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1  Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
2  These, we presume, indicated the nature of the papers which had been destroyed by Colonel Openshaw.
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ContextHighlight   In V. THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS
3  She is what we call in England a tomboy, with a strong nature, wild and free, unfettered by any sort of traditions.
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ContextHighlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
4  He was off in one of those hysterical outbursts which come upon a strong nature when some great crisis is over and gone.
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ContextHighlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
5  Yet this emaciation seemed to be his natural habit, and due to no disease, for his eye was bright, his step brisk, and his bearing assured.
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ContextHighlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
6  I had filled the first two with my linen, and as I had still much to pack away I was naturally annoyed at not having the use of the third drawer.
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ContextHighlight   In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
7  Grit in a sensitive instrument, or a crack in one of his own high-power lenses, would not be more disturbing than a strong emotion in a nature such as his.
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ContextHighlight   In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
8  Her violet eyes shining, her lips parted, a pink flush upon her cheeks, all thought of her natural reserve lost in her overpowering excitement and concern.
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ContextHighlight   In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
9  But since we see that he has broken the elastic and has not troubled to replace it, it is obvious that he has less foresight now than formerly, which is a distinct proof of a weakening nature.
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ContextHighlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
10  I ask you not merely because my friend Dr. Watson has not heard the opening part but also because the peculiar nature of the story makes me anxious to have every possible detail from your lips.
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ContextHighlight   In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
11  I was shocked by the change which had come over him, for his face which was naturally of a broad and massive mould, was now pinched and fallen in, while his hair seemed to me at least a shade whiter.
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ContextHighlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
12  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 listened in silence to the strange story which our visitor detailed to us.
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ContextHighlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
13  In his singular character the dual nature alternately asserted itself, and his extreme exactness and astuteness represented, as I have often thought, the reaction against the poetic and contemplative mood which occasionally predominated in him.
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ContextHighlight   In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
14  The swing of his nature took him from extreme languor to devouring energy; and, as I knew well, he was never so truly formidable as when, for days on end, he had been lounging in his armchair amid his improvisations and his black-letter editions.
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ContextHighlight   In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
15  Had he appeared surprised at his own arrest, or feigned indignation at it, I should have looked upon it as highly suspicious, because such surprise or anger would not be natural under the circumstances, and yet might appear to be the best policy to a scheming man.
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ContextHighlight   In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
16  I was already deeply interested in his inquiry, for, though it was surrounded by none of the grim and strange features which were associated with the two crimes which I have already recorded, still, the nature of the case and the exalted station of his client gave it a character of its own.
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ContextHighlight   In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
17  Indeed, apart from the nature of the investigation which my friend had on hand, there was something in his masterly grasp of a situation, and his keen, incisive reasoning, which made it a pleasure to me to study his system of work, and to follow the quick, subtle methods by which he disentangled the most inextricable mysteries.
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ContextHighlight   In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
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