The Adventure of the Copper Beeches is the last story told in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. In it, a woman named Violet Hunter went to Holmes for help in deciding whether or not to take a job as governess. She ended up accepting the job and was hired by Mr. Rucastle but told Holmes that she would telegraph him if something went wrong. After some time she did contact Holmes and wanted him to go to the estate that she worked at. Once Holmes arrived there Ms. Hunter told him that many things were strange. For example, she was once told to wear an electric blue dress and read with her back against the window. Also Mr. Rucastle told funny jokes and Ms. Rucastle never laughed at them. Ms. Hunter also noticed that there was a part of the house that was never used. When Holmes investigated, he found out that Mr. Rucastle was keeping his daughter as a prisoner so he could use Ms. Hunter (who looks like his daughter) to convince a man that she is not interested in him. At the end of the story Holmes found out that Rucastle's daughter had escaped and married the same man he was trying to keep away from her.
This is one of the longest stories in the entire Adventure of Sherlock Holmes and it is only 19 pages!
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