Billy the Page

<h4 data-blogger-escaped-style="text-align: center;">“Billy advanced and drew away” [MAZA]  </h4> <p>We're used to reading about Mrs. Hudson ushering clients in and out, and providing various domestic services for Sherlock Holmes. But now and again, we find ourselves in the presence of young Billy, the page.</p> <p>What was a page? And was Billy the only one at 221B Baker Street? In Vol. 2, No. 3 of <em>The Sherlock Holmes Journal</em>, G.B. Newton made an assessment of who served and when in his article "Billy the Page," and in our monthly "Mr. Sherlock Holmes the Theorist" feature, we test his hypothesis. It's just a Trifle.</p> <p> </p> <div data-blogger-escaped-style="text-align: center;"> <p>Have you left us a rating and review on <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sherlock-holmes-trifles/id1198869691?mt=2" data-blogger-escaped-target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> yet? You don't need to own an Apple device, and every review helps more people find the show. </p> </div> <div data-blogger-escaped-style="margin: 0px;"> <div data-blogger-escaped-style="text-align: center;"> <p><br /> Find Trifles wherever you listen to podcasts:</p> </div> <div data-blogger-escaped-style="text-align: center;"> <p><a href="https://pod.link/1198869691" data-blogger-escaped-target="_blank">Listen to Sherlock Holmes: Trifles</a> </p> </div> <p> </p> <div data-blogger-escaped-style="text-align: center;"> <p>And please consider supporting our efforts through <a href="https://patreon.com/trifles" data-blogger-escaped-style="font-weight: normal;" data-blogger-escaped-target= "_blank">Patreon</a> or <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=bhUDy2roW_3n5LZwv5duCDwvWFIVBL71jtY0R-IhfZ0jZ2fTPRfEb4rCxk8VMuYqzRoc1G" data-blogger-escaped-style="font-weight: normal;" data-blogger-escaped-target="_blank">PayPal</a>.</p> </div> <p> </p> </div> <h3><strong>Links / Notes</strong></h3> <ul> <li>This episode: <a href="https://ihose.co/trifles177" data-blogger-escaped-target="_blank">ihose.co/trifles177</a></li> <li><a href= "https://draf