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"Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle Cracks Tuberculosis 'Remedy'" by Dr. Howard Markel Within a day after analyzing the clinical data, Doyle came to a startling conclusion: “The whole thing was experimental and premature,” he wrote first in a letter to the editor, published in the London Daily Telegraph on Nov. 20, 1890, and then, more definitively, in his long article for the Review of Reviews, which ran in December of that year. While the rest of the world rejoiced over the reported conquest of tuberculosis, Doyle argued that “Koch’s lymph” might remove traces of the diseased tissue, but it left deadly germs “deep in the invaded country.” Its real value, Doyle asserted, was as “an admirable aid to diagnosis,” in that a “single injection” would help doctors decide definitively whether a patient was “in any way tubercular.” © NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved. Question Use the passage to answer the question. Which detail from the excerpt supports the inference that Doyle had a humble character? (1 point) Responses he wrote first in a letter to the editor, published in the London Daily Telegraph he wrote first in a letter to the editor, published in the London Daily Telegraph “The whole thing was experimental and premature,” “The whole thing was experimental and premature,” Its real value, Doyle asserted, was as “an admirable aid to diagnosis, Its real value, Doyle asserted, was as “an admirable aid to diagnosis, Doyle argued that “Koch’s lymph” might remove traces of the diseased tissue, but it left deadly germs

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The detail that supports the inference that Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle had a humble character is: “Its real value, Doyle asserted, was as ‘an admirable aid to diagnosis.’” This suggests that he recognized the limitations of the treatment and positioned his analysis as a contribution to the medical understanding, rather than seeking personal acclaim or fame for his conclusions.