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Meddler | Busybody | ~Alleged Scotland Yard Jack-in-Office (Out of context quotes from the one and only Sherlock Holmes)
Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him.
August 24, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Evil indeed is the man who has not one woman to mourn him.
I say, Doctor, there may be some little danger, so kindly put your army revolver in your pocket.
April 12, 2024 at 4:57 AM
I say, Doctor, there may be some little danger, so kindly put your army revolver in your pocket.
My dear fellow, life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere commonplaces of existence.
November 28, 2023 at 8:03 AM
My dear fellow, life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. We would not dare to conceive the things which are really mere commonplaces of existence.
There will probably be some small unpleasantness. Do not join in it.
November 15, 2023 at 6:12 AM
There will probably be some small unpleasantness. Do not join in it.
Let the whole incident be a sealed book, and do not allow it to affect your life.
October 27, 2023 at 6:08 AM
Let the whole incident be a sealed book, and do not allow it to affect your life.
The only drawback is that there is no law, I fear, that can touch the scoundrel.
October 24, 2023 at 10:30 PM
The only drawback is that there is no law, I fear, that can touch the scoundrel.
You have really done very well indeed. It is true that you have missed everything of importance, but you have hit upon the method, and you have a quick eye for colour.
October 23, 2023 at 9:47 AM
You have really done very well indeed. It is true that you have missed everything of importance, but you have hit upon the method, and you have a quick eye for colour.
My dear doctor, this is a time for observation, not for talk. We are spies in an enemy’s country.
October 22, 2023 at 1:33 AM
My dear doctor, this is a time for observation, not for talk. We are spies in an enemy’s country.
It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.
October 21, 2023 at 12:17 AM
It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.
It saved me from ennui. Alas!
October 20, 2023 at 7:29 AM
It saved me from ennui. Alas!
If they fire, Watson, have no compunction about shooting them down.
October 19, 2023 at 4:57 AM
If they fire, Watson, have no compunction about shooting them down.
He is, in my judgment, the fourth smartest man in London, and for daring I am not sure that he has not a claim to be third.
October 16, 2023 at 4:37 AM
He is, in my judgment, the fourth smartest man in London, and for daring I am not sure that he has not a claim to be third.
My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence.
October 15, 2023 at 9:08 AM
My life is spent in one long effort to escape from the commonplaces of existence.
As a rule, the more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it proves to be.
October 13, 2023 at 10:59 AM
As a rule, the more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it proves to be.
From what I have seen of the lady, she seems, indeed, to be on a very different level to your Majesty.
October 12, 2023 at 5:39 AM
From what I have seen of the lady, she seems, indeed, to be on a very different level to your Majesty.
Tragic, but ambiguous.
October 11, 2023 at 8:33 PM
Tragic, but ambiguous.
You are the stormy petrel of crime, Watson.
October 10, 2023 at 8:21 PM
You are the stormy petrel of crime, Watson.
The sofa is very much superior to the usual country hotel abomination.
October 10, 2023 at 9:59 AM
The sofa is very much superior to the usual country hotel abomination.
That is entirely a question of barometric pressure.
October 9, 2023 at 9:53 AM
That is entirely a question of barometric pressure.
What becomes, then, of these nocturnal whistles?
October 7, 2023 at 1:34 PM
What becomes, then, of these nocturnal whistles?
He has one positive virtue. He is as brave as a bulldog and as tenacious as a lobster if he gets his claws upon anyone.
October 6, 2023 at 10:51 PM
He has one positive virtue. He is as brave as a bulldog and as tenacious as a lobster if he gets his claws upon anyone.
He is not a bad fellow, though an absolute imbecile in his profession.
October 1, 2023 at 5:40 AM
He is not a bad fellow, though an absolute imbecile in his profession.
Very sorry to knock you up, Watson, but it's the common lot this morning.
September 30, 2023 at 6:39 PM
Very sorry to knock you up, Watson, but it's the common lot this morning.
I can never bring you to understand the importance of sleeves.
September 30, 2023 at 8:02 AM
I can never bring you to understand the importance of sleeves.