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The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge Table of contents The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747 The Tiger of San Pedro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752 745
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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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ne summer night, a few months after
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her return. The blinds were not dow
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the curious fact that the intruder
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The man gave a violent start. “I
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The Resident Patient
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the portrait were framed it would j
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apidly to the front, and during the
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He relit the stair gas as he spoke,
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“Why should any one murder a man
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The Greek Interpreter
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of their fellows. Yet they are not
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Sometimes the rattle of the stones
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We all sat in silence for some litt
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which Mr. Melas had found himself.
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The Naval Treaty
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and finally brought a test-tube con
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the hall, where I found the commiss
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had not dared to think of what woul
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“Well, we have several, but we ca
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“I should,” said Lord Holdhurst
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“No, thank you, Joseph. I have a
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the centre of it was lying a little
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“Why did he try the window on the
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t is with a heavy heart that I take
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the door opened and Professor Moria
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turned the carriage, and dashed awa
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“I think that I may go so far as
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seething foam, will lie for all tim
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The Adventure of the Empty House
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to their cries and knocking. Help w
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“I stood up and examined the rock
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in his own creation. “It really i
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“I wonder that my very simple str
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Colonel Moran had done it? He had p
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om the point of view of the crimina
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is that a most sensational crime ha
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will which he did not intend ever t
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een opened by the police. They were
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“It is unquestionably the mark of
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“Very simply. When those packets
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olmes had been seated for some hour
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“A promise is a promise, Mr. Holm
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upon a cable form. “If my answer
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of powder from the moment that they
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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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Page 728 and 729: “I guess you’ll pay for this, C
Page 730 and 731: “What’s come over you, Jack?”
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Page 744 and 745: “I can only say that the first wo
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Page 763 and 764: was a woman. Who then but Miss Burn
Page 765 and 766: same reasons for revenge. He could
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Page 770 and 771: “So far I could hardly have gone
Page 772 and 773: dissecting-rooms, it would be as ea
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Page 776 and 777: seated upon a chest with his head s
Page 778 and 779: “ ‘Well, Sarah found that she c
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Page 784 and 785: landlady had handed to him, “this
Page 786 and 787: “Well, what am I to do, Mr. Holme
Page 788 and 789: “Holmes!” he cried. “Why, Gre
Page 790 and 791: Half an hour later we were seated,
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Page 796 and 797: All other men are specialists, but
Page 798 and 799: “Yes; his brother, Colonel Valent
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“That should be helpful, Watson,
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“Did you close it?” “I am alw
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the roof of the train. That was cle
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“For England, home and beauty—e
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“That will do very well. I shall
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s. Hudson, the landlady of Sherlock
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scream. As I turned I caught a glim
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stood upon a side table. ”Among t
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will turn it up, that I may see you
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The Disappearance of Lady Frances C
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live, and their passbooks are compr
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An hour afterwards, Sherlock Holmes
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answered. ‘It took longer, being
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died—certificate says senile deca
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The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot
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church. The vicar of the parish, Mr
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two great apes. Oh, it was awful to
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asking Holmes in an eager voice whe
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tion between three things—the bur
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“What do you mean?” he asked at
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Holmes sat for some little time in
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t was nine o’clock at night upon
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“Sparking plugs, eh?” “You se
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these things? Steiner is the fifth
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I have long had an eye upon him. Mi
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The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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The Illustrious Client
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“No, it is more serious than that
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am glad to have had my attention ca
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“None of that, Mr. Holmes,” cri
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I have my plans. The first thing is
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“Very mysterious,” said he with
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“It is a loyal friend and a chiva
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he ideas of my friend Watson, thoug
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the table. He looked up at last wit
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“I really took no notice.” “P
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took out my notebook and scribbled
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then, had to be sifted and balanced
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t was pleasant to Dr. Watson to fin
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Watson waited until the door was cl
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Ikey Sanders, who refused to cut it
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villains staggered back in utter am
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The Adventure of the Three Gables
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“But what is it?” “I was goin
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“Settled once again,” said Holm
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“It seems a queer thing to break
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away, and were, I admit, a little r
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olmes had read carefully a note whi
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So the matter stands. She is now co
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original yeoman farmer of the seven
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The boy cooed and nestled his head
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The Adventure of the Three Garrideb
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“Why did he ever drag you into it
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“Now and again I drive down to So
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know my Watson by now. But there is
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castle in the air fell down, it bur
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omewhere in the vaults of the bank
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“I know you have,” our visitor
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The Gold King paused for a moment a
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to a side-gate opening into the gro
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“Perhaps Mr. Neil Gibson has told
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I had no glimmer of what was in his
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The Adventure of the Creeping Man
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his master, save on very special oc
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love affair. He made a journey abro
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Sulkily our host—if I may call hi
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egan after his visit to Prague, tha
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The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane
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was blood dripping down his chin, f
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Murdoch’s face flushed with anger
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to be in a nightmare in which you f
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of rocks lay above it at the base o
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The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
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she cried. It was in the night, and
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“I learned it when I had recovere
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The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Plac
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Holmes raised his eyebrows. “This
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“Exactly!” Holmes had become ve
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enewed activity. Once more we found
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of the coffins of her husband’s a
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herlock Holmes was in a melancholy
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“Well, he was painting the passag
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malevolent scowl. None the less, he
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observed it. You’ll get results,
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