy enough to justify the hansom."
>
> "Excellent!" I cried.
>
> "Elementary," said he.

- Author: [Arthur Conan Doyle](https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-conan-doyle.md)
- Book: [The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes](https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-conan-doyle/the-memoirs-of-sherlock-holmes.md)
- Page: 412
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