The Trifling Matter of Mortimer Maberley
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Fictional case.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
Untold Story
- Mary Maberley mentioned his late husband, Mortimer Maberley, who has been a client of Sherlock Holmes. The detective remembers Mr Maberley when he used his services in some trifling matter. (3GAB, 77)
- « I believe that my late husband, Mortimer Maberley, was one of your early clients. [..] 'I remember your husband well, madam,' said Holmes, 'though it is some years since he used my services in some trifling matter.' » — Sherlock Holmes.
