Thank you! Yes, I like to think Holmes saw in Wiggins some of what Wiggins' own mother would have seen in him, intelligence, resourcefulness, leadership, etc. And, yes, the trust that Holmes puts in him buoys him more than in terms of the money which makes Wiggins' life easier.

The original is very poignant so I wanted that same feel to it.

So my last attempt at epistle poems will be Pope-ish, I hope.