The Little Four

A Domestic Mystery

Ever since our reunion during the Great War, I have been known as the primary associate of the detective who is still by my assessment the most famous in Europe, if not the entire world. A quaint, dandified little man—with queer habits and a certain harmless vanity—and a marvellous brain, which he has applied with great success to the pursuit of countless criminals!

The case I am writing of today, however, is not of a criminal nature, and this account will not be sent out for mass publication as my past ones have been. Instead I endeavoured to give trusted acquaintances such as yourself a glimpse into the daily lives of myself and my dear friend—an exercise in reminiscence which has brought me no small amount of joy, and which I hope will also entertain the reader.