"I -- " Her eyes sweep over him, and then flick past him to Holmes's empty chair, to the otherwise empty sitting room, and then to the partially door of Holmes's room. She may not be a consulting detective, but she knows her tenants, and she pushes past Dr. Watson into the sitting room.

"How long has he been like this, Doctor? Has it been all day? Sit." She reaches for him and takes him by the arm, leading him over to a chair.