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| Who is Sherlock Holmes' foyle? |
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| Describe Mr. Jabez Wilson. |
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| obese, pompus, slow, average commonplace british tradesman, red hair, does manual labor (right hand larger than left, developed muscels), fish tattoo, takes snuff |
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| What does the advertisement in the paper for the red-headed leauge say? |
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| It says that there is a vacancy in the leauge and it pays a salary of 4 pounds a week. all red-headed men, older than 21 are allowed to apply. |
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| What kind of buisness does Jabez Wilson have? |
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| he has a small pawnbroker's buisness |
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| Who is Vincent Spaulding? |
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| Wilson's assistant in his pawnbroker shop. wilson appreciates him a lot, very intelligent, could get a better pay but takes the one wilson gives him. big on photography, |
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| a read headed american millionare who founded the leauge |
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| How did the application process go for Jabez Wilson? |
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| they were immediately very pleased with him and accepted him without a question. |
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| Describe the people in the room where Jabez Wislon applied for the leauge? |
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| Only one of them had red hair. |
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| How many hours will Wilson work each day? |
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| What is Wilson's job in the leauge. |
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| to copy text out of encyclopedias. |
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| One day he showed up for work to find out that the leauge had been dissolved. |
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| When Wilson asked about Duncan Ross to the landlord, what was the landlords response? |
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| he hadnt heard of the name. he says that he knows of awwilliam morris who used his room as a temp. conveinence until his new premices were ready. |
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| Who told wilson about the ad? |
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| How does Wilson describe Vincent Spaulding? |
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| Small, stout-built, very quick, younger than 20. has peirced ears. |
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| What is Holmes' "three pipe problem" |
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| It means that he has three pipes to figure everything out. |
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| What does Holme do when he goes to look around Wilson's home and street? |
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| He walks slowly up and down the street and thumped on the pavement with his stick a fewtimes. he goes to wilson's door, and the assistant answers the door. holmes ask for directions to a place. |
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| What does Holmes notice about the assistant's legs when he opens the door? |
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