i often talked to him about sherlock holmes. at that time most people had never heard of him. only the police and some criminals knew what a great detective he was. ACD seemed to enjoy my stories very much. he was never too tired to hear about another of holmes's cases.
we met many times and enjoyed many good dinners together before i realized that ACD had a special interest in holmes. he wanted to be a writer, and had already enjoyed alittle success. now he wanted to write about holmes, using the facts of a real case, but adding his own ideas to the story.