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The Adventure of the Dancing Men (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, #3) | Arthur Conan Doyle

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Cuilin I‘m completely against the death penalty but I was fine with him being sentenced to death with the attitude of “she was mine first”. And the love of her life is now dead. So sad. I had to suspend my disbelief that chalk drawings would last outside in such a wet climate. 😂 4mo

dabbe I would also steer clear of any American--seems they're always bad news in these SH stories! 😂 4mo

dabbe I also wonder why Elsie would close the window before she shot herself? Was that out of habit? Did she not want the neighbors to hear? The other shots were fired when the window was open, so if any hearing was to be done, it already would have occurred. Was it out of habit? 4mo

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CogsOfEncouragement @Cuilin My edition ended with a paragraph that starts, “Only one word of epilogue.“ and it explains Abe's penalty was changed to penal servitude since Hilton fired the first shot.

@dabbe - LOL those Americans! 4mo

Librarybelle Mine too, @CogsOfEncouragement . 4mo

eeclayton I found it difficult to believe that no one had realised before that the dancing men were secret code. Children's scribbles are much less regular and systematic. 4mo

dabbe @eeclayton One definitely had to suspend their disbelief on that score! 4mo

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The Adventure of the Dancing Men (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, #3) | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes
@Cuilin
#TheDancingMen

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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Cuilin Same as I said before, why don‘t people talk? She knew her husband loved her. She could‘ve shared her past. 4mo

dabbe @Cuilin 🎯! The knowledge that a violent criminal was after Elsie was not something that should have been hidden from Hilton--and withholding that information ultimately lead to his death. 4mo

CogsOfEncouragement @Cuilin Yes. Absolutely. As bad as it would have been to admit her previous relationship (the times being what they were) it seems better than this outcome. And yet, the times being what they were, I suppose society made death seem better than admitting to this sort of relationship considering what women were valued for. Maybe that is the point. Women should have been valued for more but were not. This is what you get. 4mo

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Librarybelle If only she disclosed everything! So right, @Cuilin —communication! 4mo

Aimeesue What a sense of shame those Victorians instilled in women. Incredibly sad. 4mo

dabbe @Aimeesue 🎯!!! 4mo

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The Adventure of the Dancing Men (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, #3) | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes
@Cuilin
#TheDancingMen

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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Cuilin Why does he always send them home? He sent Watson before why not now? Why does he always need another day? 4mo

dabbe @Cuilin ... and why when Watson states that there's not another train until the morning, does he just say, “Oh, okay.“ Never mind that I just deciphered a message that said “Prepare to meet thy god.“ Isn't he excellent at sending telegrams? He sent one to NYC that got there in 2 days! This one would have gotten there ASAP! 4mo

CogsOfEncouragement @Cuilin Agreed. Watson and SH made no promise to never question Mrs. Cubitt of her past. Go investigate the drawings and get to the bottom of it. They wouldn't even need to explain anything to Hilton necessarily. 4mo

Cuilin @CogsOfEncouragement exactly, she may not have wanted to share her past with her husband, but she might‘ve told Sherlock!!!! Why didn‘t he ask? 4mo

Librarybelle It was frustrating that it was clearly an emergency to get there, but okay to wait for the next morning‘s train. That was Holmes not at his greatest. 4mo

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The Adventure of the Dancing Men (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, #3) | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin
#TheDancingMen

Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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Cuilin Asked his damn wife what the blazes was going on. Seriously why don‘t people talk???? 4mo

Read4life While I hadn‘t worded it quite like that (I like yours way better @Cuilin ) that was my answer as well. 4mo

dabbe @Cuilin @Read4Life IKR? I mean, he noticed she was “frightened to death“ and that terror was “always lurking in her eyes.“ You'd think he would have finally spoke to her to pry the story out of her! 🙄 4mo

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dabbe I also wonder if Cubitt had stopped going on an on about his precious family and their name, perhaps Elsie wouldn't have kept the secret. She was so afraid of ruining his reputation. Seriously, these Victorians! 4mo

CogsOfEncouragement @Cuilin @Read4Life Agreed. Misguided attempt at honor in “keeping a promise“ for sure. 4mo

Librarybelle @Cuilin @Read4life I know!! So aggravating that he took the promise to this extreme. I think the time passes for all niceties when you have to set up at night guarding your home and loved ones from an unknown threat, one that you know is connected with your significant other. 4mo

Aimeesue @Cuilin Yes! That‘s what bothers me most about a lot of books - On Chesil Beach, The Sense of an Ending, et cetera. 4mo

Cuilin @Aimeesue On Chesil Beach 😢 4mo

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The Adventure of the Dancing Men (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, #3) | Arthur Conan Doyle