--- title: "1 Mycroft-holmes Quotes By Arthur Conan Doyle" description: "1 Mycroft-holmes quotes by Arthur Conan Doyle. Plus more from Arthur Conan Doyle and more Mycroft-holmes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/arthur-conan-doyle-273_clubs_there-are-many-men-in-london-you-know-wh_533951.jpg" --- > [“There are many men in London, you know, who, some from shyness, some from misanthropy, have no wish for the company of their fellows. Yet they are not averse to comfortable chairs and the latest periodicals. It is for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-conan-doyle/there-are-many-men-in-london-you-know-who-some-from-shyness-some-from/) [Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-conan-doyle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/arthur-conan-doyle-273_clubs_there-are-many-men-in-london-you-know-wh_533951.jpg) ## More by Arthur Conan Doyle > [“shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian artery. 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