Status Updates From The Complete Sherlock Holmes

This is up to the end of The Sign of Four, the second Sherlock Holmes novel. I am really enjoying the dynamics and rhythm of Doyle's writing. I've also noticed something that R. Osman talked about in an interview about his TMC books: when someone talks, Doyle usually only uses "he said" or "said I" and possibly a descriptive word if necessary, very rarely any other word.