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The Adventure of Black Peter (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, #6)
The Adventure of Black Peter (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, #6) | Arthur Conan Doyle
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Librarybelle Watson brings up examples of this, and yet we‘ve also seen cases that the client is clearly wealthy. We‘ve also seen cases that involve the lower classes of society. It‘s an interesting thought by Watson. I‘m still thinking about it. 2w
CogsOfEncouragement I feel like SH is there for the puzzle and not the purse. One that stands out to me right now is the governess that he helps, Watson lets us know that she ended up as a head of a good school - telling the reader without telling the reader that SH must have made this happen as she was unable to get a better job than the governess job previously, though she was too bright for it. @Librarybelle 2w
dabbe Agree 💯 with @Librarybelle and @CogsofEncouragement. The case has to be interesting enough for Holmes to take it--no matter who the client is. We've seen him take on all kinds and types of cases as we are at the 29th short story and the 3rd novel! 27 stories and 1 novel to go! 🤩 2w
AnishaInkspill I‘m left with the impression Holmes takes on other cases by how he interacts with others, but I‘ve read only 2 so far 2w
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Librarybelle I agree. Holmes‘ method of deduction is an art. Yes, it‘s observation, but the way he does it is an art form onto itself. In this story, he creates a position to lure the murderer out. 2w
CogsOfEncouragement Watson greatly admires SH. This friendship is part of what makes these stories so fun for me. I tend to agree with Watson, even though SH has his faults, I admire the artistry. I wasn't at my best with this one and only saw how all the pieces fit together after, but I thought the clues we had for this one were pretty good. 2w
dabbe This one was quite grotesque for me. The picture in my edition included Holmes trying to stab the pig. 😑 And that seemed to be the big clue that SH deducted--that only an extremely strong man could have killed Peter with a harpoon, not the wimpy Neligan--whose dad HAD to have been involved in the bank crimes--even though the 10-year-old Neligan wanted to believe he was totally innocent. 2w
AnishaInkspill this is an interesting question, I'm thinking yes and no. Yes, because Holmes has that level of abstract thinking that bypasses others (example here, Hopkins and the footprint, and later the notebook). No, because art is about creating, or for me it‘s about creating, and here Holmes is not creating he is deducing. 2w
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