Canonical Sevens

<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style= "text-align: left;">“called me in seven times</span><span style= "text-align: left;">”</span> [ABBE] </h4> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" href= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WBXJpRdTjfop84A7i9MSb9SobUspHXEzDH2vEwhIj3EF9oWpJVWRlTNxCGL4hx70AI7LZzhiEz9FZMNmnMcW-igFU1p-Qy86cn0J6dA7grpA5PqDFQY1KbflVggke6AGQP_5hhjHyhJ4Skp-6epdPfIIUH5znZPh7l98rH14hSFfSDzz-KsQ3ryAGAo/s1600/343%20-%20Sevens.jpg"> <img src= "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WBXJpRdTjfop84A7i9MSb9SobUspHXEzDH2vEwhIj3EF9oWpJVWRlTNxCGL4hx70AI7LZzhiEz9FZMNmnMcW-igFU1p-Qy86cn0J6dA7grpA5PqDFQY1KbflVggke6AGQP_5hhjHyhJ4Skp-6epdPfIIUH5znZPh7l98rH14hSFfSDzz-KsQ3ryAGAo/w640-h360/343%20-%20Sevens.jpg" width="640" height="360" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" /></a></div> </div> <!--x-tinymce/html--> <div> </div> <div>There's something magical about the number seven. Whether or not it appears more than other numbers in the Sherlock Holmes canon is beyond our research capabilities.</div> <div> </div> <div>However, there are some interesting and memorable associations with the number seven that we thought worth noting, thanks to a clever identification by Ruth Buchholtz in "Seventy-Seven Canonical Sevens" (<em>BSJ</em>, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1958). It's just a Trifle.</div> <div> </div> <div><em>If you have a suggestion for a Trifles episode, let us know at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com. If you use your idea on the air, we'll send you some Sherlockian goodies.</em></div> <div> </div> <p>Our Patreon supporters can listen to our shows ad-free and every one of them is eligible for our monthly and quarterly drawings for<em> Baker Street Journals</em>. <a href= "https://patreon.com/trifles">Join our community of patrons today</a>.</p> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <h3><