Question

In one story, this character’s wife comforts Kate Whitney while he retrieves her husband Isa from a several day long stay in an opium den. This character is told “Omne ignotum pro magnifico” in a story he narrates where Duncan Ross advertises in an ad found by Vincent Spaulding. (-5[1])This character, who describes another character’s tendency to refer to a singer solely as “the woman,” (10[2])is married (10[1])to (10[1])Mary, (10[2])who appears in “The Man with the Twisted Lip.” This character narrates a story that begins with him finding his friend in a deep conversation (10[1])with Jabez Wilson, who has (-5[1])“fiery red hair.” This character is told that he “sees but does not observe” (10[1])in the story “A Scandal in Bohemia.” (10[2])For 10 points, what character, who fought in India, narrates many of the stories about his partner (10[1])Sherlock Holmes? ■END■

ANSWER: Dr. John H. Watson [prompt on John] (The story is “The Red-Headed League.”)
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2024 ACF Winter at UC Berkeley2024-11-16Y3100%0%0%97.00
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Owen IredaleImperial ACambridge A48-5
Greg MylesEdinburghBristol B6410
George PurkissWarwick BDurham B6410
Ted WarnerBristol ACambridge B6610
Albert NyangLSE ACambridge C6710
Haemish CampbellDurham ACam D6810
Kai MadgwickManchesterOxford A6810
Odysseas GabrielatosWarwick ASouthampton B9310
Mikey BrownBirminghamSouthampton A98-5
Zayyan MahmoodSouthampton ABirmingham11210
Brendan BethlehemCambridge AImperial A11910
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltLSE B11910
Benjamin WatsonOxford BImperial B13610