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1  You, Carruthers, give me that revolver.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
2  A soft revolver bullet, as you perceive, Watson.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
3  But there are still four cartridges in the revolver.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
4  At that moment in rushed the husband with his revolver in his hand.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
5  I thought so," said he, "the revolver had an ejector, and here is the third cartridge.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
6  His revolver cracked, and I saw the blood spurt from the front of Woodley's waistcoat.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
7  Holmes crouched back against the wall, and I did the same, my hand closing upon the handle of my revolver.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
8  His head had been horribly mutilated by an expanding revolver bullet, but no weapon of any sort was to be found in the room.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
9  After that I determined to lie in wait, so I got out my revolver and I sat up in my study, which overlooks the lawn and garden.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
10  Suppose a man had fired through the window, he would indeed be a remarkable shot who could with a revolver inflict so deadly a wound.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
11  Then he raised his revolver and covered the young ruffian, who was advancing upon him with his dangerous riding-crop swinging in his hand.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
12  It was equally conceivable that he had shot her and then himself, or that she had been the criminal, for the revolver lay upon the floor midway between them.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
13  It was indeed like old times when, at that hour, I found myself seated beside him in a hansom, my revolver in my pocket, and the thrill of adventure in my heart.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
14  And yet there was the dead man and there the revolver bullet, which had mushroomed out, as soft-nosed bullets will, and so inflicted a wound which must have caused instantaneous death.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
15  He was up again in a moment, and with convulsive strength he seized Holmes by the throat, but I struck him on the head with the butt of my revolver, and he dropped again upon the floor.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
16  The old man, still clad in his surplice, burst into such a string of foul oaths as I have never heard, and pulled out a revolver of his own, but, before he could raise it, he was looking down the barrel of Holmes's weapon.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
17  It was the severity of Holmes's manner and the fact that he slipped a revolver into his pocket before leaving our rooms which impressed me with the feeling that tragedy might prove to lurk behind this curious train of events.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
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