It was a warm summer day in Croydon where Miss Susan Cushing is residing. She lives on Cross Street in a neat and nicely decorated two story brick house with whitened stone steps. Miss Cushing is a static character because her personality and opinions do not change because of the events. She did not have an enemy in the world so it is out of the ordinary to have her name in the papers and police at her house. This incident is annoying to her and she believes it must be a prank.
Miss Cushing was a maiden lady of fifty, and had been retired most of her life. She had very few acquaintances in her life. At one time she would rent apartments in her house to medical students. Since she was a quiet lady that kept to herself she had to evict them because of their unruly behavior. She was a placid faced women, with large, gentle eyes, and grizzled hair curving down her temples on each side. She was an impassive lady that liked make antimacassars embroidered with brightly colored silk. …show more content…
She thinks this is a prank being played on her from one of the students that she evicted. Mr. Holmes is called to help Mr. Lestrade investigate the incident. While inspecting the articles, Mr. Holmes notices that the knot is of peculiar character and the brown paper it was wrapped in smells of coffee. The writing of the address is that of man with a limited education and the first name is just an initial. The two ears are packed in salt and do not match. They were bluntly cut and very fresh. If the medical student sent them they would have been preserved and this is no
Miss Cushing was a maiden lady of fifty, and had been retired most of her life. She had very few acquaintances in her life. At one time she would rent apartments in her house to medical students. Since she was a quiet lady that kept to herself she had to evict them because of their unruly behavior. She was a placid faced women, with large, gentle eyes, and grizzled hair curving down her temples on each side. She was an impassive lady that liked make antimacassars embroidered with brightly colored silk. …show more content…
She thinks this is a prank being played on her from one of the students that she evicted. Mr. Holmes is called to help Mr. Lestrade investigate the incident. While inspecting the articles, Mr. Holmes notices that the knot is of peculiar character and the brown paper it was wrapped in smells of coffee. The writing of the address is that of man with a limited education and the first name is just an initial. The two ears are packed in salt and do not match. They were bluntly cut and very fresh. If the medical student sent them they would have been preserved and this is no