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1  His sister is everything in his life, he says.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
2  He is a man of venerable appearance and of saintly life.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 5. Three Broken Threads
3  As you value your life or your reason keep away from the moor.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 4. Sir Henry Baskerville
4  I assure you that I have never in my life seen anything more clearly.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
5  My life has been one incessant persecution from a husband whom I abhor.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 11. The Man on the Tor
6  "I never was more glad to see anyone in my life," said I as I wrung him by the hand.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 12. Death on the Moor
7  In order to have my case well rounded and complete, I have thrown away the life of my client.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 12. Death on the Moor
8  I only meant, sir, that Sir Charles led a very retired life, and we were able to look after his wants.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 6. Baskerville Hall
9  I don't know much of British life yet, for I have spent nearly all my time in the States and in Canada.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 4. Sir Henry Baskerville
10  It helped us to realize the horror of this woman's life when we saw the eagerness and joy with which she laid us on her husband's track.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 14. The Hound of the Baskervilles
11  They were the only signs of human life which I could see, save only those prehistoric huts which lay thickly upon the slopes of the hills.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 10. Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
12  Sir Henry rubbed his hands with pleasure, and it was evident that he hailed the adventure as a relief to his somewhat quiet life upon the moor.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
13  Now is the dramatic moment of fate, Watson, when you hear a step upon the stair which is walking into your life, and you know not whether for good or ill.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 1. Mr. Sherlock Holmes
14  He is much attached to her, no doubt, and would lead a lonely life without her, but it would seem the height of selfishness if he were to stand in the way of her making so brilliant a marriage.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 8. First Report of Dr. Watson
15  He was very sorry for all that had passed, and he recognized how foolish and how selfish it was that he should imagine that he could hold a beautiful woman like his sister to himself for her whole life.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
16  And even as they looked the thing tore the throat out of Hugo Baskerville, on which, as it turned its blazing eyes and dripping jaws upon them, the three shrieked with fear and rode for dear life, still screaming, across the moor.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
17  There was no trace, however, of anything of the kind, nor could I discover any sign which might indicate the character or intentions of the man who lived in this singular place, save that he must be of Spartan habits and cared little for the comforts of life.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 11. The Man on the Tor
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