“My correspondence has certainly the charm of variety, and the humbler are usually the more interesting. This looks like one of those unwelcome social summonses which call upon a man either to be bored or to lie.” SocietyLettersLiesBoredomInvitationsDishonestyPretenseCorrespondenceSherlock HolmesPartiesWhite LiesDinnersSocial Gatherings Book:The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor Source: The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor