Sherlock Holmes’ “power” is his immaculate gift of crime solving, in which he utilizes his keen reasoning abilities and stealthy ways. Sherlock Holmes’ covertness can be cited in The Man With the Twisted Lip, as a suprised Watson discovers Holmes, deep undercover, in an opium den. Watson describes his perspective of Holmes as, “very thin, very wrinkled, bent with age… I took two steps forward and looked back… He had turned his back so that none could see him but I. His form had filled out, his wrinkles were gone, the dull eyes had regained their fire” (The Major Stories pg. 115). Watson describes Holmes’ when confronted with a particularly difficult case as something that “seemed to tax his powers,” stating that the particular ca (The Major Stories pg.
Sherlock Holmes’ “power” is his immaculate gift of crime solving, in which he utilizes his keen reasoning abilities and stealthy ways. Sherlock Holmes’ covertness can be cited in The Man With the Twisted Lip, as a suprised Watson discovers Holmes, deep undercover, in an opium den. Watson describes his perspective of Holmes as, “very thin, very wrinkled, bent with age… I took two steps forward and looked back… He had turned his back so that none could see him but I. His form had filled out, his wrinkles were gone, the dull eyes had regained their fire” (The Major Stories pg. 115). Watson describes Holmes’ when confronted with a particularly difficult case as something that “seemed to tax his powers,” stating that the particular ca (The Major Stories pg.