he waited for Roylott's next attack
a dish of milk and a dog leash
yes
It's hard to say. Probably underestimating Holmes and believing that his trick with the poker would scare him off. Miss Stonor's wedding was far enough off that Dr. Roylott could have postponed his efforts until Holmes would lose interest. Holmes would not have stayed at the local pub indefinitely. Holmes might have foiled his plans in the short term but he was ingenious enough to figure out something in the long term.
Holmes and Dr. Grimesby Roylott
Either "Elementary!" or "Elementary, my dear Watson!"
a dish of milk and a dog leash
yes
It's hard to say. Probably underestimating Holmes and believing that his trick with the poker would scare him off. Miss Stonor's wedding was far enough off that Dr. Roylott could have postponed his efforts until Holmes would lose interest. Holmes would not have stayed at the local pub indefinitely. Holmes might have foiled his plans in the short term but he was ingenious enough to figure out something in the long term.
Holmes and Dr. Grimesby Roylott
Holmes thought he was not a good manbecause he believed hekilled his step daughterJulia, and for thisalone Holmes took him seriously.
Holmes vs. Dr. Roylott: Dr. Roylott stepped back swiftly forward, seized the poker, and it into curve with his huge brown hands, then Holmesstraightened it out again. Helen vs. Dr. Roylott: Dr. Roylott killed Julia and he wants to kill Helen. Dr. Roylott vs. Nature: Roylott shut himself up in his house and seldom came out save to indulge in ferocious quarrels with whoever might cross his path. Violence of temper approaching to mania has been hereditary in Roylott.
Either "Elementary!" or "Elementary, my dear Watson!"
Dr. Roylott didn't want his stepdaughters to get married because then he would have to give them large sums of money
The Doctor Trap was created in 2008.
The characters in the speckled band are as follow: Sherlock Holmes Dr Watson Helen Stoner Julia Stoner Dr Grimesby Roylott other characters that are not mentioned as much are: Holmes's and Watson's housekeeper, Mrs. Hudson trap driver the owner of the inn Miss Honoria Westphail, (Stoner sisters' aunt) Percy Armitage (Helen's fiance) unnamed blacksmith that Roylott hurled into a stream unnamed county coroner Roylott's unnamed old and foolish housekeeper unnamed Crown Inn landlord unnamed correspondent who sent Roylott animals from India Major-General Stoner (the late father of the Stoner sisters) Unnamed late mother of the Stoner sisters Palmer and Pritchard (two doctors that SH referred to as having "gone wrong" i.e. turned criminal) Julia Stoner's unnamed fiance Percy Armitage's father and unnamed older brother Roylott's unnamed father his unnamed relative who helped him through medical school the unnamed Indian butler who Roylott had beaten to death
Dr. Roylott's wife was named Mrs. Stoner.
The cast of The Box Car Trap - 1915 includes: Helen Holmes as Helen