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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:The-strand-magazine-1893-11-the-adventure-of-the-nava-treaty-p465-illu.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Percy Phelps recovering the treaty ([[The Strand Magazine]], november 1893)]]<br /> <br /> Fictional character.<br /> <br /> <br /> == In the Sherlock Holmes stories ==<br /> <br /> * Percy Phelps was an old schoolmate of [[Dr. Watson]], nicknamed &quot;Tadpole&quot; at school ([[NAVA]] {{refcanon|NAVA|15}}).<br /> <br /> * He was a very brilliant boy who carried away every prize and went on to Cambridge ([[NAVA]] {{refcanon|NAVA|9}}).<br /> <br /> * Through [[Lord Holdhurst]]&#039;s influence, he secured a prestigious post at the Foreign Office ([[NAVA]] {{refcanon|NAVA|16}}).<br /> <br /> * Entrusted by his uncle [[Lord Holdhurst]] with copying a highly confidential naval treaty between England and Italy ([[NAVA]] {{refcanon|NAVA|99}}).<br /> <br /> * During a brief absence to fetch coffee, the treaty was stolen ([[NAVA]] {{refcanon|NAVA|131}}).<br /> <br /> * This &quot;horrible misfortune&quot; ruined his career prospects and nearly destroyed him emotionally ([[NAVA]] {{refcanon|NAVA|16}}).<br /> <br /> * The shock and guilt caused him to collapse into nine weeks of brain fever, during which he was nursed by his fiancée [[Annie Harrison]] ([[NAVA]] {{refcanon|NAVA|292}}).<br /> <br /> * Out of desperation, he wrote to [[Dr. Watson]] asking [[Sherlock Holmes]] to investigate ([[NAVA]] {{refcanon|NAVA|14}}).<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> [[Category:Characters (all stories)|Phelps, Percy]]<br /> [[Category:Characters (Sherlock Holmes stories)|Phelps, Percy]]<br /> [[Category:Clients|Phelps, Percy]]</div>

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