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We are not told any more about Abrahams in the Canon, but he may be identified as Sir David Abrahams, who makes his appearance in The Enfield Rope.\u003cbr\u003e In it, we see Holmes' varied interests, including Kaballah, and some knowledge of the anarchist and revolutionary movements in Russia at the end of the 19th century (the last no doubt at least as the result of his work for Mycroft).\u003cbr\u003e There can be little doubt in my mind that Watson witheld publication of this adventure on account of its political sensitivity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The second adventure recorded here, The Hand of Glory, is a purely domestic adventure, taking place as it does in a small unnamed Warwickshire market town, which it is impossible to identify from the sketchy description here.\u003cbr\u003e Holmes' knowledge of the esoteric superstitions of the past stands him in good stead here, and leads him to a satisfactory elimination of a criminal conspiracy, set up and masterminded for reasons of personal revenge.\u003cbr\u003e The grisly elements in this story are beyond anything described elsewhere by Watson, surpassing even The Cardboard Box and Black Peter in their gruesome nature. 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