“is a case-to-be-told that Watson referred to in “The Musgrave Ritual.” His suppression of this narrative probably stemmed from Holmes’s reluctance to discomfit those erstwhile artistic “superstars” concerned in the case, JOHN SINGER SARGENT (1856-1925) and JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER (1834-1903). The Adventure of theOld Russian Woman Composed from Notes in the Filesof Dr. John H. Watson BY H. PAUL JEFFERS In the two years which passed since I entered into an arrangement to share rooms at 221 Baker S...treet with Sherlock Holmes, I had through diligent effort accommodated myself to the many singular, even peculiar, traits of character and habits which had brought him increasing respect and work in his unique occupation—private consulting detective. I had grown used to his brooding silences, smelly chemical experiments, many unsavoury-looking callers in the parlour that he insisted on referring to as his “consulting room,” and an array of Scotland Yard detectives who appeared to be incapable of solving crimes without his keen guidance.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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