The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes · Character
Lord Holdhurst
The Foreign Secretary who entrusts Phelps with the treaty.
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First appearance: The Naval Treaty
Lord Holdhurst shows up with force in The Naval Treaty. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Phelps's influential uncle, the Foreign Minister, who entrusted him with the secret treaty.
Lord Holdhurst first appears in 0010 the naval treaty.
In The Naval Treaty: Phelps's influential uncle, the Foreign Minister, who entrusted him with the secret treaty.
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