“These
marks were made by small triangular mammalian teeth, probably canines.”
“Canine, but not dog?” Frock said.
“Let’s not forget the principle of Occam’s razor. The simplest explanation is usually the
correct one.”
Brambell tilted his head in Frock’s direction. “I know that Occam’s razor is held in great
esteem in your profession, Dr.
Frock. In mine, we find the Holmesian philosophy more apt: ‘When you have
eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.’”
“So what answer remains, Dr. Brambell?” Frock snapped.
“As of this moment, I have no explanation.”
(from Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child)
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