I've Done What I Please, but I'm Telling You the Truth

Sherlock Holmes tells the story of how he came to be known as john douglas. He asks his readers to journey with him 20 years in time and westward some thousands of miles in space. "I ask you now is, how do i stand by the english law? There was a silence which was broken by sherlock holmes. You will get no worse than your deserts from that, mister douglas"