How did he know? Wilson's right cuff is shiny from being rubbed so much, and his left jacket elbow is worn away from being pressed against a desk.Fact: Wilson has been writing a lot lately (major plot point!).
But as for the Freemasonry: Wilson is wearing an arc-and-compass (a major Masonic symbol) tie pin (even though all Masonic membership is supposed to be secret, so tsk tsk, Mr. How did he know? Well, Holmes doesn't explain the snuff snorting piece – we guess that Conan Doyle's editors weren't as careful as ours here at Shmoop, and no one bothered to point out to him that he missed something on his list.How did he know? Holmes points out that Wilson's right hand is larger than his left, a sign of greater muscular development on one side as a result of physical work.Fact: Wilson started as a ship's carpenter.Wilson has also traveled to China, has been doing a lot of writing lately, and that's about it. Holmes observes what Watson is doing and says that, "beyond the obvious facts" (League.16), Wilson has been a manual laborer, takes snuff (tobacco that you snort not too common these days since no one wants to get nose cancer), and is a Freemason (a still-existing guy-only secret society).Besides Wilson's bright red hair and expression of discontent, Watson can't see anything special in their visitor's features. Watson takes the opportunity to look carefully at Wilson to see what he can tell about the guy just based on his appearance.Jabez Wilson (the redhead), which, promises Holmes, will prove what he's told Watson before: life is even stranger than fiction.
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