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1  Holmes turned away smiling from the keen scrutiny of those wonderful eyes.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
2  I could see, from Hopkins's face, that he never had, but Holmes was keenly interested.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
3  For a moment we caught a glimpse of the natural man, impulsive, ardent, keenly sensitive.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
4  He had lost his listless expression, and again I saw an alert light of interest in his keen, deep-set eyes.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE
5  The keen interest had passed out of Holmes's expressive face, and I knew that with the mystery all the charm of the case had departed.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE
6  Holmes was silent and motionless; but I could tell that he was keenly alert, and that his eyes were fixed intently upon the stream of passers-by.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
7  I would suggest that you return to Norfolk, that you keep a keen lookout, and that you take an exact copy of any fresh dancing men which may appear.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
8  He was a strange little ferret-like man, with white eyelashes, and when I looked up at him I found his keen gray eyes fixed upon me with an amused expression.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
9  I was keenly on the alert, therefore, for whatever would bear out this supposition, and I examined the room narrowly for anything in the shape of a hiding-place.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
10  "The old SHIKARI'S nerves have not lost their steadiness, nor his eyes their keenness," said he, with a laugh, as he inspected the shattered forehead of his bust.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
11  I know how keen you are upon these things, and I would take it as a great favour if you would step down to Appledore Towers, and give us the benefit of your advice.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
12  They were carefully examined, and showed that he was a keen student of international politics, an indefatigable gossip, a remarkable linguist, and an untiring letter writer.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
13  Charles Augustus Milverton was a man of fifty, with a large, intellectual head, a round, plump, hairless face, a perpetual frozen smile, and two keen gray eyes, which gleamed brightly from behind broad, gold-rimmed glasses.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
14  Even the news brought back by Hopkins that he had found the children, and that they had undoubtedly seen a woman exactly corresponding with Holmes's description, and wearing either spectacles or eyeglasses, failed to rouse any sign of keen interest.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ