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One coffin, one small dead woman — measure the discrepancy Holmes nearly missed.
The detail that broke the case: a coffin ordered deep, for a shrunken old woman the undertaker's wife called a poor wisp of a thing. Why the extra depth? Set the measurements and let the arithmetic accuse.
Drawn from The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (His Last Bow, 1911) — read the summary & analysis, or try The Hunt for Lady Frances, this story's game. More at the Game Room and the tool bench.