Dear Sumal and all the other Holmesians,

There are characters who live until the very end and then there are characters
whose only scope is to die or be forgotten. One example is the hero's friend in
all our movies and novels - if he does not have a sweetheart/wife's photo in his
shirt pocket and hence does not die, does not turn Evil and hence the hero's
enemy, and is not the principal comedian - he just fades out of the picture. His
only job is to introduce the hero to the heroine/villian/close relative of the
heroine or help the hero in his avtar as a computer geek/nerd hacker or Q-type
weapons procurer...and disappear. More like a cameo. I guess Sir ACD just wanted
a link to introduce Holmes to the doctor and he got one in the form of Stamford.
Very convenient.


Sridhar

sumalsn <no_reply@...> wrote:
Dear Holmesians,
Why did Stamford fade out of the canon after introducing SH to Dr
Watson? Why was his character not developed by Sir ACD, considering
the fact that quite a few associates of Holmes are recurring, i.e
Inspector Lestrade, Mrs Hudson, Dr watson himself etc.
Sumalsn





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