One of Sherlock Holmes's defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.
Chapter XIV. The Hound of the Baskervilles
Chapter XIV. The Hound of the Baskervilles
Chapter XIV. The Hound of the Baskervilles
One of Sherlock Holmes's defects—if, indeed, one may call it a defect—was that he was exceedingly loath to communicate his full plans to any other person until the instant of their fulfilment.