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''Sherlock Holmes in Paris'' is an article published in [[The Guardian]] on 17 december 1908.

This is the [[Anecdote of the Boston Cabman]].

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== Editions ==

* in ''[[The Guardian]]'' (17 december 1908 [UK])
* in ''[[The Manchester Guardian]]'' (17 december 1908 [UK])
* in ''[[The Courier, Dundee]]'' (18 december 1908 [UK])
* in ''[[The Salisbury Times]]'' (25 december 1908 [UK])

== Sherlock Holmes in Paris ==
[[File:the-manchester-guardian-1908-12-17-p14-sherlock-holmes-in-paris.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[The Manchester Guardian]]<br />(17 december 1908, p. 14)]]

[[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]], according to the "Figaro," tells a good story of an experience with a Parisian cabby (says the Paris correspondent of the "Telegraph"). Coming up from the Riviera he took a cab at the Gare de Lyon and drove to his hotel, where he tipped the driver substantially. "Merci, Monsieur [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Conan Doyle]]," said the cabby, to the astonishment of [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur]], who asked how on earth he knew his name. "Voici," said the cabby, "I read in the papers that [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Doyle]] was to arrive in Paris from Nice after stopping at Marseilles and Lyons on the way. Now I noted that you had had your hair cut at Marseilles and that you had Lyons mud still on your boots. Therefore you must be [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Doyle]]." The creator of [[Sherlock Holmes]] was more amazed than ever. "Do you mean to say that was all the evidence you had to go upon?" "Well, to be honest, no," answered the cabby with a grin, "I also saw your name written on your box."

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