![]() Since his pawn shop did most of its business in the evenings, he was able to vacate his shop for short periods in the afternoon, receiving £4 a week for several weeks (equal to £380/week today) the work was obviously useless clerical work in a bare office, only performed for nominal compliance with a will, whereupon he was made to copy the Encyclopædia Britannica. Wilson tells Holmes that his business has been struggling. The next morning, Wilson had waited in a long line of fellow red-headed men, was interviewed and was the only applicant hired, because none of the other applicants qualified their red hair was either too dark or too bright, and did not match Wilson's unique flame color. Wilson tells them that some weeks before his young assistant, Vincent Spaulding, urged him to respond to a newspaper want-ad offering work to only red-headed male applicants. While studying his client, both Holmes and Watson notice his red hair, which has a distinct flame-like hue. Jabez Wilson, a London pawnbroker, comes to consult Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. ![]()
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