Inside the story
Meet Mary Sutherland
Mary Sutherland is a trusting, short-sighted typist who turns to Sherlock Holmes after her fiancé, the mysterious Hosmer Angel, fails to appear for their wedding. Distressed and confused by his disappearance, she asks Holmes to help her understand what has happened.
On the page
A large, plump, short-sighted young typist with a broad, good-humoured, somewhat vacuous face; fair skin and mousey hair. Over-dressed in slightly gaudy fashion: a broad-brimmed hat tilted coquettishly and trimmed with a big curling red feather, a heavy fur boa about the neck, and gloves she fidgets with nervously.
