Discussion Post: The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton

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It occurred to me this week as I posted my 60 for CHAS that we've been reading these excellent canon stories, but haven't had any place to discuss our thoughts about them. So here we go with our first official discussion post. In weeks to come, I'll post these on Sunday instead.

What did you think of The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton? Any thoughts/speculation on why Holmes finds blackmailers to be the most repulsive of criminals? Why was he willing to both break the law and potentially a woman's heart to achieve his ends? And how about the excitement in this one? "I assure you that I am armed to the teeth." And, oh, the entire break-in itself, from the discussion leading up to it, to Holmes leading Watson by the hand in the dark, to the great escape at the end and throwing Lestrade off the trail with the truth.

Just a bounty of wonderful stuff! So, what did you think?

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Recently watched the Grenada of this and the housemaid is played by a round-faced, wide-eyed actress who often plays characters who get hurt by something she can't understand.

We see a great deal of her and we also see her face when Holmes lets himself into Milverton's house (not in the story) as Holmes. It's heartbreaking and I hated Holmes in that moment because he spares her barely a glance.

But yes--on the rubber soled tennis shoes--looked it up because it stuck with us after viewing.