Work Is The Best Antidote To Sorrow,

I Trust That Age Doth Not Wither Nor Custom Stale My Infinite Variety.

To A Great Mind, Nothing Is Little,' Remarked Holmes, Sententiously.

His Love Of Danger, His Intense Appreciation Of The Drama Of An Adventure--all The More Intense For Being Held Tightly In--his Consistent View That Every Peril In Life Is A Form Of Sport, A Fierce Game Betwixt You And Fate, With Death As A Forfeit, Made Him A Wonderful Companion At Such Hours.

There Is Nothing Like First-hand Evidence.

Of All Ghosts The Ghosts Of Our Old Loves Are The Worst.