Dignities are like faces; no two are the same.
I understand the technique of eccentricity; it would be futile for a man to labor at establishing a reputation for oddity if he were ready at the slightest provocation to revert to normal action.
I think one or two of the later Holmes stories are among the best.
A schedule broken at will becomes a mere procession of vagaries.
MY rule is never to be rude to anyone unless you mean it.
Everyone has something they don't want anyone to see; that is one of the functions of a home, to provide a spot to keep such things.