1 Her poor, dear master had certainly been murdered.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER 2 These papers have all been burned by the murderers.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON 3 He lost not an hour in breaking entirely with the murderer.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL 4 The name of the murdered man linked the one event with the other.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS 5 I believe that on the day of the murder Adair had discovered that Moran was cheating.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 6 You say I murdered Peter Carey, I say I KILLED Peter Carey, and there's all the difference.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER 7 There was the possibility that the murderer had done this, and had afterwards escaped by the window.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 8 I appreciated that point, and I conjectured that it was dropped by the murderer in his hurried flight.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER 9 Its appearance and the dust upon the bottle showed that it was no common vintage which the murderers had enjoyed.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ABBEY GRANGE 10 I've had to do with fifty murderers in my career, but the worst of them never gave me the repulsion which I have for this fellow.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLES AUGUSTUS MILVERTON 11 The maid's name was Lucretia Venucci, and there is no doubt in my mind that this Pietro who was murdered two nights ago was the brother.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS 12 This seemed to establish that the crime had been done in a moment of fury, and that the murderer had seized the first weapon which came in his way.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER 13 He therefore murdered Adair, who at the time was endeavouring to work out how much money he should himself return, since he could not profit by his partner's foul play.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 14 It would strike him that in disappearing he might throw all pursuit off his track, and at the same time have an ample and crushing revenge upon his old sweetheart, if he could give the impression that he had been murdered by her only child.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER 15 As I read the evidence at the inquest, which led up to a verdict of willful murder against some person or persons unknown, I realized more clearly than I had ever done the loss which the community had sustained by the death of Sherlock Holmes.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE 16 Stanley Hopkins led us first to the house, where he introduced us to a haggard, gray-haired woman, the widow of the murdered man, whose gaunt and deep-lined face, with the furtive look of terror in the depths of her red-rimmed eyes, told of the years of hardship and ill-usage which she had endured.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In VI. THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER 17 In deference to my promise, and much against my will, I consented to leave him there for three days, under the charge of Mrs. Hayes, since it was evident that it was impossible to inform the police where he was without telling them also who was the murderer, and I could not see how that murderer could be punished without ruin to my unfortunate James.
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