Sherlock

Cards (4)

sherlock needs work, constant stimulation  
“innumerable puncture marks”
”i abhor the dull routine of existence”
”give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram”
”infernal problem consuming [him]”
sherlock’s abilities are represented in animal imagery 
“clear-cut, hawk-like features” -contrasts to his drug abuse last chapter
”like… a trained bloodhound picking out a scent”
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sherlock is insensitive - cannot interact well with others despite being a detective 
“viewing the matter as an abstract problem, i had forgotten how personal and painful…”
”a client to me is a mere factor in a problem”
”you really are an automation- a calculating machine”
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sherlock has strange methods of detection 
"so swift, silent, and furtive were his movements" -getting into the mindset of a criminal
"I would rather have Toby's help than that of the whole detective force of London." -dog << MET police
"like a glow-worm"
"like a trained bloodhound"