Elaborate the following line in the light of the novel/extract, "The Sign of Four". "You really are an automation- a calculating machine"
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This line is spoken by Dr. Watson when Holmes tells him that he didn't really observe Miss Mary Morstan's attractiveness. Though Dr. Watson knows Holmes really well, he finds it astonishing that he can be inhuman as to not notice beauty. Holmes' character is known for having razor- sharp intelligence, a keen eye, and extraordinary powers of deduction. However, the character is also emotionally detached and views his clients as mere units or factors in a problem. Holmes believes that emotional qualities get in the way of logical reasoning and he does not want his judgment to be biased by the personal qualities of his clients. Since humans are, by their very nature, emotional beings, Watson compares Holmes to a machine because of his ability to remain unaffected by emotion.
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After meeting Holmes and Watson when Mary Morstan left at 3.30 noon. She was asked to come at 6.00 In the evening After her departure Watson stood at the window watching her walking hurriedly down the street. He said, “What a very attractive woman!” Holmes asked him, is she? He said I did not observe her. Listening this Watson said the above sentence, “You really are an automaton- a calculating machine”