This week, Holmes went to see a man about a horse, there is a curious incident with a dog in the night-time, and a certain hat gets dug out of the closet. Whether or not Watson is secretly horrified, the world may never know.

DISCUSS.

( Holmes, leaning forward, with his long thin forefinger checking off the points upon the palm of his left hand, gave me a sketch of the events... )

I hope everyone's holidays were wonderful and that everybody is braced for an excellent new year. Our schedule is a bit weird because of the hiatus; what we're going to do is read Silver Blaze this week and pick up regular discussions next Monday. This is your readalong for the story about horses and the origin of the (in)famous deerstalker ( Read more... )