From the Private Files of Scotland Yard Commissioner Rushworth Ramsgate - Part 21:

A Woman of Mystery...

While ensconced on the escarpments of the clock tower, Lady Dorrington, left a five-pound note secured to one of the clock's huge hands. As her ascent remains a secret, the eventual discovery of the fiver by workmen when the clock is next cleaned will create a mystery. The  precise opposite of Lady Dorrington's usual riddle solving modus operandi.

As to solving the mystery of the found money...  my lips are sealed. 

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From the Private Files of Scotland Yard Commissioner Rushworth Ramsgate - Part 20:

Never Wager with a Woman...
 

Tasha never ceases to amaze me. When she claimed that she could scale any structure in London, I scoffed and said in jest, "Why don't you climb Big Ben!" She asked, "Day or night?" I replied, "night,"  never dreaming she'd consider the wager genuine. I now owe her dinner at Simpsons...  perhaps not a bad bargain at that.

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From the Private Files of Scotland Yard Commissioner Rushworth Ramsgate - Part Four:

The Female of the Species

My experiences with the remarkable Lady Dorrington have caused me to question many long-held beliefs regarding the roles of the sexes.

While she is exceptional in her intelligence and strength, I ask myself if she is absolutely unique.  Could other ladies, should circumstances allow, excel in a man's game?

Lady Dorrington's presence is promoting an undercurrent of hostility and - to be honest - even a detectable fear among my colleagues.

The brighter among them realize that her existence, and the existence of women like her, give lie to arguments long used to deny their emancipation.

If she is an example of the "new woman," this twentieth century promises to be exceedingly different for men and the women with whom they will have to contend.

However, one virtue of rank is the privilege of choosing one's own path and I will walk with Lady Dorrington.  To do otherwise would be unfair to her and, given her abilities, to society as well.

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