The Case of the Greek Key/The Case of the Peasenhall Murder (Post 1)

The Case of the Greek Key ends with the start of the war. The criminal behind the messages is tried and we see Holmes show a little sympathy. For example, he acts as a mediator and advises that Mr. Henshaw choose prison instead of death. He advises him that serving time in prison will eventually allow him to be free whereas being hanged is the end of one's life. It was just surprising to see Holmes show some sympathy for his enemy. Holmes has been in the situation before (his execution) and he doesn't like the idea of being hanged.

In the Case of the Peasenhall Murder, a woman is murdered. The person who is accused is named Mr. Gardiner. In the beginning, we see that Holmes is again a man who's one hundred percent devoted to his work. Watson asks him to take a vacation, but Holmes refuses. He says taht some things are worth seeing, but not worth going to see because he says life is too short to do such things. We also see that Holmes despises religion. He knows that Mr. Gardiner is a man of religion and he emphasizes it. He knows that he is suspicious because of this fact. He is so suspicious because he claims that too many men of religion have committed murder.