Once Holmes was visited by the person with a request for help. He was in a worn suit, a shirt with shabby cuffs and an old top head on his head. Holmes refused to help him. When the man left, disappointed Watson jumped on his friend:
- Sherlock, you are a great detective. How could you refuse to help the poor man?
- My dear friend, he was not absolutely poor. It his purse there was 115 pounds and 25 pence.
- But how do you know ?
- It is elementary, Buddy. Let’s count it together.
language n. Communication through gestures and poses.
- n. (pl. -ies) 1 whole physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal, whether dead or alive.
- = *trunk 2.
- main or central part; bulk or majority (body of opinion).
- a group regarded as a unit. B (usu. Foll. By of) collection (body of facts).
- quantity (body of water).
- piece of matter (heavenly body).
- colloq. Person.
- full or substantial quality of flavour, tone, etc. in a body all together. [old english]
- odour n. Smell of the human body, esp. When unpleasant.
- politic n. Nation or state as a corporate body.
- shop n. Workshop where bodywork is repaired.
- stocking n. Woman's undergarment covering the torso.
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