"I undid the wrappings with great curiosity, for Holmes did not normally give gifts. I opened the dark velvet jewller's box and found inside a shiny new set of picklocks, a younger version of his own. "Holmes, ever the romantic. Mrs. Hudson would be pleased."

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Source : Laurie R. King (2010). “The Beekeeper's Apprentice”, p.151, Allison & Busby

Laurie R. King

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