His overconfidence has thrown Holmes off his game and he doesn't realize in the moment what he later learns: the “woman” is actually a young man who has given ...

Holmes' question about a whip is a hint that the murderer drives a cab. Scolding Rance for his incompetence, Holmes again displays his sense of superiority to ...

28 янв. 2021 г. · Jefferson Hope is a young, strong, and capable hunter. He meets Lucy Ferrier, falls in love with her, and tries to help her and her father ...

17 апр. 2017 г. · The next morning, Ferrier goes into the city to send his message. When he returns home, he is surprised to see two men in his sitting room.

14 июн. 2019 г. · Rance tells Holmes everything he remembers. He was doing his nightly rounds and noticed a "glint of a light" coming from 3 Lauriston Gardens.

Part I: Chapter IV. After leaving the house, Holmes sends a telegram. He and Watson visit John Rance, the constable who found the body, and learn what he ...

14 июн. 2019 г. · John Ferrier goes into town to send a message to Jefferson Hope about "the imminent danger which threaten[s] them." When he returns home, he ...

Rance is sleeping when they arrive, but Holmes pays him a half-sovereign to tell his story. This cheers him up considerably, and he provides a detailed account.

3, Lauriston Gardens. Sherlock Holmes led me to the nearest telegraph office, whence he dispatched a long telegram. He then hailed a cab, and ordered the driver ...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet (1887) is a detective novel about a mysterious murder in a vacant house, one man's lifelong hunt for justice, ...