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"Distrust the obvious, Prescott," said Belknap, didactically. "It is the astute detective's weak point that he cannot see beyond the apparent -- the evident -- the obvious."
"Oh, yes," Prescott sniffed; "distrust the obvious is as hackneyed a phrase as _Cherchez la femme! _ and about as useful in our every day work. You make a noise like a Detective Story."