Throughout the Memoirs , Watson frequently started of the stories with an explanation of how he came to pick that week's particular case...

Watson warns us right up front. ...it has frequently happened that [Holmes] has been concerned in some research where the facts have been ...

We all know why we come to this rodeo--it's to watch Sherlock in action, not John Watson . That's the lot of the second banana. ...

If you'll allow me the briefest of sports digressions... In gymnastics, there is something called " sticking the dismount ."...

Now this is more like it!! After my kvetching last week that The Gloria Scott was a wee bit of a disappointment as a first "case...