The Firewas Burning Brightly - And In The Grate There Wasa Mass Of Black - ______ Ashes - As Of Burned Paper - While The Brass Box Stood Open And Empty Besideit; As We Approached - Thedoor Flew Open - And A Little Blonde Woman Stood Inthe Opening - Clad In Some Sort Of Light Mousselinede Soie - With A Touch Of ______ Pink Chiffon At Herneck And Wrists; This Dust - You Will Observe - Is Not Thegritty - Grey Dust Of The Street But The ______ Browndust Of The House - Showing That It Has Been Hungup Indoors Most Of The Time - While The Marks Ofmoisture Upon The Inside Are Proof Positive That Thewearer Perspired Very Freely - And Could Therefore - Hardly Be In The Best Of Training

A collection of twelve short stories, published in 1892, by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. I The stories are not in chronological order, and the only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view. In general the stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes identify, and try to correct, social injustices. Holmes is portrayed as offering a new, fairer sense of justice.