Yet I mustn't stop with this remark, for it gives a distorted impression. I have had a few successes--a few tokens of public recognition. For instance, every August I receive an invitation to attend a banquet of the American Chapter of Baker Street Irregulars in Chicago. Holmesiana is a recherche area of scholarship, and I am honored to be seen as a worthy contributor to it. And there is the distinction of appearing on the front page of the sports section of the Sunday Times of London. I have had that distinction too, courtesy of a cricketeer.