The Adventure of the Copper Beeches

by Arthur Conan Doyle

 

In Arthur Conan Doyle's, "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches", a young lady asks Holmes's advice as to whether she should accept an appointment as a governess, even though it comes with an unusual condition attached. There are other unsavory things about the household, and Holmes and Watson must visit the home to solve the mystery and save the young lady.