![]() ![]() ![]() The rest of the story wastes no opportunity to paint St Simon as something of an entitled – though broke – Lord, relying on his wedding to regain his wealth from his new wife’s family. His ego takes something of a beating as Sherlock agrees, noting it’s some drop from his last client – a King. This is found early in the first meeting with Holmes when the Lord mentions the detective is probably not used to dealing with clients of his stature. The entertainment comes from Conan Doyle’s constant playful rubbing of Lord St Simon and, you suspect, his general class of aristocracy. It’s a reasonably sleight case for Holmes, though still giving him ample opportunity to bemuse Watson, Lestrade and his esteemed client. ![]()
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