He first asked, "How are you?", as they shook hands, and then added the famous line:
"You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive."
Sherlock HolmesThis is a common misconception, actually. Not once did Sherlock say these words.In the story The Crooked Man, Holmes says: "Elementary," and he often addresses Dr. Watson as, "My dear Watson." Personally, I believe that this quote probably came from one of the early plays or episodes of Sherlock Holmes, and so now everyone naturally associates it with him. (Just a theory, though.)
There's the story that he says "Elementary, my dear Watson" when he never even utters those words. There's the myth that he always wears a deerstalker hat and Inverness cape, but, in the original stories, he is only shown in those clothes in two stories requiring travel. Then there's the stereotype that Watson is a short, fat, old man. But he's not that much older than Sherlock Holmes, and he was actually an army doctor, which actually requires him to be quite fit. He's better described as "stocky".
Thomas A. Watson was an assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, notably in the invention of telephone. He is best known because his name was one of the first words spoken over the telephone. "Mr Watson - Come here - I want to see you." were the first words Bell said using the new invention.
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Some people seem to confuse the entire series of Sherlock Holmes stories with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes contains the first 12 short stories of the 56 total short stories and 4 novels, and it contains about 105,000 words. Contents: A Scandal in Bohemia The Red-Headed League A Case of Identity The Boscombe Valley Mystery The Five Orange Pips The Man with the Twisted Lip The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle The Adventure of the Speckled Band The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
In the words of Sherlock Holmes, "Elementary, my dear Watson." So yes.
They are attributed to Sherlock Holmes, but he never actually says them in any of the written stories.Sherlock Holmes!
Sherlock HolmesThis is a common misconception, actually. Not once did Sherlock say these words.In the story The Crooked Man, Holmes says: "Elementary," and he often addresses Dr. Watson as, "My dear Watson." Personally, I believe that this quote probably came from one of the early plays or episodes of Sherlock Holmes, and so now everyone naturally associates it with him. (Just a theory, though.)
"Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you."
After Watson and Holmes meet in 'The Adventure of the Empty House,' Watson writes the following: "In some manner he had learned of my own sad bereavement, and his sympathy was shown in his manner rather than in his words." We are left to assume that he is referring to his late wife who is indeed never mentioned again.
There's the story that he says "Elementary, my dear Watson" when he never even utters those words. There's the myth that he always wears a deerstalker hat and Inverness cape, but, in the original stories, he is only shown in those clothes in two stories requiring travel. Then there's the stereotype that Watson is a short, fat, old man. But he's not that much older than Sherlock Holmes, and he was actually an army doctor, which actually requires him to be quite fit. He's better described as "stocky".
"Mr. Watson -- come here -- I want to see you."
Mr. Watson -- come here -- I want to see you.
watson come quickly I have spilled acid
Thomas A. Watson was an assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, notably in the invention of telephone. He is best known because his name was one of the first words spoken over the telephone. "Mr Watson - Come here - I want to see you." were the first words Bell said using the new invention.
Hello? Can you hear me now. Not so - it was Watson Bell was calling.
"Mr. Watson -- come here -- I want to see you."