Question

State any of alexander the greatThe above excerpts have been taken from The Beryl Coronet, in which Mr Holder provides
information to Sherlock about his family. Reading both the excerpts, what differences do
you notice between Mr Holder’s opinion of his son Arthur, and his niece Mary?'s 2 legacies

Answer 1

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Explanation:

A banker, Mr. Alexander Holder of Streatham, makes a loan of £50,000 (equivalent to approximately £5.36 million in 2016[1][2]) to a socially prominent client, who leaves a beryl coronet—one of the most valuable public possessions in existence—as collateral. Holder feels that he must not leave this rare and precious piece of jewellery in his personal safe at the bank, and so he takes it home with him to lock it up there. He is awakened in the night by a noise, enters his dressing room, and is horrified to see his son Arthur with the coronet in his hands, apparently trying to bend it. Holder's niece Mary comes at the sound of all the shouting and, seeing the damaged coronet, faints dead away. Three beryls are missing from it. In a panic, Mr. Holder travels to see Holmes, who agrees to take the case.