Against the wishes of her stepfather, Mary Sutherland has become engaged to Hosmer Angel. On the morning of their wedding Hosmer elicits a promise that Mary will remain faithful to him "even if something quite unforeseen" occurs, then mysteriously disappears en route to the church. Holmes deduces that Hosmer was Mary's stepfather in disguise, the charade a bid to keep Mary a spinster and thus maintain access to her inheritance. Holmes does not reveal the truth to Mary because "There is danger for him who taketh the tiger cub, and danger also for whoso snatches a delusion from a woman"; he had already advised her to put the matter behind her, though she responded that Hosmer "shall find me ready when he comes back."
The Last Bow of Sherlock Holmes (Unabridged)
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Sherlock Holmes: Gefährlicher Verkehr (Neues aus der Baker Street, Folge 19)
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Sherlock Holmes: Beschriebene Blätter (Neues aus der Baker Street, Folge 18)
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Sherlock Holmes: Geliebte Alba (Neues aus der Baker Street, Folge 17)
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Sherlock Holmes: Die Macht der Bilder (Neues aus der Baker Street, Folge 16)
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Sherlock Holmes: Transsilvanische Tatsachen (Neues aus der Baker Street, Folge 15)
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Sherlock Holmes: Ein Detektiv auf Abwegen (Neues aus der Baker Street, Folge 14)
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Die galaktischen Fälle des Sherlock Holmes (Band 10)
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Die galaktischen Fälle des Sherlock Holmes (Band 9)
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Sherlock Holmes: Auf ewig verbunden (Neues aus der Baker Street, Folge 13)
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Die galaktischen Fälle des Sherlock Holmes (Band 8)
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Die galaktischen Fälle des Sherlock Holmes (Band 7)
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