And another thing...

...about being exposed to Conan Doyle's work after all the other things which it has spawned. I must say I didn't see this one coming, which made it that much more delightful.

The other day I finished reading The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, which is to say the other day I read "The Final Problem" for the first time and did it in a public place where I needed not to make undignified noises.

So there came a point where I clapped my hand over my mouth, but it was to hold back a squeal of glee at what is probably a totally non-standard point in the text, because:

"You have probably never heard of Professor Moriarty?" said he.

"Never."

"Aye, there's the genius and the wonder of the thing!" he cried.

( And in case you did not recognize that and need the backward reference... )