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‘What did you do, Hopkins, after you had made certain that you had made certain of nothing?’

-Sherlock Holmes

The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez

Hahaha this one got me 😂

‘For once you have fallen low. Let us see in the future how high you can rise.’

-Sherlock Holmes

The Adventure of the Three Students

‘Exactly. Since it is morally justifiable I have only to consider the question of personal risk. Surely a gentleman should not lay much stress upon this when a lady is in most desperate need of his help?’

I love Sherlock!!

The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton

‘I had a catching of breath, and my skin went cold at the words, which were slowly uttered in a tone of concentrated resolution. As a flash of lightning in the night shows up in an instant every detail of a wide landscape, so at one glance I seemed to see every possible result of such an action—the detection, the capture, the honored career ending in irreparable failure and disgrace.’

Adventure of Milverton

‘Why didn’t you tell her of the danger?’
‘Because, then, again, she would have left me, and I couldn’t bear to face that…’
‘Well,’ I said, ‘you call that love, but I should call it selfishness.’

-Dr. Watson

The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist

‘Your reverence need not be excited,’ said Holmes lighting a cigarette. ‘The case is clear enough against you, and all I ask is few details for my own curiosity. However, if there is any difficulty in your telling me I’ll do the talking, and then you will see how far you have a chance of holding back your secrets.’

The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist

‘I had the first right to her, and I am only claiming my own.’
‘She broke away from your influence when she found out what you are,’ said Holmes, sternly.’She fled from America to avoid you…You dogged her and followed her and made her life a misery…You have ended by bringing about death... That your record in this business, and you will answer for it to the law.’
The Adventures of the Dancing Men

The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist was bar fat my favorite short story. Stalking and the crimes that follow aren’t taken seriously enough today. It was refreshing to see Sir Conan Doyle disagree