Homework Help: literature

Posted by anonymous on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 9:01pm.

"There is one correspondent who is a sure draw, Watson. That is the bank. Single ladies must live, and their passbooks are compressed diaries."

What does this quote mean?

literature - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 9:07pm
I assume this is from a Sherlock Holmes story. He's saying that single ladies can be tracked by the amount of money and frequency they deposit or withdraw money from the bank.

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