Editing Sherlock Holmes (section)

=== Practice ===
Holmes' clients vary from the most powerful monarchs and governments of Europe, to wealthy [[Aristocracy|aristocrats]] and [[industrialist]]s, to impoverished [[pawnbroker]]s and [[governess]]es. He is known only in select professional circles at the beginning of the first story, but is already collaborating with [[Scotland Yard]]. However, his continued work and the publication of Watson's stories raise Holmes's profile, and he rapidly becomes well known as a detective; so many clients ask for his help instead of (or in addition to) that of the police<ref>"[[The Adventure of the Reigate Squire|The Reigate Squires]]" and "[[The Adventure of the Illustrious Client]]" are two examples.</ref> that, Watson writes, by 1887 "Europe was ringing with his name"<ref>"The Reigate Squires"</ref> and by 1895 Holmes has "an immense practice".<ref>Klinger II, p. 976—"[[The Adventure of Black Peter]]"</ref> Police outside London ask Holmes for assistance if he is nearby.<ref>Klinger I, pp. 561-562—"The Reigate Squires"</ref> A [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British prime minister]]<ref>Klinger II, pp. 1190-1191, 1222-1225—"[[The Adventure of the Second Stain]]"</ref> and the [[King of Bohemia]]<ref name="Klinger I pp. 15-16">Klinger I, pp. 15-16—"A Scandal in Bohemia"</ref> visit 221B Baker Street in person to request Holmes's assistance; the [[President of France]] awards him the [[Legion of Honour]] for capturing an assassin;<ref>Klinger II, p. 1092—"[[The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez]]"</ref> the King of Scandinavia is a client;<ref>Klinger I, p. 299—"[[The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor]]"—there was no such position in existence at the time of the story.</ref> and he aids the [[Holy See|Vatican]] at least twice.<ref>''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' (Klinger III p. 409) and "The Adventure of Black Peter" (Klinger II p. 977)</ref> The detective acts on behalf of the British government in matters of national security several times<ref>"[[The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans]]", "[[The Adventure of the Naval Treaty|The Naval Treaty]]", and after retirement, "[[His Last Bow (story)|His Last Bow]]".</ref> and declines a [[Knight Bachelor|knighthood]] "for services which may perhaps some day be described".<ref>Klinger II, p. 1581—"The Adventure of the Three Garridebs"</ref> However, he does not actively seek fame and is usually content to let the police take public credit for his work.<ref>In "The Naval Treaty" (Klinger I p. 691), Holmes remarks that, of his last fifty-three cases, the police have had all the credit in forty-nine.</ref>