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The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans | Arthur Conan Doyle

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Thoughts, Sherlockians?

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Bookwomble Oh, I listened to Hugh Bonneville narrating this one earlier in the week. I like this story 😊 3d

Bookwomble I think Holmes had Cadogan-West down for it initially, to his evident disappointment as he expressed increasing regret that the evidence was stacking against him. Once he had ruled him out, I think Johnson, the senior clerk, was next on his list. His failure to consider that a member of the aristocratic family of Sir James Walter was the culprit is an example, I think, of Holmes's class prejudice. 3d

Bookwomble As for the lax security, Imperial arrogance and an assumption of security and inviolability? Who, actually, would have the effrontery to trespass into the sacred groves of Empire? I guess today we might call it privilege 3d

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Librarybelle Completely agree on both counts, @Bookwomble . It‘s also good to see that Holmes is actually human and does think incorrectly from time to time. 3d

dabbe @Bookwomble True, Johnson would be the logical choice. Still, there is nothing in particular to make one suspect Johnson. He's only in one scene, and says and does nothing to make anyone suspicious of him. Perhaps Doyle should have made him more suspicious to the reader--at least this one! 🤩 3d

dabbe @Bookwomble 🎯! 3d

dabbe @Librarybelle @Bookwomble And that he does have the humility to admit it, even calling himself an “ass!“ 🤣 3d

dabbe @Librarybelle @Bookwomble I also am left wondering this: why did Oberstein leave copies of the agony ads lying about? He seemed to have destroyed all of the other evidence. Did he forget about them? Was he planning to use them and come back to blackmail Valentine later? It seems unbelievably sloppy (and lucky for Holmes). 3d

Bookwomble I guess Oberstein is no Moriarty! 2d

eeclayton Well they did have 3 keys, then again, there's a mention of Sir James having kept the 3 keys on the same ring, if I'm not mistaken 🤦
I was wondering about his death, too, I don't think it's ever explained. Suicide? Accident? Knowing who the culprit was in the main case, could he have a hand in it?
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dabbe @Bookwomble #fersure 🎯 2d

dabbe @eeclayton Ooh, excellent observation! What if James told his brother he was onto him; then, the Colonel could have killed him to quiet him. And, how do we truly know Sir James is dead? We don't see a body, and the only person who tells us he's dead is the bad guy! 2d

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A Glass of Blessings: A Novel | Barbara Pym

Ch 13: it‘s Spring and Wilmet is as delightful as ever 🙄 #madthatharryhasntcalledforadate #girl #youremarried #soishe #moveon #apparentlytopiers #whoisntatwork #norishisworkfriend #hmmmmmm #aretherumorstrue #yourrumorsnotbookrumors 🤣🤣 #whoansweredthephone #inquiringmindswanttoknow #andletsnotforgetsybilsflowers #wilmetistheworst #pemberlittens #hashtagbrigade

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CatLass007 The woman on the right bears a likeness to my Mom. 1y

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BarkingMadRead @CatLass007 that‘s amazing 1y

TheBookHippie The picture 😂😂😂😂 their expressions 😂😂😂😂😂 all I keep thinking in my head is gossipy church folk 🤷🏻‍♀️😂😵‍💫👀🤦🏻‍♀️ 1y

BarkingMadRead @TheBookHippie it was the first one to pop up, I don‘t usually get this lucky! My Google game is strong, but not always this strong 🤣🤣🤣 1y

CatLass007 I think it‘s mostly the nose and somewhat the mouth. 1y

Cuilin I‘m putting this🏳️‍🌈 here for Piers because that‘s that‘s what I‘m picking up. Anybody else? @Bklover 1y

TheBookHippie @Cuilin 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 1y

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin for sure!!! 1y

TheAromaofBooks My favorite part was that she's mad because her husband didn't read her mind and bring her home a present. 🙄 🙄 🙄 1y

Bookwormjillk @Cuilin yup!! 1y

Bookwormjillk @TheAromaofBooks and then she used that as an excuse to think about other men 1y

Bklover @Cuilin Yes!!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 1y

julieclair I think it was Piers' lover who answered the phone. 🏳️‍🌈 And what the heck, Wilmet? Miffed that Harry hasn't asked you for another date! This woman really is something. 1y

rwmg Catherine Oliphant from “Less Than Angels“ re-cycling her life experience 😁

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dabbe @Cuilin #fersure 🏳️‍🌈💚🏳️‍🌈 1y

dabbe And the conversation between Rowena and Wilmet about Harry? Just a wee bit awkward. Though the way these women talk to each other (well, the men, too, for that matter) reminds me of Wharton's upper class New Yorkers in the Gilded Age. The pic for today NAILED it, @BarkingMadRead! 🤩 1y

Aimeesue Perfect pic! 😂 1y

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