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THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
A Scandal in Bohemia The Red-headed League
A Case of Identity The Boscombe Valley Mystery
The Five Orange Pips The Man with the Twisted
Lip The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle The
Adventure of the Speckled Band The Adven-
ture of the Engineer’s Thumb The Adventure of
the Noble Bachelor The Adventure of the Beryl
Coronet The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
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I.
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”Seven!” I answered.
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”Frequently.”
”How often?”
”And I.”
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”None.”
”None.”
”Stolen.”
”Imitated.”
”My photograph.”
”Bought.”
”I was mad–insane.”
”Stolen, then.”
”Absolutely none.”
”But how?”
”I am about to be married.”
”I am sure.”
”And why?”
”Then, as to money?”
”Absolutely?”
”It was.”
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”What is it?”
”Which are?”
”I shall be delighted.”
”I am to be neutral?”
”Yes.”
”Yes.”
”Entirely.”
”Precisely.”
mouths.
”Where, indeed?”
”Where, then?”
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”What then?”
evening.”
”I guessed as much.”
”Not yet.”
”I have hopes.”
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”Married! When?”
”Yesterday.”
”But to whom?”
”Never to return.”
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”This photograph!”
the woman.
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ADVENTURE II. THE
RED-HEADED
LEAGUE
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and-compass breastpin.”
”’Never.’
”’Ten to two.’
”’Certainly,’ I answered.
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”To an end?”
October 9, 1890.
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”’Yes.’
”Yes.”
”Not him.”
”What then?”
”Why serious?”
you, Jones?”
of a light.
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ing.
”No?”
”What office?”
”None.”
”I fear not.”
way.”
a hurry.”
”Of what?”
tered.
talk it over.”
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asked.
”How on earth–”
remark.”
”The doctor?”
”Yes, certainly.”
”Ample.”
”Nothing.”
”I see no marks.”
”No, finished.”
”It is solved.”
”Pray do so.”
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”Certainly.”
”Quite so.”
”What?”
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”A client, then?”
”And help.”
ful.”
said.
”Nothing.”
”Nothing?”
”Ah!”
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”Entirely.”
”I am armed.”
”It is possible.”
”I never have.”
”Nothing?”
”Well.”
”Texas, I think.”
”What then?”
”Yes?”
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”Nearly eleven.”
”An enemy?”
”The Cedars?”
”Proceed, then.”
”I cannot imagine.”
”None.”
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”No bad?”
”No.”
”Certainly, madam.”
”I do.”
”Murdered?”
”On Monday.”
”What!” he roared.
”Certainly.”
”One?”
”That is possible.”
”No.”
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”Yes.”
”He might.”
”Yes.”
”It is possible.”
”Never.”
”Never.”
”Yes.”
”Certainly.”
”Is he quiet?”
”Dirty?”
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”Yes.”
”No.”
”Precisely.”
gression?”
”I cannot tell.”
”Nothing.”
”Not particularly.”
”That’s no good.”
”Who by?”
the Alpha.”
”I say it is.”
”Well?”
”Yes, sir.”
”Here?”
its gullet and down into its crop. But the crea-
ture flapped and struggled, and out came my
sister to know what was the matter. As I turned
to speak to her the brute broke loose and flut-
tered off among the others.
”’Which dealer’s?’
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”What, then?”
”Perfectly so.”
”’Never,’ said I.
”Always.”
”And why?”
”Yes, all.”
”By no means.”
”I cannot think.”
”I cannot imagine.”
My friend smiled.
”So it appears.”
ago.”
”Won’t it ring?”
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every respect.”
”Certainly.”
”Perhaps I have.”
I speak.”
”Can I be of assistance?”
”No.”
I nodded again.
tilator.”
”And also with the result of causing it to
turn upon its master at the other side. Some
of the blows of my cane came home and roused
its snakish temper, so that it flew upon the first
person it saw. In this way I am no doubt in-
directly responsible for Dr. Grimesby Roylott’s
death, and I cannot say that it is likely to weigh
very heavily upon my conscience.”
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ADVENTURE IX. THE
ADVENTURE OF THE
ENGINEER’S THUMB
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with a twig.”
”By no means.”
”’Yes, I promise.’
”’Most admirably.’
”’Where to?’
”’Very good.’
night.’
”’Entirely.’
”Tired-looking or fresh?”
enough.”
”Dr. Becher’s.”
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”And it is–”
”No, I am descending.”
”I beg pardon.”
”Pray do so.”
”Yes.”
”No.”
”Yes.”
”A confidential servant?”
at through this?”
”And how?”
standpoint.”
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”Here?”
”’Ample.’
”’Certainly not.’
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”’Stolen!’ he cried.
”Yes.”
”Yes.”
”Yes, he did.”
up.”
”I cannot tell.”
”Where to?”
”Deserted you?”
pounds.”
”To the man who loves art for its own sake,”
remarked Sherlock Holmes, tossing aside the
advertisement sheet of the Daily Telegraph, ”it
is frequently in its least important and lowli-
est manifestations that the keenest pleasure is
to be derived. It is pleasant to me to observe,
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”Not I.”
”’Yes, sir.’
”’As governess?’
”’Yes, sir.’
”’Oh, no.’
Miss Hunter.’
”Yes.”
”I will do it.”
”But how?”
away.”
”Yes, sir.”