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===Retirement===
In ''His Last Bow'', the reader is told that Holmes has retired to a small farm on the [[South Downs|Sussex Downs]] and taken up [[beekeeping]] as his primary occupation.<ref>Klinger II, pp. 1229, 1437, 1440—His Last Bow</ref> The move is not dated precisely, but can be presumed to be no later than 1904 (since it is referred to retrospectively in "[[The Adventure of the Second Stain]]", first published that year).<ref>Klinger II, p. 1189—"The Adventure of the Second Stain"</ref> The story features Holmes and Watson coming out of retirement to aid the British [[World War I|war]] effort. Only one other adventure, "[[The Adventure of the Lion's Mane]]", takes place during the detective's retirement.<ref>Klinger II, p. 1667—"The Adventure of the Lion's Mane"</ref>