It is a great power of Holmes.Holmes is able to imagine he is on the spot,or in some place clearly,which is called Thingking Place in the TV play Sherlock.But in a house filled with smoke,how can Sherlock Holmes go to Devonshire in spirit?
“My first impression as I opened the door was that a fire had...” 全部笔记(1)去书内
A little bit like the sutiation in the movie,which is interesting.It implies that Holmes is really concentratred on the case,and ignore the smoke.But it is also somewhat exaggerated,if the house is full of smoke,how can Holmes still alive......
“ So your grave, middle-aged family practitioner vanishes into...” 全部笔记(1)去书内
A wonderful analysis of Holmes.However,there are not enough evidents to prove the speculation,and from the later content, we can know that the analysis is a little wrong.(Holmes does not guess that James Mortimer has been married)