Chapter 57: All Together
Today's Conan Doyle is not the down-and-out doctor of a few years ago.
At the beginning, because of John's financial support, Conan Doyle was able to devote more time and energy to writing with peace of mind, and also made "Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection" even better and appeared in this world in advance.
Today, Sherlock Holmes already has many supporters.
And with the occurrence of two tragic cases related to blood type inheritance, "Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection" has attracted the attention of all Britons, and many people regard this strange-tempered detective as a hero. And because of the strong position of Britain at this time, their important domestic events also attracted the attention of the whole European continent, and in this way, the image of a virtual detective and a virtual doctor spread throughout Europe......
ββ¦β¦ Mr. Doyle is a good-natured man. β
In the carriage to Conan Doyle's house, John smiled and said to Anna, "He is very kind, even very warm, and should be more like Watson in the book than the strange-tempered detective." β
"Watson? Isn't it based on you? β
When she heard this, Anna asked curiously.
"Uh......"
Stunned by Anna's question, John couldn't help but smile bitterly.
If John's funding got Conan Doyle out of financial difficulties ahead of schedule and made the Sherlock Holmes series of novels even better, the biggest impact is probably the Mr. Watson in the book. In Conan Doyle's pen, Watson has transformed from a military doctor to a medical expert, proficient in surgery, anesthesia and forensic techniques, and also understands advanced theories such as blood grouping, and his performance is much stronger than in the original book.
And those more advanced theories were provided by John to Conan Doyle little by little.
So at the end of a certain Sherlock Holmes novel, Conan Doyle simply admitted that Watson's prototype was John? Huntelaar. This left John, who saw this story, speechless at the time.
But......
can become the prototype of Watson, how can John, who is a Sherlock Holmes fan, be a little happy?
The gurgling carriage brought John and Anna to Conan Doyle's house, and as soon as they knocked twice, a young lady opened the door and greeted her with a look of surprise: "Ah, Mr. Huntelaar! Good afternoon! β
"Good afternoon. Madam. β
John took off his hat, bowed slightly and smiled, "This is my fiancΓ©e Anna?" Brister, a loyal Sherlock Holmes fan! β
"Good afternoon, ma'am."
Smiling slightly, Anna gave a polite salute.
"Good afternoon, Miss Brister."
Louis coming to his senses? Hawkins hurriedly returned the salute, and then said excitedly: "Quick, please come in!" Arthur was writing upstairs, and I called him down right away! β
Warmly greeted by Mrs. Doyle. John and Anna sat down in the living room.
Taking advantage of the opportunity for the other party to go upstairs to call Conan Doyle, John took a closer look at Conan Doyle's house. It is a traditional English house with two floors, and the interior has clearly been freshly renovated and looks very new. And what surprised John the most was that there was a microscope in a corner of the living room!
It's not cheap right now!
"It seems that Conan Doyle has had a good life in the past two years."
Smile knowingly. John knew that he had changed history once again, and that Conan Doyle had been able to get out of his downfall ahead of schedule.
You know, before relying on Sherlock Holmes to become famous. Conan Doyle worked as a shipboard physician and started his own business, but it was quite unsuccessful, and this is the norm for most doctors in this era. But since his first novel, Conan Doyle has completed a total of fourteen short stories and four novellas in the past three years, not to mention the rising cost of publishing in the UK. It was John who bought it for a hundred pounds for the short story and two hundred pounds for the novella, and he made a huge income of two thousand two hundred pounds!
Yes, definitely a huge income in this day and age!
Britain is so powerful that it is called the empire on which the sun never sets, but its annual income is only a few dozen pounds, which is definitely a good amount if it can exceed a hundred pounds. But two or three years. Conan Doyle received more than two thousand pounds from John's hands alone, and all that was lost was the North American rights to the Sherlock Holmes series......
"Good afternoon, Mr. Huntelaar!"
Just as John wondered when he would publish Sherlock Holmes in North America, a voice full of excitement and excitement came from the stairs......
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ββ¦β¦ Actually, I sometimes even think about killing Sherlock Holmes! β
Sitting next to the warm fireplace, Conan Doyle smiled with a slightly helpless wry smile: "Find someone to kill him, it's a hundred!" β
"Huh? Why?! β
After hearing this, Anna's eyes instantly bulged!
Perhaps under John's influence, Anna is now the most loyal fan of Sherlock Holmes, and even John can't help but feel ashamed of her love for that eccentric detective, and she is naturally shocked when she hears this exciting news at first glance!
It was another fan, John, who just looked at Conan Doyle thoughtfully at this time.
Of course, he knew very well what was going on, because in real history, Conan Doyle also made such a decision at one point, and then let Holmes die with Professor Moriarty in "The Last Case", and the reason for that was ......
"Because he's taking up too much of my time!"
Taking a deep breath, Conan Doyle explained with a wry smile, "I'm now tormented by the plot of the novel almost every moment...... Miss Brister, you may not know how much writing can be a draining task, and every day you wake up thinking about the modus operandi, and when you eat, you have to think about how to get Holmes to solve the riddles, and even in my dreams, I have to think about how Watson helped Holmes find the suspicions on the corpse...... Mr. Huntelaar, can you understand the pain of exhaustion? β
"Hmm...... I think I can understand. β
After a moment's hesitation, John nodded slowly.
No matter how many brain cells are consumed by a person who reads a book, it is a pleasure, but it is probably a kind of torture for the person who writes the book, especially a popular novel like Sherlock Holmes, which is nothing if Conan Doyle is allowed to write it slowly, but if the publisher or magazine frequently urges the manuscript......
"The key is money!"
Thinking about it, John sighed helplessly in his heart.
If Conan Doyle was not willing to write in a hurry, then no one could force him, but as Holmes became more and more influential and the manuscript fee became higher and higher, the future Sir Conan Doyle may have to force himself to rack his brains to ponder those wonderful plots - the current Conan Doyle can get much more from the novel than in the same period in history.
So after a slight groan, John chuckled softly, "Mr. Doyle, I think if you are really tired of this life, you can consider giving Mr. Holmes a temporary break!" β
"Take a break for a while? What do you mean? β
Hearing this, Conan Doyle was slightly stunned, and Conan Doyle hurriedly spoke.
Conan Doyle, of course, would not want to lose the cash cow of Sherlock Holmes if he could, after all, he has almost given up his medical career, and the family lives on this series of novels. But he himself was really haggard during this time, and the publishing house was frequently urging him to write a novel a month......
It is indeed the best choice to take a break for a while.
Blinking, John smiled and said, "I think you can arrange a heavyweight opponent for Mr. Holmes...... Well, first lure him out through a heavyweight case, and then let Mr. Holmes eliminate this opponent, and finally both of them will die! β
"All together?!"
Upon hearing this, Anna and Conan Doyle exclaimed at the same time.
It's just that compared to the complex flavor revealed in Conan Doyle's scream, Anna's exclamation was much simpler, and she almost immediately glared at John, pouting and saying, "John, you...... How can you say that! β
"Haha, don't worry!"
Haha, John's hand waved and said: "Of course my suggestion will not be so simple, the plot of the novel can be set in a special environment, such as two people falling into a waterfall or something, and then at a suitable time, it is easy to resurrect Mr. Holmes......" (To be continued......