Holmes shook his head. "Look at his long letters," he said. "They hardly rise above the common herd. That d might be an a, and that I an e. Men of character always differentiate their long letters, however illegibly they may write. There is vacillation in his k's and self-esteem in his capitals. I am going out now. I have some few references to make. Let me recommend this book - one of the most remarkable ever penned. It is Winwood Reade's Martyrdom of Man.