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Holmes says to Mortimer: "I observe from your forefinger that you make your own cigarettes." Holmes presumably noticed tobacco stains, or, perhaps, Mortimer let a few cigarettes burn until they scorched his fingers.

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Christopher Roxby

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Tobacco stains or burns alone would be insufficient evidence for Holmes to draw such a conclusion.
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Christopher Roxby

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Tobacco stains would be insufficient for Holmes; any smoker would have them. Possibly it might be due to minute paper cuts on the fingertip, which a pipe, cigar, or manufactured cigarette do not leave.

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