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1  Sherlock Holmes sniffed sardonically.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
2  Sherlock Holmes rose and lit his pipe.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
3  "Poison," said Sherlock Holmes curtly, and strode off.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
4  It's all very well for you to laugh, Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
5  "You would lose your money," Sherlock Holmes remarked calmly.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
6  "Dr. Watson, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said Stamford, introducing us.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
7  "You mean the retired sergeant of Marines," said Sherlock Holmes.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
8  Sherlock Holmes seemed delighted at the idea of sharing his rooms with me.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
9  Sherlock Holmes approached the body, and, kneeling down, examined it intently.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
10  "For Mr. Sherlock Holmes," he said, stepping into the room and handing my friend the letter.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
11  Sherlock Holmes led me to the nearest telegraph office, whence he dispatched a long telegram.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER IV. WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELL
12  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
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
13  "Very interesting reading it might be made, too," remarked Sherlock Holmes, sticking a small piece of plaster over the prick on his finger.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
14  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.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
15  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.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
16  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
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
17  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
ContextHighlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
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