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1  The affair is a very tangled one.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
2  It seems to have been a very deliberate affair.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IX. The Adventure of The Resident Patient
3  He had heard nothing, and the affair remained a complete mystery.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IX. The Adventure of The Resident Patient
4  The man who wrote all his words first is undoubtedly the man who planned the affair.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In VII. The Adventure of The Reigate Squires
5  I tell you that there never was a shadow between us until this accursed affair began.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face
6  They undoubtedly showed that the affair was much deeper than was at first conjectured.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In VIII. The Adventure of The Crooked Man
7  It was not until we had reached home that I began to realize the true state of affairs.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IX. The Adventure of The Resident Patient
8  We have, however, examined the stables, and there is nothing to connect him with the affair.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze
9  The affair proves, as I always thought it would, to be an extremely simple one, but I am obliged to you for assisting me in my investigation.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
10  I fancy that Lord Holdhurst for one, and Mr. Percy Phelps for another, would very much rather that the affair never got as far as a police-court.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XI. The Adventure of The Naval Treaty
11  But the affair is a petty one, one of our little country crimes, which must seem too small for your attention, Mr. Holmes, after this great international affair.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In VII. The Adventure of The Reigate Squires
12  It has been an intellectual treat to me to see the way in which you have grappled with this affair, and I say, unaffectedly, that it would be a grief to me to be forced to take any extreme measure.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem