Learning Paths
“THE
SHERLOCK HOLMES STRATEGY”
HERE
STARTS THE STORY … - STEP 4
THE
BASEMENT ROOM
When
the front door had shut the two of them out and the butler Baines had
turned back into the dark and heavy hall, Philip began to live.
He
stood in front of the nursery door, listening until he heard the engine of
the taxi die out along the street.
His
parents were safely gone for a fortnight’s holiday; he was “between
nurses”, one dismissed and the other not arrived; he was alone in the
great Belgravia house with Baines and Mrs Baines.
·What
can you say about the identity of the people mentioned in the story so
far?
·What
do you now know for sure about “Philip”?
·What
do you know about the place?
·Do
you think that “being between nurses” has any implications
- for Philip?
-
for
the development of the story?
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