Sign of Four

The Sign of Four – Chapter 12: The Strange Story of Jonathan Small

A very patient man was that inspector in the cab, for it was a weary time before I rejoined him. His face clouded over when I showed him the empty box. “There goes the reward!” said he gloomily. “Where there is no money there is no pay. This night’s work would have been worth a […]

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The Sign of Four – Chapter 8: The Baker Street Irregulars

“What now?” I asked. “Toby has lost his character for infallibility. ” “He acted according to his lights,” said Holmes, lifting him down from the barrel and walking him out of the timber-yard. “If you consider how much creosote is carted about London in one day, it is no great wonder that our trail should

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The Sign of Four – Chapter 6: Sherlock Holmes gives a Demonstration

“Now, Watson,” said Holmes, rubbing his hands, “we have half an hour to ourselves. Let us make good use of it. My case is, as I have told you, almost complete; but we must not err on the side of overconfidence. Simple as the case seems now, there may be something deeper underlying it.” “Simple!”

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The Sign of Four – Chapter 5: The Tragedy of Pondicherry Lodge

It was nearly eleven o’clock when we reached this final stage of our night’s adventures. We had left the damp fog of the great city behind us, and the night was fairly fine. A warm wind blew from the westward, and heavy clouds moved slowly across the sky, with half a moon peeping occasionally through

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