In the story, a young woman named Violet Hunter seeks the advice of the brilliant consulting detective Sherlock Holmes. A man named Jephro Rucastle has offered Miss Hunter a job as governess to his son. The position is an extremely well paid one. However, in order to get the job, Miss Hunter has to agree to some highly unusual conditions, which Mr. Rucastle claims are his wife's ideas. Miss Hunter wants Holmes' advice as to whether she should accept the job or not. Although Holmes advises her not to, Violet Hunter decides to work for the Rucastles. She is reassured when Holmes says that she can contact him if she finds herself in trouble. Shortly afterwards, Violet Hunter contacts Holmes again. She is disturbed by her employers' strange behavior and by the strange things which they ask her
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| - The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
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| - In the story, a young woman named Violet Hunter seeks the advice of the brilliant consulting detective Sherlock Holmes. A man named Jephro Rucastle has offered Miss Hunter a job as governess to his son. The position is an extremely well paid one. However, in order to get the job, Miss Hunter has to agree to some highly unusual conditions, which Mr. Rucastle claims are his wife's ideas. Miss Hunter wants Holmes' advice as to whether she should accept the job or not. Although Holmes advises her not to, Violet Hunter decides to work for the Rucastles. She is reassured when Holmes says that she can contact him if she finds herself in trouble. Shortly afterwards, Violet Hunter contacts Holmes again. She is disturbed by her employers' strange behavior and by the strange things which they ask her
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| - In the story, a young woman named Violet Hunter seeks the advice of the brilliant consulting detective Sherlock Holmes. A man named Jephro Rucastle has offered Miss Hunter a job as governess to his son. The position is an extremely well paid one. However, in order to get the job, Miss Hunter has to agree to some highly unusual conditions, which Mr. Rucastle claims are his wife's ideas. Miss Hunter wants Holmes' advice as to whether she should accept the job or not. Although Holmes advises her not to, Violet Hunter decides to work for the Rucastles. She is reassured when Holmes says that she can contact him if she finds herself in trouble. Shortly afterwards, Violet Hunter contacts Holmes again. She is disturbed by her employers' strange behavior and by the strange things which they ask her to do. Holmes realizes that Violet Hunter is being made to impersonate someone else and comes to the conclusion that Jephro Rucastle is a wicked and dangerous man. The story has been adapted for radio, film and television.
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