What did Dr. Holmes mean when he said, "For a mixture of the modern and the mediaeval, of the practical and of the wildly fanciful, I think this is surely the limit," said he. "What do you make of it, Watson?" a. He meant that the case was a mixture of old and new, realistic and imaginary ideas. c. He had reached the limit of his patience and would no longer be a detective. b. He meant that he did not approve of the case and wanted Watson's opinion. d. He wanted Watson to make something, practical, modern, medieval and fanciful.

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Makai Stewart

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30 January, 00:03

What did Dr. Holmes mean when he said, "For a mixture of the modern and the mediaeval, of the practical and of the wildly fanciful, I think this is surely the limit," said he. "What do you make of it, Watson?" a. He meant that the case was a mixture of old and new, realistic and imaginary ideas. c. He had reached the limit of his patience and would no longer be a detective. b. He meant that he did not approve of the case and wanted Watson's opinion. d. He wanted Watson to make something, practical, modern, medieval and fanciful.

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Tanner · Answer 1

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a. He meant that the case was a mixture of old and new, realistic and imaginary ideas.

In the story "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire," Holmes receives a letter with a new case about a vampire, so he expresses to Watson that the cause is a combination of ancient and contemporary, as well as reasonable and bizarre beliefs.