The Terms of Employment

Read Violet Hunter's too-good offer and the house that comes with it — click every wrong note.

£120 a year to a governess worth £48 — provided she cuts her hair. Inspect the offer and the Copper Beeches itself for everything that jars.

Drawn from The Adventure of the Copper Beeches (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1892) — read the summary & analysis, or try The Governess Offer Analyzer, this story's analysis tool. More at the Game Room and the tool bench.