Lb8535
Justified & Ancient
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I do think it's in the book and not in relation to the moors, he and Watson are in London, although I don't recall which story. It might be the first instance of Watson finding out about Holmes' disguises. There definitely is one story as noted above about a middle-class Londoner who discovers that he can earn more by dressing up as a beggar than at his former profession. At the end Holmes says that he will keep the secret to avoid disgrace but the man must stop doing this. I never understood what business it was of his. Stories about people dressing up to appear more needy are old, going back at least to Beggar's Opera, where Mr. Peachum has a business managing the beggars. I don't know if this is a London urban legend or it if really happened. I have several friends who are musicians who report good earnings as students playing in the subway, and one young cousin who attempts to make a living as a sax player who took to busking on the streets of Brooklyn during the pandemic when club gigs stopped.In the Jeremy Brett TV series, there is a section were Holmes disappears for a time then reappears to Watson, on the moor dressed as a beggar.