Mary Watson (nee Morstan) is a reoccurring character in the Sherlock Holmes stories. She is Doctor Watson's wife, and Watson refers to her in a number of of the stories. While she is generally not involved in the main action of most stories, she is a central character in The Sign of Four. Mary Morstan is Holmes's client in this story, and Watson describes her at their first meeting this way:
"She was blonde young lady, small, dainty, well gloved, and dressed in the most perfect taste.
"Her face had neither regularity of feature nor beauty of complexion, but her expression was sweet and amiable, and her large blue eyes were singularly spiritual and sympathetic."
Watson and Morstan fall in love during the course of the story. Watson initially hides his feelings for Morstan because she stands to inherit a fortune. Watson sees it as improper and unethical to court her in view of her financial prospects. Whe the treasure is lost, they both admit feelings of relief and confess their love for each other.
She is rarely found in spin-offs of the
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