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1  They were all most dangerous men.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
2  The second most dangerous man in London.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
3  That is a dangerous argument my dear Watson.
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ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
4  There is no prospect of danger, or I should not dream of stirring out without you.
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ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
5  I at once saw the horrible danger of my position, and I hurried to put the case into your hands.
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ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
6  To humour your guilty elder son, you have exposed your innocent younger son to imminent and unnecessary danger.
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ContextHighlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
7  But I had no time to think of the danger, for another stone sang past me as I hung by my hands from the edge of the ledge.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
8  Then he raised his revolver and covered the young ruffian, who was advancing upon him with his dangerous riding-crop swinging in his hand.
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ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
9  I confess that I had not up to now taken a very serious view of the case, which had seemed to me rather grotesque and bizarre than dangerous.
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ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
10  Now, my dear fellow, in the matter of these explanations, we have, if I may ask for your cooperation, a hard and dangerous night's work in front of us.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
11  I did not tell him how urgent the danger was, for I knew that he could do no good here, but I sent the truth to the girl's father, and he very injudiciously communicated it to Godfrey.
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ContextHighlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
12  The course of events in London did not run so well as I had hoped, for the trial of the Moriarty gang left two of its most dangerous members, my own most vindictive enemies, at liberty.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
13  But I cared a great deal for the much more formidable person who was behind him, the bosom friend of Moriarty, the man who dropped the rocks over the cliff, the most cunning and dangerous criminal in London.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
14  I think, Inspector," Holmes remarked, "that you would do well to telegraph for an escort, as, if my calculations prove to be correct, you may have a particularly dangerous prisoner to convey to the county jail.
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ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
15  For example, in Dr. Barnicot's hall, where a sound might arouse the family, the bust was taken outside before being broken, whereas in the surgery, where there was less danger of an alarm, it was smashed where it stood.
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ContextHighlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
16  For that reason I turned away from you this evening when you upset my books, for I was in danger at the time, and any show of surprise and emotion upon your part might have drawn attention to my identity and led to the most deplorable and irreparable results.
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ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
17  Of the fate of Carruthers, I have no record, but I am sure that his assault was not viewed very gravely by the court, since Woodley had the reputation of being a most dangerous ruffian, and I think that a few, months were sufficient to satisfy the demands of justice.
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ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
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