You are missing the point. The praise of her was devoid of even a nod to the actual element of achievement. I know this because this was the first time I heard

You are missing the point. The praise of her was devoid of even a nod to the actual element of achievement. I know this because this was the first time I heard of Holmes and obviously well before the downfall and the fact that the story jumps out from my memory is because of how weird that phrasing was.