1 I made up my mind that the fellow was in hiding in the house.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER 2 The place was pitch dark, but it was evident to me that it was an empty house.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 3 Holmes took each face of the house in turn, and examined it with great interest.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER 4 Her room was at the other end of the house, and she could hear nothing of what had passed.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER 5 I had some difficulty in finding his house, however, and it was nearly half-past before I reached it.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER 6 Again, Park Lane is a frequented thoroughfare; there is a cab stand within a hundred yards of the house.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 7 The house was separated from the street by a low wall and railing, the whole not more than five feet high.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 8 I did not anticipate that you would yourself make use of this empty house and this convenient front window.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 9 A group of loafers upon the pavements, all staring up at a particular window, directed me to the house which I had come to see.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 10 A low, stealthy sound came to my ears, not from the direction of Baker Street, but from the back of the very house in which we lay concealed.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 11 Here he turned swiftly down a narrow passage, passed through a wooden gate into a deserted yard, and then opened with a key the back door of a house.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 12 A small timber-yard still exists, however, at the back of the house, and last night, about twelve o'clock, an alarm was given that one of the stacks was on fire.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER 13 Neither the flowers nor the earth showed any sign of having been disturbed, nor were there any marks upon the narrow strip of grass which separated the house from the road.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 14 Surprise was expressed at the absence of the master of the establishment from the scene of the fire, and an inquiry followed, which showed that he had disappeared from the house.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER 15 He waits until the only other person in the house is in bed, and then in the solitude of a man's room he murders him, burns his body in the wood-pile, and departs to a neighbouring hotel.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER 16 He said that his mind would not be easy until the whole thing was settled, and he begged me to come out to his house at Norwood that night, bringing the will with me, and to arrange matters.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER 17 Once or twice it seemed to me that I had seen the same figure before, and I especially noticed two men who appeared to be sheltering themselves from the wind in the doorway of a house some distance up the street.
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