“put £100 down in front of him” [BLUE]  <a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2myIkNKgRtzd80gVHI1y7qneHOGKNnkBGrrTjzwx66GaY-PX1kAhpdsAS8Y-3pAQyBrhpvS88m_uopA6zF0wFw1OHKUsgr5Szv4dgErEnXdVUesT_g6pYTWNbhV144QeaIlTlYNVosgLkxsVp7ItPij28NTFh7bafK7CBJpER6eMcxAJ0099mLFougvQ/s1536/445%20-%20100%20lbs.jpg"> </a>   Humans are suckers for round numbers. And 100 seems like a perfectly reasonable one to settle on. It's the first three-digit number (in Arabic numbers, that is; Romans were happy to hit a C note). When it comes to £100 in the Sherlock Holmes stories, it's a figure often associated with some sort of scam — enough to get attention and secure the trust of the mark. Which stories feature £100 and what were the circumstances? It's just a Trifle. If you have a question for us, please email us at trifles@ihearofsherlock.com. If you use your inquiry on the show, we'll send you a thank you gift.   Don't forget to listen to "Trifling Trifles" — short-form content that doesn't warrant a full episode. This is a benefit exclusively for our paying subscribers. Check it out (<a href= "https://www.patreon.com/collection/1325769/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Patreon</a> | <a href= "https://trifles.substack.com/s/trifling-trifles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Substack</a>).   Leave Trifles a five-star rating on <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sherlock-holmes-trifles/id1198869691?ls=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/6SF8y5sXSfWPBnH2W7WmKc" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">Spotify</a>; listen to this episode here or <a href= "https://episodes.fm/1198869691/episode/NWRjM2IzOTFmNDgwMWY2YWEwYWE1ZGI3NDFlN2MyNjA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wherever you get podcasts</a>   Links <ul> <li style= "list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"> Related: <a href= "https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/2019/04/episode-121-old-money.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Episode 121 - Old Money</a></li> <li style= "list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">All of our social links: <a style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" href= "http://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://linktr.ee/ihearofsherlock</a></li> <li style= "list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"> Email us at trifles @ <a class="vglnk" style= "margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" href= "http://ihearofsherlock.com/" rel="nofollow">ihearofsherlock.com</a> </li> </ul>   Music credits Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: <a href="http://www.marineband.marines.mil/">United States Marine Band</a>. Copyright: <a href= "http://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution_3.0">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0</a>

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