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Servant of Legendre	SHERLOCK SIX FEET UNDER	Lead	[-]
Nov 24 11 8:10 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Googling hasn't given me a satisfactory answer, so maybe someone here can. I was watching THE EMPTY HOUSE yesterday, starring J Brett and it just occured to me - why it never did before I can't imagine - that if Watson and everyone thought Holmes was dead, there must have been a funeral. Does anyone know where Holmes's 'grave' was before he reappeared? Does Doyle mention it anywhere?
sirharryflashman		#1	[-]
Nov 24 11 7:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	No reference to any kind of funeral to be found in ACD's writing. Given that there was no body, Mycroft being next of kin and perfectly aware his brother wasn't dead, it is quite possible that no service was held. I can imagine Mycroft keeping Watson at arm's length and indicating that any sort of funeral would be 'family' only and that would be the end of it. Cheers, Charles Prepolec Gaslight Grimoire Blog: News, Interviews and Updates Sherlock Holmes News: Sherlock Holmes in Films, Books and Media
Wich2		#2	[-]
Nov 24 11 11:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That was about my guess, Charles - and if Watson pressed further, Mycroft would perhaps have played the, "keep quiet for King and Country's sake" card.
Servant of Legendre		#3	[-]
Nov 25 11 7:07 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Of course, I was forgetting Mycroft. Which is probably what he'd want. Discreet fellow.

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