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Winter Meeting: February 9th, 2010, Hershey's, E. LansingThe Disappearance of Lady Frances CarfaxAn Acrostic prepared by The Chemist |
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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.