The tiny, initial clue which, by allowing us to imagine what we do not know, stimulates a desire for knowledge.[Petit renseignement initial qui, en nous permettant de nous imaginer ce que nous ne savons pas, nous donne envie de le connaître.]
A clue of two feet long is every bit as valuable as one measuring two millimetres! But it is the romantic idea that all important clues must be infinitesimal.