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1  I knew that my husband had come to England.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
2  Both she and her husband had occupied the bed.
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ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
3  My husband found and kept both diary and letters.
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ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
4  For some reason, Woodley was chosen as the husband.
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ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
5  But at that time it will be in the hands of the lady's husband.
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ContextHighlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
6  At that moment in rushed the husband with his revolver in his hand.
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ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
7  It was at this instant that my unfortunate husband entered the room.
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ContextHighlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE
8  So far as they knew, there had never been any quarrel between husband and wife.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
9  There is complete confidence between my husband and me on all matters save one.
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ContextHighlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
10  When he had fallen I rushed from the room, chose the wrong door, and found myself in my husband's room.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
11  The lady's allusions to her past, and her refusal to take her husband into her confidence, both pointed in that direction.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
12  She sent me a letter then, imploring me to go away, and saying that it would break her heart if any scandal should come upon her husband.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
13  She said that she would come down when her husband was asleep at three in the morning, and speak with me through the end window, if I would go away afterwards and leave her in peace.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
14  You dogged her and followed her and made her life a misery to her, in order to induce her to abandon the husband whom she loved and respected in order to fly with you, whom she feared and hated.
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ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
15  Hayes brought Arthur to his public-house, the Fighting Cock, where he was confined in an upper room, under the care of Mrs. Hayes, who is a kindly woman, but entirely under the control of her brutal husband.
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ContextHighlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
16  Of Mrs. Hilton Cubitt I only know that I have heard she recovered entirely, and that she still remains a widow, devoting her whole life to the care of the poor and to the administration of her husband's estate.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
17  Then there came a time of trouble, a police officer was killed, many were arrested, evidence was wanted, and in order to save his own life and to earn a great reward, my husband betrayed his own wife and his companions.
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ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
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