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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from A Book of Remarkable Criminals by H. B. Irving: expressed his opinion that the story was a lie from beginning to
end. This rude estimate of Holmes' veracity was, however, in
some degree confirmed when a cipher advertisement published in
the New York Herald according to Holmes' directions, produced
no reply from Miss Williams, and inquiry showed that no such
street as Veder or Vadar Street was to be found in London.
In spite of these disappointments, Holmes' quiet confidence in
his own good faith continued unshaken. When the hapless Mrs.
Pitezel was released, he wrote her a long letter. "Knowing me as
you do," he said, "can you imagine me killing little and innocent
children, especially without any motive?" But even Mrs. Pitezel
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