Arthur Conan Doyle a-t-il vraiment dit « Elementary, my dear Watson » ?

Arthur Conan Doyle a-t-il vraiment dit « Elementary, my dear Watson » ?

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"No light repartee, have you, old bean? There, there, we can't always have brains as well as beauty. What have we for lunch? Stew? How did I know? Elementary, my dear Watson--the smell of onions is unmistakable."
The Secret Adversary — Agatha Christie, CHAPTER XVII. ANNETTE · ¶1904 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #1155 · source

"No, I told Mart. I want the best physicist in this entire solar system--and since there are only one hundred and twenty-five planets around these seventeen suns, it should be simple to yon phenomenal brain. In fact, I expect to hear him say 'elementary, my dear Watson, elementary'!"
Skylark Three — Edward Elmer Smith, CHAPTER VI · ¶562 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #21051 · source

"Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary," murmured Psmith.
Psmith, Journalist — P. G. Wodehouse, CHAPTER XIX · ¶959 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #2607 · source

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