What did dr. holmes mean when he said, “for a mixture of the modern and the mediaeval, of the practical and of the wildly fanciful, i think this is surely the limit,” said he. “what do you make of it, watson? ” a. he meant that the case was a mixture of old and new, realistic and imaginary ideas. c. he had reached the limit of his patience and would no longer be a detective. b. he meant that he did not approve of the case and wanted watson’s opinion. d. he wanted watson to make something, practical, modern, medieval and fanciful.

The answer is:

a. He meant that the case was a mixture of old and new, realistic and imaginary ideas.

In the story "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire ," Holmes receives a letter with a new case about a vampire, so he expresses to Watson that the cause is a combination of ancient and contemporary, as well as reasonable and bizarre beliefs.

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onto a large boat, and mark the water level that the boat sinks to. then, take the elephant out and put a bunch of marked weights onto the boat until it reaches the same water level. add up the masses of the weights to get the weight of the elephant.