The Adventure of the Copper Beeches - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Re-Imagined
- 36 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are chatting on a cold spring morning after breakfast, and Holmes laments that criminals have lost their audacity and originality. He states, "As for my little consulting room, it seems to be degenerating into an agency for recovering lost pencils and giving advice to young ladies from boarding schools. I think I have finally hit rock bottom." Holmes shows Watson a letter from a Miss Hunter, in which she asks for advice on whether she should accept a job as a governess. Watson tries to console him by saying that things are often not what they seem, and at that moment, Miss Violet Hunter is announced. Against all odds, Holmes likes the young woman, as he detests pretense and appreciates clear and decisive people. He accepts the case, and thus begins The Mystery of Copper Beeches.