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Part 1 Quotes
You see, but you do not observe.
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This conversation between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson occurs shortly after Watson has arrived to visit his friend Holmes, whom he has not seen for quite a long time. Despite their time apart and the fact that Holmes has not had any news from Watson, the detective is able to deduce a number of significant facts from his friend’s appearance, including the fact that he has gone back to practicing medicine, that he has a clumsy servant girl, and that he had gotten soaked in the rain recently. Though Watson is aware of his friend’s superior deductive abilities, he is Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut
There will call upon you to-night, at a quarter to eight o’clock… a gentleman who desires to consult you upon a matter of the very deepest moment… Be in your chamber then at that hour, and do not take it amiss if your visitor wear a mask.
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The King of Bohemia sends a letter to Sherlock Holmes, requesting his assistance on an important and confidential matter. In an attempt disguise himself, the writer of the letter does not mention his identity and plans on arriving wearing a mask. It is reasonable that this man would want to arrive incognito, but there is no way that he can keep his identity a secret from Holmes, who has shown himself to be a master of observation. The letter itself provides important clues to the man’s identity, and Holmes walks Watson through the deductive process as a kind of training. Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque er
Not a bit, Doctor. Stay where you are. I am lost without my Boswell. And this promises to be interesting. It would be a pity to miss it.
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Watson and Holmes are discussing the mystery visitor as he arrives at 221B Baker Street, and Watson asks if he should leave so that Holmes can meet privately with the man. Holmes doesn’t want Watson to leave, and Watson ends up staying and participating quite actively in the investigation. Holmes’s reasons for wanting Watson to stay shed light on his view of the detective work he does. First of all, he refers to Watson as his “Boswell” in reference to James Boswell, the famous biographer of Samuel Johnson. In the early days of their friendship, John Watson began to publish Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiore
“Your Majesty had not spoken before I was aware that I was addressing Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond von Ormstein, Grand Duke of Cassel-Felstein, and hereditary King of Bohemia.”
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The masked mystery visitor has arrived and is attempting to explain himself to Holmes and Watson. He asks them to call him Count Von Kramm, still believing himself to be incognito at this point. However, the King is not a very clever man, and in addition to revealing himself through various clues in his letter, he arrives wearing rich and regal attire that is so conspicuous it makes his mask almost laughable. As he begins to present the case to Holmes without revealing himself, the detective makes it clear that he is two steps ahead of the man and is Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus
“The facts are briefly these: Some five years ago, during a lengthy visit to Warsaw, I made the acquaintance of the well-known adventuress, Irene Adler. The name is no doubt familiar to you.”
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The King of Bohemia is recounting his tale to Holmes and Watson, and finally arrives at the issue at hand: his past relationship with Irene Adler, an opera singer. It is this indiscretion that threatens his plans to marry the Princess of Scandinavia. As a commoner, Ms. Adler is obviously an unsuitable partner for the King; what’s more, he refers to her as an “adventuress,” referring to the fact that she is young, unmarried, and traveling the world on her own. Although the Victorian era was a time of greater independence for women, there was still a social stigma attached Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Volup
Part 2 Quotes
“That is excellent. I think, perhaps, it is almost time that I prepare for the new role I have to play.”
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Sherlock Holmes is in the middle of his investigation of Irene Adler, and has just returned from a mission in which he dressed as a horse groom in order to find out as much information about the woman as possible from her neighbors and the local workmen. He and Watson are discussing the next phase of his plan, in which he will don yet another disguise and trick his way into her home to look for the photographs. Holmes has just asked Watson if he will be a part of his plan, a complex setup that will involve many actors, Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaq
“He’s a brave fellow,” said a woman. “They would have had the lady’s purse and watch if it hadn’t been for him. They were a gang, and a rough one, too. Ah, he’s breathing now.” “He can’t lie in the street. May we bring him in, marm?” “Surely. Bring him into the sitting-room. There is a comfortable sofa. This way, please!”
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This is a conversation between Irene Adler and an unidentified woman, in the aftermath of a scuffle that left a clergyman seriously injured on the street in front of Irene’s house. The clergyman had stepped in when a group of men rushed at Irene’s coach in the hopes of earning a small tip for helping her out. The unknown woman points out the clergyman’s bravery and altruism, and Irene offers to let him rest on her couch. What Irene does not know until afterwards is that the clergyman is really Sherlock Holmes in disguise, and all of the other people Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis.
Good-night, Mister Sherlock Holmes.
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As Holmes walks back to 221B Baker Street with Watson, discussing his plans to wrap up the Irene Adler case in the morning, a “slim youth” greets him by name and quickly walks away. Holmes is confused by this, and notes that he has heard the voice before but cannot place it. That voice, of course, is Irene Adler’s. She had followed the two men from her home and heard the entirety of their conversation. Based on what she has heard, Irene is able to thwart Holmes’s plans to retrieve the photos that the King so desperately wants. Irene’s trickery, Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minu
Part 3 Quotes
I wish she had been of my own station! What a queen she would have made!
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The King of Bohemia is discussing Irene as he, Holmes, and Watson travel to her house to retrieve her photos. Although the case itself is based on the King’s desire to erase all evidence of his relationship with Irene in order to marry the more suitable Princess of Scandinavia, it is clear that the King still likes and admires Irene. This statement highlights the disconnect between love and marriage in high society, but especially among nobility. Social status and royal lineage are the only prerequisites for marriage, leaving the King of Bohemia with little choice in the matter. The woman Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitati
“From what I have seen of the lady she seems indeed to be on a very different level to your Majesty”
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Once the King, Holmes, and Watson realize that they have been tricked by Irene, the King of Bohemia reiterates his earlier claim, that Irene would have made an exceptional queen had she been on his level. The King is referring, of course, to his noble lineage, which again reinforces the importance of status over love. However, Sherlock’s response to the King, that Irene is on a very different level, conveys a different idea altogether. From the beginning, Sherlock has had little interest in the King himself, and has shown little reverence for his royal status. He is concerned exclusively with Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explic
“Your Majesty has something which I should value even more highly,” said Holmes. “You have but to name it.” “This photograph!”
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Irene Adler has escaped with the photographs that the King so desperately wanted, and Sherlock must apologize for not bringing the case to a more successful conclusion. The King, however, is thoroughly satisfied with this outcome, as Irene has vowed not to expose the King or impede his marriage to the Princess of Scandinavia. He offers to pay Sherlock with an emerald ring, presumably an item of value, but the detective has no interest in that form of payment. Irene has left behind a photograph of herself, not the one that the King was looking to destroy, but one of Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accus
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