Chapter 1 quotes

Question 1

Quotes about Sherlock

Answer 1

•Sherlock states “my mind’ he said ‘rebels at
stagnation”
•Sherlock is bored because he does not have an
interesting case:
○ “Nonchalant”
○ “His eyes raised languidly”
•Sherlock states that “detection is, or ought to be
an exact science and should be treated in the
same cold and unemotional manner”

Question 2

Watson describing Sherlock

Answer 2

•Watson describes Sherlock as having “great
powers” and a “masterly manner”.
•Watson states that Sherlock has “many
extraordinary qualities”.
•Watson also states that Sherlock makes him feel
“diffident and backward”
•Watson is frustrated with Sherlock’s drug
addiction: “I had become irritable at the sight and
my conscience swelled nightly”