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The Point of a Pin in The Scandal of Father Brown
It isn't that they can't see the solution. It is that they can't see the problem.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The obstacle is moved one stage earlier than a failed search for answers. Before a solution can help, the people involved must recognize what needs solving. The contrast distinguishes difficulty answering a question from the more basic difficulty of seeing that a question exists.
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