Clifford Roberts: A Short Story

John rolls his eyes and starts walking over to untangle the detective. "There's like twenty knots, how did you get yourself into this position Sherlock?"

"I'm afraid so Mrs. Hudson. He hasn't stirred from that spot ever since he got a text from Lestrade, vaguely outlining his worst fear. Which of course for Sherlock is like displaying it in bold."

Watson put out his hand to shake mine saying, "John" while smiling to which I replied, "Genevieve but please call me Genny" with a silly grin to both of them. "Well anyways I have just the perfect books for both of you, for you John I suggest Freud's essay's on the Oedipus complex while for you Sherlock I recommend the more traditional route of the actual book on Oedipus called Oedipus the King by Sophocles the famous Greek tragedy play write." Both of them looked content with my choices so I once again hopped on that treacherous ladder to retrieve the books amongst the hundreds of other spines lined up neatly by yours truly on the shelves. I was lucky for my balance to not fail me in front of two impressive men, and was able to dismount without dropping the books on poor Sherlock's fluffy head once again. "So will these work? I can ring you up quickly at the front of the shop over there by the

"And what are you doing now? Telling him? Blackmailing me?" She may be his wives´ best friend but he still is Colonel John Graves Simcoe and his sense of justice is so strong, he could have studied law, she thinks.

Sherlock said, “Thank you. And about that problem you’re having with Markel, I’ll tell you this, there’s no cow on the ice.

Sherlock said, “Huh? What? OMG! No way! Am I dreaming? It can’t be! There must be LSD in my MU TEA!

Sherlock Holmes, by nature, is quite bold and he is willing to face any challenges in the way of justice. In “A Scandal in Bohemia” he throws himself into a mob to get the attention of Irene. He usually confronts violent murderers and people with better physical structures, for example: Dr Roylott from “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”, intrepidly. In fact, Sherlock possesses above average physical strength and he once unbent the half bent fire poker with sudden effort in “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”. As Dr Watson mentions during the conversations in “The Five Orange Pips”, he is a boxer and swordsman. Moreover, in “The Adventure of the Speckled Band”, Sherlock fought off the deadly snake with a cane, showing he is a versatile combat expert.

The larger or more unknown the threat, the more flustered Holmes is. This is similar to a student being stressed out about a test. Again, I say Holmes behaves normally here. Another thing about Holmes is that he is quite respectful and polite towards others, which is something everyone appreciates. In "A Scandal in Bohemia," Holmes urges Watson to stay and introduces Watson as his "friend and colleague" (191).

Sherlock was persistent, while Dr. Roylott was aggressive; this created many conflicts between them. These conflicts create a reason for Holmes to become more interested. Not only are there conflicts between Sherlock and Dr. Roylott there are many other conflicts that include Dr. Roylott. For example, Helen versus Dr. Roylott, Sherlock versus Dr. Roylott, plus, Dr. Roylott versus society. In the beginning of the story, there is a set mood and tone. The mood is anxious, whereas the tone is serious. Holmes was an attentive detective making him always extremely curious.

I mean, heck, I would be sore as hell if I was upstaged by a ranger coming to kick me out of a place I had scheme my ass off to keep. My one hope would be they live and laugh and love and left. I’ve found that it is respectable to have no illusions—and safe—and profitable—and dull.”

This excerpt alone can describe the relationship between the detective and his partner, separating Holmes from Watson by interpreting how he observes and infers upon the scene of the crime versus Watson, who is intelligent nonetheless but not as keen as Holmes in identifying such specific details. In terms of this discussion, it can be assumed that Doyle may have intended to use this dialogue to play out the scene in a dynamic way to show the difference between the two. Here, Holmes carries most of the conversation while Watson listens and struggles to follow Holmes’s complicated thinking. Another factor to consider is how Holmes asks Watson many rhetorical questions. This aspect of their interactions compares their sense of understanding as well, suggesting that Holmes has a habit of asking these questions to explain his observations to Watson.

"I don't mean to be a bother, but my names Tyler." He held out his hand to John. John was still in shock that he didn't respond right away, but he eventually shook his hand back. "I'm Alex." Of course he would give the man a fake name. "Well Alex I was wondering if i could maybe buy you a drink?" The dark haired man was completely blocking out Sherlock like he wasn't even there. "No he doesn't want a drink, he already has one." Tylers attention was now on Sherlock. "I think he can

Smiling, Sherlock took a sly shot the cop, “No, it’s up for grabs. That is if you got the guts and balls to take a stab at being a detective and not fizzle under the weight of becoming one.”

No, Sherlock wanted to tell him. No, I am not okay. It’s loud. It’s chaotic. It’s awful, but his mind refused to do so with the insistence that, ‘John would leave if he found out,’. “I am fine!” he ended up yelling, “I am perfectly fine!” His words slurred together as his speech grew quicker and quicker as anxiety stabbed into his shoulder blade. “There is nothing wrong with me! I am fine,” Sherlock stormed off to his room, slamming the door behind

Coulson, 2004). Sherlock is a part of the upper class while Watson is seen as a middle class citizen while he is respected but he isn't on the same level as Holmes. He is also respected for his work as a doctor and is known for being hard working. Sherlock is portrayed as a troubled but brilliant detective who is often troubled and socially awkward with people. He also deals with psychological noise with the fact that he sees everything he call it both a gift and a curse at the same time. Holmes and Watson both have different degrees of perceived self and presenting self. In Watson case his is more concerned with his presenting self than Sherlock is (C. M. Shaw& R. Edwards, 1997).