All’s Well That Ends Well

We all like certainty

“Holmes gave me a sketch of the events” from ‘The Adventure of Silver Blaze,’ by Sidney Paget, 1892 (from the collection of Glen Miranker; used with permission)

“All’s well that ends well, still the fine’s the crown;
Whate’er the course, the end is the renown.” — William Shakespeare, 1603 (All’s Well That Ends Well)