The Adventure of Three Students
Sherlock Holmes
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The Adventure of Three Students
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Jess Leander
The Adventure of the Three Students is a clever, university-set story from The Return of Sherlock Holmes. While staying in Cambridge, Holmes is consulted by Hilton Soames, a tutor whose rooms were broken into the night before a major Greek scholarship examination. The proof sheets of the exam paper had been partially copied, and three students living in the same building are the prime suspects: the athletic Gilchrist, the Indian student Daulat Ras, and the idle McLaren. Through careful observation of footprints, a scraped desk, and other subtle clues (including a pair of gym shoes), Holmes identifies the guilty party. The story ends with a confession, an act of quiet mercy influenced by a loyal servant's intervention, and the culprit's withdrawal from the competition. It's a relatively light and academic tale that showcases Holmes's precise deductive work in a confined setting.
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