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1 Sherlock Holmes sniffed sardonically.
2 Sherlock Holmes rose and lit his pipe.
3 Holmes was certainly not a difficult man to live with.
4 It's all very well for you to laugh, Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
5 Holmes glanced at me and raised his eyebrows sardonically.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
6 "You would lose your money," Sherlock Holmes remarked calmly.
7 "Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Stamford, introducing us.
8 "You mean the retired sergeant of Marines," said Sherlock Holmes.
9 Sherlock Holmes seemed delighted at the idea of sharing his rooms with me.
10 Sherlock Holmes approached the body, and, kneeling down, examined it intently.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
11 "For Mr. Sherlock Holmes," he said, stepping into the room and handing my friend the letter.
12 Holmes walked in, and I followed him with that subdued feeling at my heart which the presence of death inspires.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
13 I had imagined that Sherlock Holmes would at once have hurried into the house and plunged into a study of the mystery.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
14 "You don't seem to give much thought to the matter in hand," I said at last, interrupting Holmes' musical disquisition.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
15 "Commonplace," said Holmes, though I thought from his expression that he was pleased at my evident surprise and admiration.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
16 "Very interesting reading it might be made, too," remarked Sherlock Holmes, sticking a small piece of plaster over the prick on his finger.
17 That very evening I moved my things round from the hotel, and on the following morning Sherlock Holmes followed me with several boxes and portmanteaus.
18 When any of these nondescript individuals put in an appearance, Sherlock Holmes used to beg for the use of the sitting-room, and I would retire to my bed-room.
19 They evidently failed to appreciate the fact, which I had begun to realize, that Sherlock Holmes' smallest actions were all directed towards some definite and practical end.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
20 Sherlock Holmes chuckled to himself, and appeared to be about to make some remark, when Lestrade, who had been in the front room while we were holding this conversation in the hall, reappeared upon the scene, rubbing his hands in a pompous and self-satisfied manner.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Get Context In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
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