Sherlock Holmes was surely a strange individual; eccentric and extremely intelligent. No wonder you were assigned to write an article about him for "The Times". This was your opportunity to make your name known in London — you had to take the chance.

You watched his tall, muscular figure walk right past you, and so with hesitation you quickly approached him.

"I must decline," he said patiently, immediately deducing your intentions. "You see, I am not fond of exaggeration or sensationalism."