Show critical logic railed the late sherlock jholmes had a favorite dictum eliminate the impossible and what is left however improbable be the truth aliis was not at all in accordance with the saying of victor hugo nothing is so imminent as the impossible what must be always foreseen is the unforeseen most of us will agree from experience peri ence with hugo rather than with holmes the impossible does not hap pen when mercy Phil bricks choice was published in the no name saries the critics were agreed eliat it seemed to be written by helen hunt jackson but as those who knew her love for flowers and acquaintance with nature also pointed out she could not be the author for there were several glaring mistakes in the naming and placing of blossoms blos boms in the story yet as was afterward disclosed she did write it so all the theorizing went for nothing |