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1  But he was off like a deer after the shot that killed poor William Kirwan was fired.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In VII. The Adventure of The Reigate Squires
2  An unsuccessful lover might have killed Mr. and Mrs. Browner, and the male ear might have belonged to the husband.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
3  If I could have seen him then I should have killed him, for I have always been like a madman when my temper gets loose.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
4  I killed them quick, but they are killing me slow; and if I have another night of it I shall be either mad or dead before morning.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
5  I killed them quick, but they are killing me slow; and if I have another night of it I shall be either mad or dead before morning.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
6  It was one thing to knock the soldiers over with their muskets in their hands, and it was another to stand by while men were being killed in cold blood.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In V. The Adventure of The "Gloria Scott"
7  I swore to my wife that I would kill her if I found her in his company again, and I led her back with me, sobbing and trembling, and as white as a piece of paper.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
ContextHighlight   In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box