The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - Page 09 of 16 "I glanced at the books upon the table, and in spite of my ignorance of German I could see that two of them were treatises on science, the others...
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - Page 08 of 16 "Away we went then, and we drove for at least an hour. Colonel Lysander Stark had said that it was only seven miles, but I should think, from the ...
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - Page 07 of 16 "'I quite follow you,' said I. 'The only point which I could not quite understand was what use you could make of a hydraulic press in excavating fulle...
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - Page 06 of 16 "'That is very awkward. Could I not come at some more convenient hour?' "'We have judged it best that you should come late. It is to recompense you f...
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - Page 05 of 16 "'Undoubtedly so. But you will find that all I say is really to the point. I have a professional commission for you, but absolute secrecy is quite esse...
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - Page 04 of 16 Holmes sat in his big armchair with the weary, heavy-lidded expression which veiled his keen and eager nature, while I sat opposite to him, and we li...
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - Page 03 of 16 "How is that?" I asked when I had finished. "Capital! Between your brandy and your bandage, I feel a new man. I was very weak, but I have had a good...
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - Page 02 of 16 "I am sorry to knock you up so early, Doctor," said he, "but I have had a very serious accident during the night. I came in by train this morning, an...
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - Page 01 of 16 Of all the problems which have been submitted to my friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, for solution during the years of our intimacy, there were only two ...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 18 of 18 "I had come to these conclusions before ever I had entered his room. An inspection of his chair showed me that he had been in the habit of stand...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 17 of 18 It was a singular sight which met our eyes. On the table stood a dark-lantern with the shutter half open, throwing a brilliant beam of light upon the i...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 16 of 18 How shall I ever forget that dreadful vigil? I could not hear a sound, not even the drawing of a breath, and yet I knew that my companion sat open-...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 15 of 18 About nine o'clock the light among the trees was extinguished, and all was dark in the direction of the Manor House. Two hours passed slowly away, and ...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 14 of 18 "Do you know, Watson," said Holmes as we sat together in the gathering darkness, "I have really some scruples as to taking you to-night. There is a distinct ...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 13 of 18 I had never seen my friend's face so grim or his brow so dark as it was when we turned from the scene of this investigation. We had walked several t...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 12 of 18 "Why, it's a dummy," said he. "Won't it ring?" "No, it is not even attached to a wire. This is very interesting. You can see now that it is fastened...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 11 of 18 "Exactly so. But I am now sleeping in the middle one." "Pending the alterations, as I understand. By the way, there does not seem to be any very pre...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 10 of 18 "There is some building going on there," said Holmes; "that is where we are going." "There's the village," said the driver, pointing to a cluster of roofs ...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 09 of 18 "Fancy his having the insolence to confound me with the official detective force! This incident gives zest to our investigation, however, and I only...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 08 of 18 "But what, then, did the gypsies do?" "I cannot imagine." "I see many objections to any such theory." "And so do I. It is precisely for that reason tha...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 07 of 18 "You have done wisely," said my friend. "But have you told me all?" "Yes, all." "Miss Roylott, you have not. You are screening your stepfather." "Why, what d...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 06 of 18 "One moment," said Holmes, "are you sure about this whistle and metallic sound? Could you swear to it?" "That was what the county coroner asked me at the in...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 05 of 18 "Perfectly so." "The windows of the three rooms open out upon the lawn. That fatal night Dr. Roylott had gone to his room early, though we knew that ...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 04 of 18 "But a terrible change came over our stepfather about this time. Instead of making friends and exchanging visits with our neighbors, who had at first been...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 03 of 18 "Farintosh," said he. "Ah yes, I recall the case; it was concerned with an opal tiara. I think it was before your time, Watson. I can only say, madam, ...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 02 of 18 "Good-morning, madam," said Holmes cheerily. "My name is Sherlock Holmes. This is my intimate friend and associate, Dr. Watson, before whom you can speak as f...
The Adventure of the Speckled Band - Page 01 of 18 On glancing over my notes of the seventy odd cases in which I have during the last eight years studied the methods of my friend Sherlock Holmes, I fi...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 15 of 15 There was a long silence, broken only by his heavy breathing and by the measured tapping of Sherlock Holmes's finger-tips upon the edge of the table. T...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 14 of 15 "My sister had told me some weeks before that I might have the pick of her geese for a Christmas present, and I knew that she was always as good as her ...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 13 of 15 Ryder threw himself down suddenly upon the rug and clutched at my companion's knees. "For God's sake, have mercy!" he shrieked. "Think of my father! of my ...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 12 of 15 "Here we are!" said Holmes cheerily as we filed into the room. "The fire looks very seasonable in this weather. You look cold, Mr. Ryder. Pray take the...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 11 of 15 "No; but one of them was mine all the same," whined the little man. "Well, then, ask Mrs. Oakshott for it." "She told me to ask you." "Well, you can ask t...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 10 of 15 The small boy brought round a small thin volume and a great greasy-backed one, laying them out together beneath the hanging lamp. "Now then, Mr. Cocksure," sa...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 09 of 15 We passed across Holborn, down Endell Street, and so through a zigzag of slums to Covent Garden Market. One of the largest stalls bore the name of Brec...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 08 of 15 Sherlock Holmes glanced sharply across at me with a slight shrug of his shoulders. "There is your hat, then, and there your bird," said he. "By the way, wo...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 07 of 15 "Very glad to see you. I dine at seven. There is a woodcock, I believe. By the way, in view of recent occurrences, perhaps I ought to ask Mrs. Hudso...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 06 of 15 "Very. But will he see it?" "Well, he is sure to keep an eye on the papers, since, to a poor man, the loss was a heavy one. He was clearly so scared...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 05 of 15 "It was lost, if I remember aright, at the Hotel Cosmopolitan," I remarked. "Precisely so, on December 22d, just five days ago. John Horner, a plumber, was ...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 04 of 15 "But his wife--you said that she had ceased to love him." "This hat has not been brushed for weeks. When I see you, my dear Watson, with a week's accumulat...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 03 of 15 "My dear Holmes!" "He has, however, retained some degree of self-respect," he continued, disregarding my remonstrance. "He is a man who leads a sedentary lif...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 02 of 15 "Which surely he restored to their owner?" "My dear fellow, there lies the problem. It is true that 'For Mrs. Henry Baker' was printed upon a small c...
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Page 01 of 15 I had called upon my friend Sherlock Holmes upon the second morning after Christmas, with the intention of wishing him the compliments of the season. ...
The Man with the Twisted Lip - Page 17 of 17 "I do not know that there is anything else for me to explain. I was determined to preserve my disguise as long as possible, and hence my preference for a ...
The Man with the Twisted Lip - Page 16 of 17 "I wrote my articles and thought little more of the matter until, some time later, I backed a bill for a friend and had a writ served upon me for 25 pounds....
The Man with the Twisted Lip - Page 15 of 17 "Let me introduce you," he shouted, "to Mr. Neville St. Clair, of Lee, in the county of Kent." Never in my life have I seen such a sight. The man's face ...
The Man with the Twisted Lip - Page 14 of 17 "What can I do for you, Mr. Holmes?" "I called about that beggarman, Boone--the one who was charged with being concerned in the disappearance of Mr. Neville ...
The Man with the Twisted Lip - Page 13 of 17 "Awake, Watson?" he asked. "Yes." "Game for a morning drive?" "Certainly." "Then dress. No one is stirring yet, but I know where the stable-boy sleeps, and we sh...
The Man with the Twisted Lip - Page 12 of 17 "I cannot imagine. It is unthinkable." "And on Monday he made no remarks before leaving you?" "No." "And you were surprised to see him in Swandam Lane?" "Very ...
The Man with the Twisted Lip - Page 11 of 17 "Coarse writing," murmured Holmes. "Surely this is not your husband's writing, madam." "No, but the enclosure is." "I perceive also that whoever addressed the envelop...
The Man with the Twisted Lip - Page 10 of 17 "No good news?" "None." "No bad?" "No." "Thank God for that. But come in. You must be weary, for you have had a long day." "This is my friend, Dr. Watson. He...
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