Question

In "The Red-Headed League," why does Sherlock Holmes want to see the knees of Vincent Spaulding's pants?

A.
to prove to Watson that Spaulding is innocent

B.
to see whether his knees are shaking from fear

C.
to see if his legs are straight or bent

D.
to see whether the knees show any wear

Answer 1

I think the answer is D because i just reread the book and it had said that he wanted to see the knees of the assistant to see if they were wore out from all the digging.And they were.

Answer 2

Yeah i remember that to! I read the book for school but yeah its D.

:)