He had just sort of wandered into it, by way of a sin he was supposed once to have committed.
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Oh! Do tell!
This is a crazy sentence about Lew's agency. He's now a detective because he "sort of wandered into it." So he didn't want to be a detective. But he accidentally became one. And how? By way of a sin! Sinning is definitely something you do with agency! Otherwise it's not a sin. You can't sin if you play no active part or bear no intent. So he didn't really "sort of wander" into it, did he? But wait! There's more! The sin is a sin "he was supposed once to have committed." So he didn't sin! It was a misunderstanding. Meaning Lew's loss of agency is doubly redoubled. He's just a big old victim of circumstance and his life is, apparently, wildly out of control!
Now let's get to the sin! Ooh la la!
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