1 A woman, young and beautiful, was lying dead upon the bed.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER 2 For an instant there was hesitation in her beautiful face.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE 3 She was as good as she was beautiful and as intelligent as she was good.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER 4 A beautiful neighbourhood, and full of the most interesting associations.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST 5 It is the Lady Eva Blackwell, the most beautiful debutante of last season.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON 6 Seldom have I seen so graceful a figure, so womanly a presence, and so beautiful a face.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE 7 The lady sprang to her feet, with the colour all dashed in an instant from her beautiful face.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN 8 Let us walk in these beautiful woods, Watson, and give a few hours to the birds and the flowers.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER 9 I'm afraid it has spoilt your beautiful bust, for it passed right through the head and flattened itself on the wall.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 10 And yet as we saw it that autumn morning, it was not its beauty which would be the first thing to impress the observer.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN 11 She looked back at us from the door, and I had a last impression of that beautiful haunted face, the startled eyes, and the drawn mouth.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN 12 With a resigned air and a somewhat weary smile, Holmes begged the beautiful intruder to take a seat, and to inform us what it was that was troubling her.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST 13 This carpet was a small square drugget in the centre of the room, surrounded by a broad expanse of beautiful, old-fashioned wood-flooring in square blocks, highly polished.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN 14 The butler had hardly closed the door behind him when Lady Hilda was down on her knees at Holmes's feet, her hands outstretched, her beautiful face upturned and wet with her tears.
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN 16 A rainy night had been followed by a glorious morning, and the heath-covered countryside, with the glowing clumps of flowering gorse, seemed all the more beautiful to eyes which were weary of the duns and drabs and slate grays of London.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST 17 The lady lay back exhausted upon a couch, but her quick, observant gaze, as we entered the room, and the alert expression of her beautiful features, showed that neither her wits nor her courage had been shaken by her terrible experience.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE 18 I had often heard of the beauty of the youngest daughter of the Duke of Belminster, but no description of it, and no contemplation of colourless photographs, had prepared me for the subtle, delicate charm and the beautiful colouring of that exquisite head.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN 19 I had often heard of the beauty of the youngest daughter of the Duke of Belminster, but no description of it, and no contemplation of colourless photographs, had prepared me for the subtle, delicate charm and the beautiful colouring of that exquisite head.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleGet Context In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN 20 And yet, without a harshness which was foreign to his nature, it was impossible to refuse to listen to the story of the young and beautiful woman, tall, graceful, and queenly, who presented herself at Baker Street late in the evening, and implored his assistance and advice.
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