“ I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather ”
Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet (1887). copy citation
| Author | Arthur Conan Doyle |
|---|---|
| Source | A Study in Scarlet |
| Topic | devil laziness |
| Date | 1887 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/244/244-h/244-h.htm |
Context
“There will be some fun over this case if they are both put upon the scent.»
I was amazed at the calm way in which he rippled on. «Surely there is not a moment to be lost,» I cried, «shall I go and order you a cab?»
«I'm not sure about whether I shall go. I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather—that is, when the fit is on me, for I can be spry enough at times.»
«Why, it is just such a chance as you have been longing for.»
«My dear fellow, what does it matter to me. Supposing I unravel the whole matter, you may be sure that Gregson, Lestrade, and Co.” source
I was amazed at the calm way in which he rippled on. «Surely there is not a moment to be lost,» I cried, «shall I go and order you a cab?»
«I'm not sure about whether I shall go. I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather—that is, when the fit is on me, for I can be spry enough at times.»
«Why, it is just such a chance as you have been longing for.»
«My dear fellow, what does it matter to me. Supposing I unravel the whole matter, you may be sure that Gregson, Lestrade, and Co.” source
Meaning and analysis
