I had imagined that we were bound for Baker Street, but Holmes stopped the cab at the corner of Cavendish Square. I observed that as he stepped out he gave a most searching glance to right and left, and at every subsequent street corner he took the u...
Such was the remarkable narrative to which I listened on that April eveninga narrative which would have been utterly incredible to me had it not been confirmed by the actual sight of the tall, spare figure and the keen, eager face, which I had never...
I had only one confidantmy brother Mycroft. I owe you many apologies, my dear Watson, but it was all-important that it should be thought I was dead, and it is quite certain that you would not have written so convincing an account of my unhappy end ha...
At last, when you had all formed your inevitable and totally erroneous conclusions, you departed for the hotel and I was left alone. I had imagined that I had reached the end of my adventures, but a very unexpected occurrence showed me that there wer...
I listened with amazement to this explanation, which Holmes delivered between the puffs of his cigarette. But the tracks! I cried. I saw with my own eyes that two went down the path and none returned. It came about in this way. The instant that the P...
I am glad to stretch myself, Watson, said he. It is no joke when a tall man has to take a foot off his stature for several hours on end. Now, my dear fellow, in the matter of these explanations we have, if I may ask for your co-operation, a hard and...
My dear Watson, said the well-remembered voice, I owe you a thousand apologies. I had no idea that you would be so affected. I gripped him by the arm. Holmes! I cried. Is it really you? Can it indeed be that you are alive? Is it possible that you suc...
Well, I've a conscience, sir, and when I chanced to see you go into this house, as I came hobbling after you, I thought to myself, I'll just step in and see that kind gentleman, and tell him that if I was a bit gruff in my manner there was not any ha...
