Question

(2) How is the ivory box relevant to the plot of 'The Adventure of the Dying Detective’?

1 point

It's how Culverton Smith tried to give Holmes the disease.

It holds the Confession of Culverton Smith.

It's a key to saving Holmes from the disease.

It's the box that Holmes wished his ashes to be buried in.

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Answer 1

Answer:

It emerges, to the hiding Watson's horror, that Holmes has been sickened by the same illness that killed Smith's cousin Victor. Smith then sees the little ivory box, which he had sent to Holmes by post, and which contains a sharp spring infected with the illness. Smith pockets it, removing the evidence of his crime

Answer 2

It's how the culverton Smith tried to give Holmes the disease