A Study in Scarlet Women
“Dear Mr. and Miss Holmes, I am beyond pleased to inform you that the supply of strychnine at both Dr. Birch’s and Dr. Harris’s had indeed been compromised. The bottles contained no strychnine at all. We now have a case of clearly premeditated murder.
Robert Treadles By evening the news was all over London. The mysterious Sherlock Holmes had been vindicated—at least with regard to his suspicions concerning Mr. Harrington Sackville. Lady Shrewsbury’s family still maintained strenuously that s...he died of natural causes and that anything else was malicious slander. Lady Amelia’s family, on the other hand, seemed stunned by this latest development. They were muted in their response.
“You should relish the moment, Miss Holmes,” said Mrs. Watson the next morning. She was in a dress of printed silk, a summery pattern of pastel paisley on a creamy background. “For someone who has the greatest city on earth agog in wonder and speculation, you are far too contained in your reaction.”MoreLess
Robert Treadles By evening the news was all over London. The mysterious Sherlock Holmes had been vindicated—at least with regard to his suspicions concerning Mr. Harrington Sackville. Lady Shrewsbury’s family still maintained strenuously that s...he died of natural causes and that anything else was malicious slander. Lady Amelia’s family, on the other hand, seemed stunned by this latest development. They were muted in their response.
“You should relish the moment, Miss Holmes,” said Mrs. Watson the next morning. She was in a dress of printed silk, a summery pattern of pastel paisley on a creamy background. “For someone who has the greatest city on earth agog in wonder and speculation, you are far too contained in your reaction.”MoreLess
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