Leave it to Sherlock Holmes to find a blunt way to throw a comment - but that was all right. She was still far too pleased with his being here - and, well, alive - to be put out by any jab he might throw. Especially since she had been able to sustain well enough with her own circle of contacts, and tonight brought Sherlock to her in search of help. That sort of thing could make a girl feel proud.

"And what about you, Sherlock Holmes? How have you avoided being caught all this time?"