The Persuasion Bench

Why did every honest warning fail where one stolen book succeeded? Weigh the instruments.

Everyone tried to warn Violet de Merville — her father, Holmes, the woman Gruner destroyed. Weigh each instrument of persuasion against the armour of an infatuated mind.

Drawn from The Adventure of the Illustrious Client (The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, 1924) — read the summary & analysis, or try The Breaking of Baron Gruner, this story's game. More at the Game Room and the tool bench.