Two Maids A-Missing

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“Altogether there are eight maids” [MUSG]  </h4> <p>Two stories. Two jewels. Two lady's maids. And two strikingly similar circumstances.</p> <p>In "The Blue Carbuncle" and "The Six Napoleons," published just 11 years apart, we can find some remarkable parallels that result in the disappearance of minor players who were involved in critical plot points. It's just a Trifle.</p> <p> </p> <p>Support us on Patreon: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/trifles">patreon.com/trifles</a> </p> <div> <div style="margin: 0px;"> <div style="text-align: left;"><br /> And leave us a rating and review on <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sherlock-holmes-trifles/id1198869691?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Podcasts</a>.<br /> <span style= "background-color: white; color: #505050; font-size: large; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> <br /></span></div> </div> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman';"> <div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> </div> <h3><strong>Links / Notes</strong></h3> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;">This episode: <a href= "https://ihose.co/trifles234" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ihose.co/trifles234</a></li> <li style="text-align: left;">"Two Maids A-Milking" by William Hyder, <em><a href= "https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/2021/04/11/winter-2020-bsj/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Baker Street Journal</a></em>, Vol. 70, No. 4</li> <li style="text-align: left;">"<a href= "https://youtu.be/-pMUPMHbNng" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Twelve Gifts of Christmas</a>" by Allan Sherman</li> </ul> <div> </div> <h3><strong>Sponsor</strong></h3> <div> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;"><em><a href= "https://ihose.co/BSIPress" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The BSI Press</a></em></li> </ul> </div> <h3><strong> </strong></h3> <h3><strong>Music credits</strong></h3> <div>Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra</div> <div>Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: <a href= "https://www.marineband.marines.mil/">United States Marine Band</