THE GREEK INTERPRETERS

   Winter Meeting: February 9th, 2010, Hershey's, E. Lansing



The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax


An Acrostic prepared by The Chemist

The first letter of each correct answer, read vertically, will form a phrase.

1. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Watson protests that a fresh one is not an explanation.

2. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  a relaxing and expensive bath.

3. __ __ __ __ __ :  the lady's was always scrupulously locked.

4. __ __ __ __ __ __ :  the street location of Latimers. (don't boot this one)

5. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Holmes' disguise in Montpellier. (cudgel your minds)

6. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  the street location of Stimson & Co. (quite an undertaking)

7. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  the London hotel where the bearded man could be found.

8. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  what Holmes' train of reasoning was not.

9. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  the Lausanne hotel managed by M. Moser.

10. __ __ __ __ __ :  Philip's last name. (the bearded man)

11. __ __ __ :  Holmes was interested in Shlessinger's left one.

12. __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Lady Frances was this Earl's sole direct survivor.

13. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  the pawnbroker on Westminster Rd.

14. __ __ __ __ __ :  the time of the funeral.

15. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  where Shlessinger found a dying old woman in Brixton.

16. __ __ __ __ :  the time at which the magistrate's signature might be obtained.

17. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  how Holmes shook his head. (appropriate for Stimson & Co)

18. __ __ __ __ __ __ :  how Lady Frances' luggage was not labeled. (for Baden)

19. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __   __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Holy Peter, according to Holmes.

20. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Shlessinger's description of Lady Frances' pendant.

21. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  a curious one comes to Holmes during the night.

22. __ __ __ __ __   __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Lady Frances' wedding gift to her maid.

23. __ __ __ __ __ :  the number of men carrying the coffin.

24. __ __ __ __ __ :  Holy Peter's first name.

25. __ __ __ __ __ :  an odd thing to inject to counter chloroform intoxication.

26 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __:  what the coffin was not.

27. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  what Lady Frances found comfort in.

28. __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Jules' fiancee's last name. (not Antoinette)

29. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Philip's agitation when reporting to Holmes.

30. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  how chloroform is referred to when the coffin is opened.

31. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  the old man in mortal terror of his life.

32. __ __ __ __   __ __ __ __ __ __ __:  the alleged name of the alleged nurse.

33. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ :  Philip was a wild one.

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The first letter of each correct answer, read vertically, will form a phrase. (at bottom)

1. Illustration
2. Turkish
3. Trunk
4. Oxford
5. Ouvrier
6. Kennington
7. Langham
8. Obscure
9. National
10. Green
11. Ear
12. Rufton
13. Bovington
14. Eight
15. Infirmary
16. Nine
17. Gravely
18. Openly
19. Unscrupulous Rascal
20. Trumpery
21. Observation
22. Fifty Poundss
23. Three
24. Henry
25. Ether
26. Ordinary
27. Religion
28. Devine
29. Incoherent
30. Narcotic
31. Abrahams
32. Rose Spender
33. Youngster

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