The most appropriate answer is D: to hide his or her identity. The note indicates that the visitor desires to maintain anonymity, which is a common reason for someone to wear a mask when visiting someone, especially in a situation that involves consulting a private detective about a matter of significant importance.
Holmes threw over a sheet of thick, pink-tinted
notepaper which had been lying open upon the
table. "It came by the last post," said he. "Read it
aloud." The note was undated, and without either
signature or address. "There will call upon you to-
night, at a quarter to eight o'clock,'
" it said,
"a
gentleman who desires to consult you upon
a
matter of the very deepest moment. Your recent
services to one of the royal houses of Europe have
shown that you are one who may safely be
trusted with matters which are of an importance
which can hardly be exaggerated. This account
of you we have from all quarters received. Be in
your chamber then at that hour, and do not take
it amiss if your visitor wear a mask." "This is indeed
a mystery," I remarked.
"What do you imagine
that it means?" "I have no data yet. It is a capital
mistake to theorizes before
one has data.
Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories,
instead of theories to suit facts. But the note itself. Why might the visitor wear a mask?
A to hide his or her scars
B to appear as someone else
C to scare Holmes
D to hide his or her identity
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