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Sorry I'm a little late, Sherlockians! Thoughts?

CatLass007 Meh. All the relevant clues were found offstage. I think the reader should know what the sleuth knows so we can figure out the mystery along with the protagonist. Conan Doyle doesn‘t seem to have held that belief. 5mo
dabbe @CatLass007 Agree 💯. Doyle also reuses similar plots: like the guy with the checkered past that comes back to literally kill him. 5mo
IndoorDame I think it‘s funny he basically opens the story by admitting he‘s been slacking in his writing lately. But that could just as easily be a way to try and write himself out of this series with the public, or try and write himself back into it (either in public perception or by attempting to actually spark his own interest again). I don‘t have a theory which one it is here… 5mo
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dabbe @IndoorDame Well, we are only 3 stories away from “The Final Problem.“ I definitely see some ennui in Doyle's/Watson's writing. 5mo
Read4life I agree @CatLass007 . It makes me feel like I missed something and then realize it was never there to miss. 5mo
CogsOfEncouragement As always, I enjoyed it.

I was amused to invision: “He picked up four ends and examined them with his pocket-lens.“

I thought Blessington sounded like a SUPER made up name - and turns out it was!
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Librarybelle I felt the same way, @CatLass007 @Read4life . And @IndoorDame —completely agree! As @dabbe noted, we‘re close to “The Final Problem.” 5mo
kelli7990 I liked this story. 5mo
Cuilin It seems indecent to say that this story was rather mundane, as it‘s quite good but compared to all the others it‘s a tad forgettable. 5mo
Aimeesue I didn‘t love it, but I didn‘t hate it either. I think if I‘d read it on its own instead of in a collection, I‘d be fine with it. 5mo
dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement A totally ironic name! #notblessedatall 5mo
dabbe @Librarybelle Da big one! 🤩 5mo
dabbe @kelli7990 Yay! 😊 5mo
dabbe @Cuilin @Aimeesue I bet we'd all rank it about in the middle of all of the stories. Enjoyable but kinda meh. 5mo
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