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1 You will perceive, Watson, that the glasses are concave and of unusual strength.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
2 They cannot interfere on the strength of what would appear to them to be a wild suspicion.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
3 Seizing my pistol, I was rushing out, when my wife threw her arms round me and held me with convulsive strength.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
4 It was clear to me, from the strength of the glasses, that the wearer must have been very blind and helpless when deprived of them.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
5 I was that energetic person, and I have satisfied myself that by no exertion of my strength can I transfix the pig with a single blow.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
6 For half an hour, Holmes worked with concentrated energy, laying down one tool, picking up another, handling each with the strength and delicacy of the trained mechanic.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON
7 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 HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
8 Still kneeling upon the floor he bent forward and threw all his weight and strength upon some lever, with the result that there came a long, whirling, grinding noise, ending once more in a powerful click.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
9 He was a man of such gigantic strength that, even with the handcuffs which Holmes had so deftly fastened upon his wrists, he would have very quickly overpowered my friend had Hopkins and I not rushed to his rescue.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER
10 My friend had no breakfast himself, for it was one of his peculiarities that in his more intense moments he would permit himself no food, and I have known him presume upon his iron strength until he has fainted from pure inanition.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER