It's possible that this is about adultery. She didn't come home last night and she won't tell him where she was ('and knows where they went last night knows their masters too'). He tries to make a Holmes joke, because SH can solve any puzzle. Apparently, this irritates her even more ('Stay, don't give me that same old act').
It's possible that this is about adultery. She didn't come home last night and she won't tell him where she was ('and knows where they went last night knows their masters too'). He tries to make a Holmes joke, because SH can solve any puzzle. Apparently, this irritates her even more ('Stay, don't give me that same old act').