From the inside cover - "Wealthy and eccentric Sir Bohen Chantrey numbered among his enthusiasms an absorbing admiration for Sherlock Holmes. To celebrate that great man's anniversary, he gave a party at which guests were invited to impersonate characters from the Holmes stories. A good time would, no doubt, be had by all - if only the struggle for Sir Bohan's money been less competitive, and if he himself had not...suddenly announced his decision to marry a governess."
