What inspired Conan Doyle to craft this particular mystery around the golden pince-nez?
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What inspired Conan Doyle to craft this particular mystery around the golden pince-nez?
Did anyone else feel like Holmes’s deduction process was almost too perfect, like a puzzle box?
How do you think the story would change if told from the perspective of the client rather than Holmes?