[ Van Zieks will regret this in due time, surely. He might regret it even more to send his own address in return - opening himself up to one Herlock Sholmes badgering him for whatever may cross that genius mind.

Van Zieks is just going to pour more wine while Sholmes is thinking. To his credit, he's not even tempted into hanging up. Talking to Sholmes while getting somewhat drunk (albeit for unrelated reasons) seems to be a good game plan. ]

It remains our top priority order, indeed. A rather cumbersome one, with the frequency those things appear in. I am beginning to think that this won't be settled quite so easily.