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“Wedlock suits you,” he remarked. “I think,Watson, that you have put on seven and a halfpounds since I saw you.”“Seven!” I answered.“Indeed, I should have thought a little more.Just a trifle more, I fancy, Watson. And in prac-tice again, I observe. You did not tell me that youintended to go into harness.”“Then, how do you know?”“I see it, I deduce it. How do I know that youhave been getting yourself very wet lately, and thatyou have a most clumsy and careless servant girl?”“My dear Holmes,” said I, “this is too much.You would certainly have been burned, had youlived a few centuries ago.
Sherlock Holmes is long famous for picking up on the subtlest of clues. Still, his ability to reference Watson's weight gain to near precision, as well as deduce he is under duress (harness) with various matters, including his 'clumsy and careless servant girl,' is refreshing to read. I mention this because, two paragraphs down, where it states, "He chuckled to himself and rubbed his long, nervous hands together," makes me curious of Holmes being insecure. Of course, as human beings, we all exhibit various degrees of insecurities. However, because Holmes always presents himself as being super ahead of the average person, for a moment I thought it might make for an interesting essay to consider what makes Holmes nervous.
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