“The Adventure of the Three Students“
Three students, each vying for the Fortescue Scholarship, are suspected of secretly looking at the proofs left unattended on the examiner’s desk.
The examiner, Mr. Soames, pleads with Holmes, who happens to be staying nearby, to help him solve the question as to has copied the answers.
The servant, Bannister, has left the key in the door and is clearly upset at this careless act. Yet, why is he so visibly shaken at the news? He nearly fainted, and having collapsed into a chair, was offered brandy!
One cannot help but notice the curious case of 3’s in this case:
(a) It was 3 o’clock when the proofs arrived from the printer;
(b) The proof was in 3 long strips;
(c) The deep scratch in the desk was 3 inches long;
(d) In Soames’ bedroom: “…lead framework, 3 separate windows”;
(e) “…3 yellow squares of light…” in the quadrangle;
(f) “3-card trick”;
(g) 3 little pyramids of clay;
and, of course 3 students.
The meeting, as always, is scheduled for the first Tuesday of the month, being November 1st.
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Hampton Place Lounge (Wesbrook Mall/West 16th)
Bonus question for members in attendance: What did Gilchrist leave on the chair by the window?
If you have any questions, or would like more info, please contact Fran.
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Fran Martin became a member of The Bootmakers of Toronto in 1987 and The Stormy Petrels of B.C. in 1988.
She has attended several Sherlockian conferences including: In 1992 "Aspects of Holmes" in Bradford, England (hosted by The Northern Musgraves); In 2006 "ACD at 35" in Toronto (hosted by The Bootmakers of Toronto); 2013 "Sherlock Holmes Through Time & and Place" in Minneapolis (hosted by The Norwegian Explorers); 2014 "Gillette to Brett IV" in Bloomington (hosted by Wessex Press); 2015 SherlockCon in Seattle; 2015 "A Scintillation of Scions VIII" in Baltimore (hosted by Watson's Tin Box); 2016 "The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes" (hosted by The Norwegian Explorers); in 2018 in Dayton, Ohio for the "Holmes, Doyle & Friends" conference (hosted by the Agra Treasurers).
Fran has held several positions with The Stormy Petrels of B.C. including secretary, vice-president, special events coordinator and is currently president and editor of the "Petrel Flyer".
She was honoured with being awarded the title of "Master Bootmaker" in 2014. She was very pleased to present a paper to a meeting of Sir Hugo's Companions in Chicago in 2017.
Fran has contributed articles to Canadian Holmes magazine, the Watsonian and Chris Redmond's "About Sixty" and "Sherlock Holmes is Like...". In May, 2018 she attended the 78th annual Speckled Band of Boston dinner. She was very honoured to have been one of the first women invited.
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