Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" (1892)

There was the huge famished brute, its black muzzle buried in Rucastle's throat, while he writhed and screamed upon the ground. Running up, I blew its brains out, and it fell over with its keen white teeth still meeting in the great creases of his neck. With much labour we separated them, and carried him, living but horribly mangled, into the house.

— Arthur Conan Doyle on Mastiff

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "There was the huge famished brute, its black muzzle buried in Rucastle's throat, while he writhed and screamed upon the ground. Running up, I blew its brains out, and it fell over with its keen white teeth still meeting in the great creases of his neck. With much labour we separated them, and carried him, living but horribly mangled, into the house." in the context of "Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" (1892)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Arthur Conan Doyle

About Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22 1859 – July 7 1930) was a British writer and physician, most famous as the creator of the character Sherlock Holmes.