https://padlet.com/valeriarub/mb2mypjtiy0f By Arthut Conan Doyle en-us 2017-10-02 17:42:39 UTC 2023-03-19 22:15:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/91810442/dd51ae808a8fb2e5db9690001ca0fae8/Group.svg valeriarub https://padlet.com/valeriarub/mb2mypjtiy0f/wish/193130116 Holmes and Watson laugh at Wilson because of the ridiculous situation, but Holmes assures him that by Monday they will solve the case. Wilson leaves after having given the detective a description of Spaulding; Holmes decides to go and see Spaulding, whom Holmes notices has dirty trouser knees. Holmes then taps on the pavement in front of the pawnbroker's shop. With the case solved, he calls Police Inspector Jones and Mr. Merryweather, a director of the bank located next door.


The four hide themselves in the bank vault and confront the thieves when they show up. They are John Clay, who has a long history of criminal activity already, and his helper Archie. Under the aliases of Spaulding and Ross, they had contrived the 'Red-Headed League' rigmarole to keep Wilson out of his shop while they dug in the basement, in order to break into the bank vault next door. Although paying Jabez Wilson four pounds a week was expensive, it was a pittance compared to the ill-gotten thousands they were looking to steal from the bank.


Back at Baker Street, Holmes explains to Watson how he solved the case.

]]> 2017-10-02 17:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarub/mb2mypjtiy0f/wish/193130116 valeriarub https://padlet.com/valeriarub/mb2mypjtiy0f/wish/193130117 Jabez Wilson, a London pawnbroker, comes to consult Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. While studying his client, both Holmes and Watson notice his red hair, which has a distinct flame-like hue. Wilson tells them that some weeks before, his young assistant, Vincent Spaulding, urged him to respond to a newspaper want-ad offering highly-paid work to only red-headed male applicants. The next morning, Wilson had waited in a long line of fellow red-headed men, was interviewed and was the only applicant hired, because none of the other applicants qualified; their red hair was either too dark or too bright, and did not match Wilson's unique flame color.


Wilson tells Holmes that his business has been struggling. Since his pawn shop did most of its business in the evenings, he was able to vacate his shop for short periods in the afternoon, receiving £4 a week for several weeks (equal to £400/week today); the work was obviously useless clerical work in a bare office, only performed for nominal compliance with a will, whereupon he was made to copy the Encyclopædia Britannica. Wilson learned much about the subjects starting with the "A" version and looked forward to getting into the "B" section. One morning, a sign on the locked office door inexplicably announced that "THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE IS DISSOLVED—Oct. 9, 1890."

Wilson went to the landlord, who said that he had never heard of Duncan Ross, the person who managed the league office. The landlord did remember the tenant with scarlet hair and gives him a card which directs Wilson to an artificial knee company. Wilson concludes by expressing his frustration at losing the £4 a week.]]> 2017-10-02 17:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarub/mb2mypjtiy0f/wish/193130117 valeriarub https://padlet.com/valeriarub/mb2mypjtiy0f/wish/193134836 Jabez Wilson is a red-headed pawnbroker located in The City in Saxe-Coburg Square. His shop's cellar was used to dig a tunnel toward the City & Suburban Bank on the other side of the street. He is a very stout, florid-faced, elderly gentleman, with fiery red hair. He bears every mark of the average commonplace British tradesman, obese, pompous, and slow. 

]]> 2017-10-02 17:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarub/mb2mypjtiy0f/wish/193134836 valeriarub https://padlet.com/valeriarub/mb2mypjtiy0f/wish/193136868 I enjoyed the creativity of the story. The amount of creativity it took to think of a story like this. Doyle seems to use the same motive in all his stories which is greed. I also like the mystery and how it played out, the criminal Clay was a very smart man that used his power for crime. I also like how easy the language is to understand while reading, great read for young adults. 
I thought the way it ended was a weak ending because it leaked excitement, it could have went in a totally different way with the ending , my views are that it’s the weakest part of the whole story.
The story over all was an quick and enjoyable read for any type of adult .The ending was the only part that wasn’t good to me but besides that it was great, it you like mysteries you should read the red headed league. ]]> 2017-10-02 17:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/valeriarub/mb2mypjtiy0f/wish/193136868