Chapter 1
The walking-stick deduction — a showcase of Holmes's ratiocination and the famous line 'It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light.'
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Holmes's character is reaffirmed through his deductions about Dr. Mortimer from his walking stick and his refusal to go to Dartmoor himself, sending Watson as proxy.
Chapter 3: The Problem
Holmes declares this 'the most singular and remarkable' case and outlines the supernatural-versus-rational stakes.
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