Ah, yes - a bit long winded and dry, even for the era. I agree with you there - though it's a pity there were stories that never even met the public eye involving myself.

[A tantalizing piece of information for someone like her, who clearly admired the classics.]

Ha - I wouldn't be surprised. Holmes did set quite the standard, after all...! Though that opponent of yours could hardly live up to such a pedigree.

[He takes another taste - before letting the cup down again, staring her directly in the eyes as he speaks.]

After all, he didn't even notice a fairly obvious trick of yours in the second game.

...A dangerous play, that. What would you have done if he had followed the logical conclusion of it? Or realized the meaning of the Master Keys..and what it meant for a young woman to be found dead alone, locked in her room?

[...Yeah basically Moriarty pretty much figured out....quite a bit. Too much, maybe.]