Dirty work?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="work">work</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> (<span word="How">How</span> <span word="Sherlock">Sherlock</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="BBC">BBC</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="January">January</span> 6, 2016):</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 1893, <span word="author">author</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="Conan">Conan</span> <span word="Doyle">Doyle</span> <span word="shoved">shoved</span> <span word="detective">detective</span> <span word="Sherlock">Sherlock</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cliff">cliff</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cliff">cliff</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fictionally">fictionally</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Reichenbach">Reichenbach</span> <span word="Falls">Falls</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Conan">Conan</span> <span word="Doyle">Doyle</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>. “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="pen">pen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="singular">singular</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Sherlock">Sherlock</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="distinguished">distinguished</span>,” <span word="narrator">narrator</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Watson">Watson</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Conan">Conan</span> <span word="Doyle">Doyle</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Final">Final</span> <span word="Problem">Problem</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Strand">Strand</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 1893.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="Conan">Conan</span> <span word="Doyle">Doyle</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pen">pen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="Sherlock">Sherlock</span> <span word="Holmes">Holmes</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>, <span word="presumably">presumably</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="tales">tales</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legions">legions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="detective">detective</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plot">plot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="rearranging">rearranging</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="Hours">Hours</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="monotonous">monotonous</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="tedious">tedious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="undoubtedly">undoubtedly</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="creative">creative</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tediousness">tediousness</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inescapable">inescapable</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p>
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