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1 A shadow of a doubt as to my conduct would bring the matter to an end.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In I. A Scandal in Bohemia
2 It walked slowly across the lawn and vanished into the shadow upon the other side.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
3 He had been watching me eagerly out of his small eyes, and I could see a shadow pass over his face as I spoke.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
4 As I passed out through the wicket gate, however, I found my acquaintance of the morning waiting in the shadow upon the other side.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
5 I was standing, rapt in the peaceful beauty of the scene, when I was aware that something was moving under the shadow of the copper beeches.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
6 Out of the black shadows there glimmered little red circles of light, now bright, now faint, as the burning poison waxed or waned in the bowls of the metal pipes.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
7 Then he handed me a yellow-backed novel, and moving my chair a little sideways, that my own shadow might not fall upon the page, he begged me to read aloud to him.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES
8 As I stood in the passage gazing at the sinister door and wondering what secret it might veil, I suddenly heard the sound of steps within the room and saw a shadow pass backward and forward against the little slit of dim light which shone out from under the door.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesBy Arthur Conan Doyle ContextHighlight In XII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE COPPER BEECHES