Calico Classics Illustrated: Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of Baskervilles

Calico Classics Illustrated: Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of Baskervilles — page 7
This is my friend Dr Watson Glad to meet you sir he said with enthusiasm I’ve heard your name mentioned in connection with Mr Holmes Holmes invited the doctor to sit and asked why he had come I am suddenly confronted with a most serious problem and as you are the second highest expert in Europe Indeed sir May I inquire who has the honor to be the fi rst Holmes asked with some temper To the man of precisely scientifi c mind the work of Monsieur Bertillon must always appeal strongly Then perhaps you should consult him But my problem is more practical than scientifi c and in practical affairs you stand alone I trust I have not accidentally Just a little Holmes said Perhaps it would be best if you explained your problem 10