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1  "No, indeed," said Holmes, heartily, springing to his feet.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
2  Following the path backwards, we picked out another spot, where a spring trickled across it.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
3  Suddenly he raised his bearded face, saw us close to him, and pulled up, springing from his machine.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
4  The heath was covered with golden patches of flowering gorse, gleaming magnificently in the light of the bright spring sunshine.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
5  He was within three yards of us, this sinister figure, and I had braced myself to meet his spring, before I realized that he had no idea of our presence.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
6  Holmes and I walked along the broad, sandy road inhaling the fresh morning air and rejoicing in the music of the birds and the fresh breath of the spring.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST
7  Then from the pocket of his overcoat he drew a bulky object, and he busied himself in some task which ended with a loud, sharp click, as if a spring or bolt had fallen into its place.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
8  In my own mind I had determined that if I were sure, from the rigidity of his gaze, that it had caught his eye, I would at once spring out, throw my great coat over his head, pinion him, and leave the rest to Holmes.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
9  No interference upon our part could have saved the man from his fate, but, as the woman poured bullet after bullet into Milverton's shrinking body I was about to spring out, when I felt Holmes's cold, strong grasp upon my wrist.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON