1 Of course, when I had left the country there was no one to cope with him.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem 2 Donnithorpe is a little hamlet just to the north of Langmere, in the country of the Broads.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In V. The Adventure of The "Gloria Scott" 3 We prospered, we travelled, we came back as rich colonials to England, and we bought country estates.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In V. The Adventure of The "Gloria Scott" 4 But the girl held true to me, and it seemed that I would have had her when the Mutiny broke out, and all hell was loose in the country.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VIII. The Adventure of The Crooked Man 5 He is a bit of a Don Juan, and you can imagine that for a man like him it is not a very difficult part to play in a quiet country district.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual 6 Watson, I think our quiet rest in the country has been a distinct success, and I shall certainly return much invigorated to Baker Street to-morrow.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VII. The Adventure of The Reigate Squires 7 A depleted bank account had caused me to postpone my holiday, and as to my companion, neither the country nor the sea presented the slightest attraction to him.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box 8 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 DoyleContextHighlight In VII. The Adventure of The Reigate Squires 9 My business took me into town at certain seasons, but in summer I had less to do, and then in our country home my wife and I were just as happy as could be wished.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In III. The Adventure of The Yellow Face 10 Appreciation of nature found no place among his many gifts, and his only change was when he turned his mind from the evil-doer of the town to track down his brother of the country.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box 11 It was a stroke of positive genius on his part to see in the burglary scare which was convulsing the country side an opportunity of plausibly getting rid of the man whom he feared.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VII. The Adventure of The Reigate Squires 12 But I should be glad that you should add this case to your annals, for there are points in it which make it quite unique in the criminal records of this or, I believe, of any other country.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VI. The Adventure of The Musgrave Ritual 13 Three days later we were back in Baker Street together; but it was evident that my friend would be much the better for a change, and the thought of a week of spring time in the country was full of attractions to me also.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VII. The Adventure of The Reigate Squires 14 The country round is very lonely, but about half a mile to the north there is a small cluster of villas which have been built by a Tavistock contractor for the use of invalids and others who may wish to enjoy the pure Dartmoor air.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze 15 I think that it is most probable that Beddoes, pushed to desperation and believing himself to have been already betrayed, had revenged himself upon Hudson, and had fled from the country with as much money as he could lay his hands on.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In V. The Adventure of The "Gloria Scott" 16 It was destined, however, that all my professional caution should be wasted, for next morning the problem obtruded itself upon us in such a way that it was impossible to ignore it, and our country visit took a turn which neither of us could have anticipated.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VII. The Adventure of The Reigate Squires 17 Without going into details, I may say that it defined the position of Great Britain towards the Triple Alliance, and fore-shadowed the policy which this country would pursue in the event of the French fleet gaining a complete ascendancy over that of Italy in the Mediterranean.
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