30 Days of Sherlock Holmes
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capt_facepalmDay 01 – Your Favorite Canon Quote
From A Study in Scarlet, Chapter II The Science Of Deduction (fourth paragraph)
"The reader may set me down as a hopeless busybody, when I confess how much this man stimulated my curiosity, and how often I endeavoured to break through the reticence which he showed on all that concerned himself. Before pronouncing judgment, however, be it remembered, how objectless was my life, and how little there was to engage my attention. My health forbade me from venturing out unless the weather was exceptionally genial, and I had no friends who would call upon me and break the monotony of my daily existence. Under these circumstances, I eagerly hailed the little mystery which hung around my companion, and spent much of my time in endeavouring to unravel it."
This is unquestionably my favourite quotation. Here Watson reveals how tedious he finds his new life and his surroundings, and how he is fascinated by the doings of his new flatmate. As a Watson fan, this passage speaks volumes to me. He is ill, lonely, and feeling useless. Poor Watson.
From A Study in Scarlet, Chapter II The Science Of Deduction (fourth paragraph)
"The reader may set me down as a hopeless busybody, when I confess how much this man stimulated my curiosity, and how often I endeavoured to break through the reticence which he showed on all that concerned himself. Before pronouncing judgment, however, be it remembered, how objectless was my life, and how little there was to engage my attention. My health forbade me from venturing out unless the weather was exceptionally genial, and I had no friends who would call upon me and break the monotony of my daily existence. Under these circumstances, I eagerly hailed the little mystery which hung around my companion, and spent much of my time in endeavouring to unravel it."
This is unquestionably my favourite quotation. Here Watson reveals how tedious he finds his new life and his surroundings, and how he is fascinated by the doings of his new flatmate. As a Watson fan, this passage speaks volumes to me. He is ill, lonely, and feeling useless. Poor Watson.
