1 The young detective was in high spirits at his success.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER 2 He was a most daring and successful seal and whale fisher.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER 3 I trust that I shall soon have to congratulate you upon a successful conclusion.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE 4 The autumn of that year was a stormy one, and there was a long succession of southerly gales.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER 5 Should I bring it to a successful conclusion, it will certainly represent the crowning glory of my career.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN 6 Many startling successes and a few unavoidable failures were the outcome of this long period of continuous work.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In IV. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST 7 Well, Hopkins, here we are at Charing Cross, and I congratulate you on having brought your case to a successful conclusion.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ 8 And I even attempted, more than once, for my own private satisfaction, to employ his methods in their solution, though with indifferent success.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 9 For two hours, with most intense concentration, Holmes examined every object in turn, but his face showed that his quest was not a successful one.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER 10 As it turns out your presence was unnecessary, and I would have brought the case to this successful issue without you, but, none the less, I am grateful.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER 11 The first two that he tried were not successes, but the third, Mr. Willoughby Smith, a very young man straight from the university, seems to have been just what his employer wanted.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ 12 A scientific expert would pronounce at once that this was drawn up on a suburban line, since nowhere save in the immediate vicinity of a great city could there be so quick a succession of points.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER 13 You must admit that it is curious and suggestive that this incident should occur on the eve of this important match, and should involve the only man whose presence seems essential to the success of the side.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER 14 In rapid succession we passed through the fringe of fashionable London, hotel London, theatrical London, literary London, commercial London, and, finally, maritime London, till we came to a riverside city of a hundred thousand souls, where the tenement houses swelter and reek with the outcasts of Europe.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS 15 So long as he was in actual professional practice the records of his successes were of some practical value to him, but since he has definitely retired from London and betaken himself to study and bee-farming on the Sussex Downs, notoriety has become hateful to him, and he has peremptorily requested that his wishes in this matter should be strictly observed.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN