He'd solved the problem you see–and that's the way some people are. They are ceaselessly finding ways of getting to grips with the world, of surmounting certain antipathies so as to apply themselves to it that little bit more. It's quite admirable really, how they refuse to let anything come between them and the rest of it– Oh, the rest of it! Sort of there, sort of hovering there all the time. Different ideas come to me now and again–strategies I suppose that might inculcate a little more compatibility. I just don't know if I'll ever get the hang of it if you want to know–as a matter of fact I think I've left it a little too late to cultivate the necessary outlook. ClaireLouise Bennett
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The quote above is one of many examples of Miss M. M. Bryher's thoughts on the nature of Mr. Sherlock Holmes and the difficulty in understanding that nature.

The idea of “getting to grips with the world” is self-explanatory, but what Miss M. M. Bryher means by “solving…the problem you see” is not so easily understood.

She believes that Mr. Sherlock Holmes has an ability to see something in the world that others do not see, and he uses his powers to provide solutions to problems that others do not see. This ability has something to do with his eyes, which are described as “something you see”; but what she means by this is not clear.

Source: Pond

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