I submit for your inspection one John H. Watson.
What is the meaning of this sentence?
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What is the meaning of this sentence?
The full quote is from The Perils of Sherlock Holmes, and is actually:
I submit for your inspection one John H. Watson.
It's a very formal and primarily British way of saying:
I would like to introduce you to a person named John H. Watson, so that you can understand and learn of him.
It is a way of preparing someone mentally to study and evaluate. The author is submitting it to the reader for inspection, in this case a character named John H. Watson.