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“Why did he try the window on the first occasion,” I asked, “when he might have entered by the door?” “In reaching the door he would have to pass seven bedrooms. On the other hand, he could get out on to the lawn with ease. Anything else?” “You do not think,” asked Phelps, “that he had any murderous intention? The knife was only meant as a tool.” “It may be so,” answered Holmes, shrugging his shoulders. “I can only say for certain that Mr. Joseph Harrison is a gentleman to whose mercy I should be extremely unwilling to trust.”
The Final Problem
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes Arthur
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Table of contents A Study In Scarle
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The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Pr
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Part I A Study In Scarlet Table of
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n the year 1878 I took my degree of
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hardly have given him credit. “Yo
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stained with chemicals, yet he was
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possible perfection in it. Before t
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“Why, that he was a retired serge
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great strips had become detached an
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dust from the floor, and packed it
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the dingiest and dreariest of them
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I recognized that justice must be d
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slammed behind our visitor before H
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“There’s more work to be got ou
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with a stick in his hand. “I don
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the mews at the back of the hotel.
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clever as himself. As long as this
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In the central portion of the great
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“It don’t matter. It ain’t qu
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of the episode. Then he turned to t
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was to deal with cattle, she was no
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At first this vague and terrible po
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ger which threatened them, and how
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So unnerved was he at the sight tha
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All night their course lay through
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his way. On the sixth day, he reach
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A Study In Scarlet CHAPTER VI. A Co
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nothing more than his paid servant,
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was the only memento that I had of
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in criminal annals. The cases of Do
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The Sign of the Four
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herlock Holmes took his bottle from
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the neighborhood. So much is observ
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clear-cut, hawklike features. “St
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It was half-past five before Holmes
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We followed the Indian down a sordi
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to part with, although I had got it
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dreamily conscious that he was pour
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I went up and peeped through the ke
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ope which I see in the corner, secu
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“On which the dead man very consi
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only led us, however, to a deeper a
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“There’s the print of wooden-le
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“Ah! it’s all right. He’s off
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“My dear fellow, it would be a co
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It may be looked upon as the very l
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Norwood tragedy. They all appeared
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The old man made a little run towar
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for the final escape, and hurried t
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the deck. It straightened itself in
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a matter of duty, send an inspector
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you came up with us. However, there
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doubts as to whether they could arr
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done up in a shawl. He seemed to be
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enough all day; though in the eveni
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up by a convict-gang in the woods.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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A Scandal in Bohemia Table of conte
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the firelight strikes it, the leath
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“You are right,” he cried; “I
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groom out of work. There is a wonde
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He disappeared into his bedroom and
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We had reached Baker Street and had
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The Red-Headed League
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you know, for example, that I did m
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mine. He said a few words to each c
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shall be happy to look into it. Fro
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“Very well. And, I say, Doctor, t
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highest pitch of tension, and my he
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A Case of Identity
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“I have seen those symptoms befor
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said she would make it all right wi
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“That will do,” said Holmes.
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e pushed as far as it would go if a
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e were seated at breakfast one morn
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“It appears that his arrest did n
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Lestrade looked startled. “I do n
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armaid, finding from the papers tha
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“Who was the criminal, then?”
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gold, became wealthy men, and made
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hen I glance over my notes and reco
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trembling hand, ‘K. K. K.!’ he
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“Tut! tut!” cried Sherlock Holm
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looks as if they always send their
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He took a large sheet of paper from
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sa Whitney, brother of the late Eli
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“I was certainly surprised to fin
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his lodger, and that he could not a
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“Frankly, then, madam, I do not.
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drove through the streets of the Su
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entreated him to prevent anyone fro
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had called upon my friend Sherlock
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has been hung up indoors most of th
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occurrences, perhaps I ought to ask
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“Well?” “That’s the list of
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as if on some commission, and I mad
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band
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stand this strain no longer; I shal
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I seemed to hear a low whistle, suc
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the other of us, while his deep-set
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chairs, made up all the furniture i
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“Did you observe anything very pe
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of using a form of poison which cou
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f all the problems which have been
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of money through my poor father’s
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into a carriage, the door of which
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my own curiosity. It was obvious at
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“They must have done so. I have a
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The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
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St. Simon, second son of the Duke o
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“A most painful matter to me, as
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“Still, jealousy is a strange tra
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Simon has not already arrived. Ha!
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“Then I trust that you at least w
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olmes,” said I as I stood one mor
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I should find myself! I determined,
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arms folded, asked me whether it wa
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“You heard nothing yourself last
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the world. Now I am left to a lonel
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“On entering the house, however,
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o the man who loves art for its own
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“ ‘Hampshire. Charming rural pl
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those all-night chemical researches
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drawing-room, which is a very large
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“There was a little passage in fr
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e very much surprised if this were
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
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am afraid, Watson, that I shall hav
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that the stranger was leaning throu
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“Undoubtedly. He has neither a kn
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Colonel Ross, who had shown some si
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“My friend and I return to town b
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“It was the first link in my chai
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The Yellow Face
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“This is Grosvenor mixture at eig
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set and rigid about it which was sh
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secret which was casting a shadow o
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We turned a corner in the lane as h
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The Stock-Broker’s Clerk
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“Ah! Then you got hold of the bes
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“ ‘Precisely what I don’t wan
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Following his lead, we ascended fiv
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family resemblance. But for the hap
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have some papers here,” said my f
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came out to say that there was a ma
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“My friend ascended with the doct
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“ ‘ “Well, where d’ye suppo
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him with a match-box in his hand se
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n anomaly which often struck me in
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was first taken up by my father, bu
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the body could we find. On the othe
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“From this starting-point I proce
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“ ‘What is it, then?’ he gasp
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t was some time before the health o
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course this Acton business has put
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house. You appear to take it for gr
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“And where was it?” “Where I
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“It is an art which is often usef
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Page 361 and 362: her return. The blinds were not dow
Page 363 and 364: the curious fact that the intruder
Page 365 and 366: The man gave a violent start. “I
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Page 372 and 373: apidly to the front, and during the
Page 374 and 375: He relit the stair gas as he spoke,
Page 376 and 377: “Why should any one murder a man
Page 379: The Greek Interpreter
Page 382 and 383: of their fellows. Yet they are not
Page 384 and 385: Sometimes the rattle of the stones
Page 386 and 387: We all sat in silence for some litt
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Page 402 and 403: “I should,” said Lord Holdhurst
Page 404 and 405: “No, thank you, Joseph. I have a
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Page 417 and 418: “I think that I may go so far as
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Page 426 and 427: to their cries and knocking. Help w
Page 428 and 429: “I stood up and examined the rock
Page 430 and 431: in his own creation. “It really i
Page 432 and 433: “I wonder that my very simple str
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Page 439 and 440: is that a most sensational crime ha
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Page 445 and 446: “It is unquestionably the mark of
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Page 453 and 454: “A promise is a promise, Mr. Holm
Page 455 and 456: upon a cable form. “If my answer
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new to me. The object of those who
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the husband whom she loved and resp
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The Adventure of the Solitary Cycli
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seemed strange to us that Uncle Ral
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9.13. At Farnham Station I had no d
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a glimpse of him again this morning
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“You have heard of me, I see. I w
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The Adventure of the Priory School
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founder and principal. ‘Huxtable
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“I will order a four-wheeler. In
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Moor, extending for ten miles and s
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“But I need your company and assi
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“Why, Mr. Reuben Hayes,” said H
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Never shall I forget the Duke’s a
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“What are promises to such people
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have never known my friend to be in
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door they saw a sight which sent th
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“This is a most extraordinary thi
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with the initials of our prisoner o
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You say I murdered Peter Carey; I s
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The Adventure of Charles Augustus M
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hairless face, a perpetual frozen s
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though technically criminal. To bur
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murmur broke itself into the measur
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“A murder—a most dramatic and r
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t was no very unusual thing for Mr.
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As it is I am giving away valuable
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though. Why, it’s Beppo. He was a
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letter to send, and it is important
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and struck Napoleon a sharp blow on
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The Adventure of the Three Students
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“For an instant I imagined that B
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in this room we had the man prisone
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“He looked at us in a queer way.
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“Well, when he saw that they were
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hen I look at the three massive man
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Susan with the body, she hurried to
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“If it is not asking too much, Mr
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know nothing about it. I would only
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Again the Professor burst into high
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of my remarks, that Professor Coram
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e were fairly accustomed to receive
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to this hotel, and see if the porte
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“It’s worth trying, Watson,”
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These few inquiries proved, however
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not be fast, but I expect you will
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The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
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Sydenham a fortnight ago, and were
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aquiline features were convulsed in
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“Their cumulative effect is certa
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take him into my confidence yet. I
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“Well, I never thought to see her
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The Adventure of the Second Stain
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have known that there was anything
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you, and you will no doubt let us k
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“Now, Watson, the fair sex is you
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knocked at the door—surprise visi
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ask you, madam, to be kind enough t
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“Purely negative as yet,” my fr
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The Hound of the Baskervilles Table
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fresh basis from which to start our
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“I have in my pocket a manuscript
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ken men for the rest of their days.
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go out upon the moor at night. Incr
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hard-headed countryman, one a farri
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“Yes, the setting is a worthy one
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“If any possible doubt remained i
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“Whichever it is, my answer is fi
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Sherlock Holmes had, in a very rema
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settlement from Sir Charles, though
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driving Mr. Sherlock Holmes.’ Tha
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glanced keenly at us as we passed.
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edrooms opened. My own was in the s
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hat. A tin box for botanical specim
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“Yes, it’s rather an uncanny pl
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e frank with me, Miss Stapleton, fo
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ipen into love, and I have several
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some ways they have become more com
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What’s the matter with me, anyhow
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“And you go in disgrace. By thund
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Baskerville Hall. A boulder of gran
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strangely shaken by that sound upon
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people living within driving distan
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the second was criticism. There was
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I should explore every hut upon the
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A vague pathway among the boulders
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“But why keep me in the dark?”
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ody hunched together as if in the a
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“I would suggest carrying this po
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with the wig ought to be a Reynolds
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has informed me of what you have co
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the position of the rooms? What are
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“To leave you here. You are not f
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London, Watson, and I say it again
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alarmed the country-side, and final
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timacy he made it certain that Sir
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Part I The Valley Of Fear Table of
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am inclined to think—” said I.
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large book which is surely somethin
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Yet, if his emotions were dulled, h
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“Six thousand a year. That’s pa
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drawbridge, the chains and windlass
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“You mean that someone waded acro
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expression of surprised and reveren
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“Anything fresh, Sergeant Wilson?
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“Sorry to interrupt your consulta
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thought that someone was after him.
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Mrs. Douglas thought earnestly befo
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produced upon my mind. “We though
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“We will suppose that this couple
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with bicycle and valise. In the lat
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“I don’t doubt it, Mr. Holmes;
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Holmes took a swift glance round, a
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to California, then they chased me
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PART II. The Scowrers
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“Hullo, mate!” said he. “You
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“How could I have heard of him wh
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“What, does he hate the police to
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“Aren’t you?” The man’s sav
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“I have had that name among those
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On the day following the evening wh
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the assembly within. Once or twice
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“Jim was shot last month when the
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Ted Baldwin looked at McMurdo with
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life in your hands by what I say; b
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“I guess you’ll pay for this, C
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“What’s come over you, Jack?”
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Day was breaking now, and a line of
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quarries. It was two in the morning
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McMurdo sat in silence for some tim
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The usual revelry of the lodge was
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McMurdo shrugged his shoulders. “
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more besides yourselves that will s
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“I can only say that the first wo
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Preface The friends of Mr. Sherlock
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The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge Tab
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ad habit of telling his stories wro
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ow. With a slow smile he drew a fol
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yourself insensibly twisting them r
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Then from the table he took a platt
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a dangerous one, and if Garcia did
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Baynes flushed with pleasure. “I
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emarkable only for the fact that am
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n choosing a few typical cases whic
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e the most feasible, but if you sho
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“Yes, you are quite right. Those
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noted their anatomical peculiaritie
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compliment to me that you can’t b
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The Adventure of the Red Circle
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ell, Mrs. Warren, I cannot see that
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are good reasons to suspect that th
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“Education never ends, Watson. It
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projected the white haft of a knife
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“A few days later came the meetin
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n the third week of November, in th
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here he comes, if I am not mistaken
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the Bruce-Partington submarine are
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A small but well-kept house in the
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And yet we have surely made some ap
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“Here we are, Watson—this must
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keys which your brother held; and t
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The Adventure of the Dying Detectiv
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“If you will stand there I will t
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front of him. Make any excuse so as
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“The same,” said Holmes. “Ah!
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was clear to me, however, that by p
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ut why Turkish?” asked Mr. Sherlo
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Frances had started thither in thei
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most unscrupulous rascals that Aust
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He had rung loudly at the door of a
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men, appeared on the threshold. Hol
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n recording from time to time some
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“Then we shall walk over together
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“It won’t do, Watson!” said h
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above, his bedroom. They looked out
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so already before we embarked upon
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Dr. Sterndale drew from his pocket
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His Last Bow An Epilogue of Sherloc
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then closed the door behind the bul
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“Same as I said in my cable. Ever
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“No, indeed, Martha. So long as y
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far. No, Mr. Von Bork, you will go
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Preface I fear that Mr. Sherlock Ho
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t can’t hurt now,” was Mr. Sher
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I shall be prepared to look into it
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“I’m easy to find,” said the
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out of hate for him and to spite hi
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outside the imperial palace of Peki
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a few minutes before were now like
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The Blanched Soldier
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near Diamond Hill outside Pretoria.
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ut it was his face which held my ga
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of the next week, as my diary recor
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“It seemed that none of them coul
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The Adventure Of The Mazarin Stone
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“Expecting what?” “To be murd
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“It was you—you yourself?” Ho
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“He knows a damned sight too much
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a believer in your powers, and that
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don’t think that any of my advent
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struggle like some huge awkward chi
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Please come out at once. Client’s
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He scribbled three or four words up
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The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
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“With me!” “You had better re
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“I had only known her a few weeks
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The woman must have some strange de
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“Jacky!” “I watched him as yo
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t may have been a comedy, or it may
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policy—but I judged it better to
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with solid references, and he is bo
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central table with the brisk manner
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The Problem of Thor Bridge
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“Ah, I forgot I had not told you.
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Our visitor had risen also, and his
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to what she said, and she believed
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his employer had accumulated in the
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“Did he seem to you much perturbe
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“Then she took one of her husband
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. Sherlock Holmes was always of opi
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that certain letters might come to
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certainly see us in Camford. There
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Holmes smiled and rubbed his hands.
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were we able to look at each other
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t is a most singular thing that a p
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I advised him to send for his immed
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if he had married against his wish.
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“A most ingenious comparison. Or
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McPherson saw it, and that this phr
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hen one considers that Mr. Sherlock
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“What alternative could be concei
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past him before he could strike, bu
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herlock Holmes had been bending for
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when Sir Robert was gone and preten
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a quarrel, began. The lady keeps he
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swathed in a sheet from head to foo
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The Adventure of the Retired Colour
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to my inquiry and gave me a curious
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“Dispatched at 2.10 from Little P
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which one associates with the media
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