My ______riagehad Drifted Us Away From Each Other; As To Your Practice - If A Gentleman Walks Into My Rooms Smelling Of Iodoform - With A Black ______k Of Nitrate Of Silver Upon His Rightforefinger - And A Bulge On The Right Side Of His Tophat To Show Where He Has Secreted His Stethoscope - I Must Be Dull - Indeed - If I Do Not Pronounce Himto Be An Active Member Of The Medical Profession;"You Had My Note?" He Asked With A Deep Harshvoice And A Strongly ______ked German Accent; But How - ""Was There A Secret ______riage?""None;""But How?""I Am About To Be ______ried; Rather Than Ishould ______ry Another Woman - There Are No Lengthsto Which She Would Not Go - none;"You See - " Re______ked Holmes - As We Paced Toand Fro In Front Of The House - "This ______riage Rathersimplifies Matters; A ______ried Woman Grabs At Her Baby; An Un______ried Onereaches For Her Jewel-box; Besides - We Mustbe Prompt - For This ______riage May Mean A Completechange In Her Life And Habits;"Irene Adler Is ______ried - " Re______ked Holmes; Our Visitor Bore Every ______k Of Beingan Average Commonplace British Tradesman - Obese - Pompous - And Slow; But - After All - If He Is Satisfied - Why Should I Put Ideasin His Head?""Why - Indeed? You Seem Most Fortunate In Having An Employee Who Comes Under The Full ______ketprice; I Have Made A Small Study Of Tattoo ______ksand Have Even Contributed To The Literature Of Thesubject; Are You A ______ried Man - Mr; Then It Was Withdrawn Assuddenly As It Appeared - And All Was Dark Againsave The Single Lurid Spark Which ______ked A Chinkbetween The Stones; "Well - Would You Please - Sir - ______ch Upstairs - Where We Can Get A Cab To Carry Your Highness Tothe Police-station?""That Is Better - " Said John Clay Serenely; Holmes - When She ______ried Againso Soon After Father's Death - And A Man Who Wasnearly Fifteen Years Younger Than Herself; Hosmer Angel Came To The House Againand Proposed That We Should ______ry Before Fathercame Back; Then - When They Talked Of ______rying Within The Week - I Began To Ask About Father;But They Both Said Never To Mind About Father - Butjust To Tell Him Afterwards - And Mother Said Shewould Make It All Right With Him; As He Said - What Interest Could Anyone Have In Bringing Me To The Doors Of The Church - And Then Leaving Me? Now - If He Had Borrowedmy Money - Or If He Had ______ried Me And Got Mymoney Settled On Him - There Might Be Some Reason - But Hosmer Was Very Independent About Moneyand Never Would Look At A Shilling Of Mine; It Must Have Been This Morning - Or The ______kwould Not Remain Clear Upon The Finger; The Sewing-machine - Of The Hand Type - Leaves A Similar ______k - But Only On The Left Arm - Andon The Side Of It Farthest From The Thumb - Insteadof Being Right Across The Broadest Part - As This Was;"The Man ______ried A Woman Very Much Olderthan Himself For Her Money - " Said He - "And He Enjoyed The Use Of The Money Of The Daughter As Longas She Lived With Them; Now Her ______riage Would Mean - Of Course - The Loss Of A Hundred A Year - So What Does Herstepfather Do To Prevent It? He Takes The Obviouscourse Of Keeping Her At Home And Forbidding Herto Seek The Company Of People Of Her Own Age; His Frank Acceptance Of The Situation ______kshim As Either An Innocent Man - Or Else As A Man Ofconsiderable Self-restraint And Firmness; Mccarthy Was Very Anxious That There Shouldbe A ______riage Between Us;""I Cannot Admire His Taste - " I Re______ked - "If It Isindeed A Fact That He Was Averse To A ______riage Withso Charming A Young Lady As This Miss Turner;I ______ked The Spot Upon My Own Head; It Was Damp - ______shyground - As Is All That District - And There Were ______ksof Many Feet - Both Upon The Path And Amid Theshort Grass Which Bounded It On Either Side;""Really! Does It Not Strike You As A Little Singularthat This Mccarthy - Who Appears To Have Had Littleof His Own - And To Have Been Under Such Obligationsto Turner - Should Still Talk Of ______rying His Son Toturner's Daughter - Who Is - Presumably - Heiress Tothe Estate - And That In Such A Very Cocksure Manner - As If It Were Merely A Case Of A Proposal And Allelse Would Follow? It Is The More Strange - Since Weknow That Turner Himself Was Averse To The Idea; Above Thewoods Which Lined It Upon The Farther Side We Couldsee The Red - Jutting Pinnacles Which ______ked The Siteof The Rich Landowner's Dwelling;""I See No ______ks; I Bought This Estate - Which Chanced To Be In The ______ket - And I Set Myselfto Do A Little Good With My Money - To Make Up Forthe Way In Which I Had Earned It; I ______ried - Too - "I Am Glad To Hear You Say So - " Said Holmesgravely;Deeply As I Have Sinned - I Have Led A Life Of ______tyrdom To Atone For It; "I Have Some Remembrance - "Said He - "That On The Day When My Uncle Burned Thepapers I Observed That The Small - Unburned ______ginswhich Lay Amid The Ashes Were Of This Particularcolour; Philosophy - Astronomy - And Politicswere ______ked At Zero - I Remember; Bydegrees He Made Friends In The Neighbourhood - Andin 1887 He ______ried The Daughter Of A Local Brewer - By Whom He Now Has Two Children; A Shock Of Orange Hair - A Pale Facedisfigured By A Horrible Scar - Which - By Its Contraction - Has Turned Up The Outer Edge Of His Upperlip - A Bulldog Chin - And A Pair Of Very Penetratingdark Eyes - Which Present A Singular Contrast To Thecolour Of His Hair - All ______k Him Out From Amid Thecommon Crowd Of Mendicants And So - Too - Doeshis Wit - For He Is Ever Ready With A Reply To Anypiece Of Chaff Which May Be Thrown At Him By Thepassers-by;"As I Grew Richer I Grew More Ambitious - Tooka House In The Country - And Eventually ______ried - Without Anyone Having A Suspicion As To My Realoccupation; This Dust - You Will Observe - Is Not Thegritty - Grey Dust Of The Street But The Fluffy Browndust Of The House - Showing That It Has Been Hungup Indoors Most Of The Time - While The ______ks Ofmoisture Upon The Inside Are Proof Positive That Thewearer Perspired Very Freely - And Could Therefore - Hardly Be In The Best Of Training; It Is Absolutelyunique - And Its Value Can Only Be Conjectured - Butthe Reward Offered Of £1000 Is Certainly Not Withina Twentieth Part Of The ______ket Price;Faces To The South - Then - And Quick ______ch!"We Passed Across Holborn - Down Endell Street - And So Through A Zigzag Of Slums To Covent Garden Market;"Sold Out Of Geese - I See - " Continued Holmes - Pointing At The Bare Slabs Of ______ble; How Came Thestone Into The Goose - And How Came The Goose Intothe Open ______ket? Tell Us The Truth - For There Liesyour Only Hope Of Safety;She Had ______ried A Man Named Oakshott - And Livedin Brixton Road - Where She Fattened Fowls For The______ket; There's Twenty-six Of Them - Whichmakes One For You - And One For Us - And Two Dozenfor The ______ket; Oh - Sir - Do You Not Thinkthat You Could Help Me - Too - And At Least Throw Alittle Light Through The Dense Darkness Which Surrounds Me? At Present It Is Out Of My Power Toreward You For Your Services - But In A Month Or Sixweeks I Shall Be ______ried - With The Control Of Myown Income - And Then At Least You Shall Not Findme Ungrateful; Roylott Was In India He ______ried Mymother - Mrs; Roylott Entirely While We Resided With Him - With A Provisionthat A Certain Annual Sum Should Be Allowed To Eachof Us In The Event Of Our ______riage; Julia Wentthere At Christmas Two Years Ago - And Met Therea Half-pay Major Of ______ines - To Whom She Becameengaged; My Stepfather Learned Of The Engagementwhen My Sister Returned And Offered No Objectionto The ______riage; But Within A Fortnight Of The Daywhich Had Been Fixed For The Wedding - The Terribleevent Occurred Which Has Deprived Me Of My Onlycompanion; Besides - Therewere No ______ks Of Any Violence Upon Her; A Monthago - However - A Dear Friend - Whom I Have Knownfor Many Years - Has Done Me The Honour To Ask Myhand In ______riage; My Stepfather Has Offered Noopposition To The Match - And We Are To Be ______riedin The Course Of The Spring; Five Little Livid Spots - The ______ksof Four Fingers And A Thumb - Were Printed Upon Thewhite Wrist;"When You Combine The Ideas Of Whistles Atnight - The Presence Of A Band Of Gipsies Who Areon Intimate Terms With This Old Doctor - The Fact Thatwe Have Every Reason To Believe That The Doctor Hasan Interest In Preventing His Stepdaughter's ______riage - The Dying Allusion To A Band - And - Finally - Thefact That Miss Helen Stoner Heard A Metallic Clang - Which Might Have Been Caused By One Of Thosemetal Bars That Secured The Shutters Falling Backinto Its Place - I Think That There Is Good Ground Tothink That The Mystery May Be Cleared Along Thoselines; A Large Face - Seared With A Thousand Wrinkles - Burned Yellow With The Sun - And ______ked With Every Evil Passion - Was Turned From One To The Otherof Us - While His Deep-set - Bile-shot Eyes - And Hishigh - Thin - Fleshless Nose - Gave Him Somewhat Theresemblance To A Fierce Old Bird Of Prey; Each Daughtercan Claim An Income Of £250 - In Case Of ______riage;It Is Evident - Therefore - That If Both Girls Had ______ried - This Beauty Would Have Had A Mere Pittance - While Even One Of Them Would Cripple Him To Avery Serious Extent;'" 'i Say A Night's Work - But An Hour's Would Benearer The ______k; Simon ______riage - And Its Curious Termination - Have Long Ceased To Bea Subject Of Interest In Those Exalted Circles In Which The Unfortunate Bridegroommoves;It Was A Few Weeks Before My Own ______riage - During The Days When I Was Still Sharing Roomswith Holmes In Baker Street - That He Came Homefrom An Afternoon Stroll To Find A Letter On The Tablewaiting For Him;' He's Forty-one Years Of Age - Which Is Mature For ______riage; Then There Is Another Note Inthe Morning Post To Say That The ______riage Wouldbe An Absolutely Quiet One - That It Would Be At St; It Is Inthe Personal Column Of The Morning Post - And Dates - As You See - Some Weeks Back:" 'a ______riage Has Been Arranged [It Says]And Will - If Rumour Is Correct - Very Shortlytake Place - Between Lord Robert St; Ah - Here Itis:" 'there Will Soon Be A Call For Protectionin The ______riage ______ket - For The Presentfree-trade Principle Appears To Tell Heavilyagainst Our Home Product; Simon - Who Has Shownhimself For Over Twenty Years Proof Againstthe Little God's Arrows - Has Now Definitelyannounced His Approaching ______riage Withmiss Hatty Doran - The Fascinating Daughter Of A California Millionaire; I Met Her Several Times - Becameengaged To Her - And Have Now ______ried Her; She Wrote Me Dreadfulletters When She Heard That I Was About To Be ______ried - And - To Tell The Truth - The Reason Why I Had The______riage Celebrated So Quietly Was That I Feared Lestthere Might Be A Scandal In The Church; They Were Found Floating Near The ______ginby A Park-keeper;Simon ______riage Case; Sothen I Promised To Wait For Him To The End Of Timeand Pledged Myself Not To ______ry Anyone Else Whilehe Lived; 'why Shouldn't We Be ______ried Right Away - Then - ' Said He - 'and Then I Will Feel Sure Of You; And Iwon't Claim To Be Your Husband Until I Come Back?'well - We Talked It Over - And He Had Fixed It All Up Sonicely - With A Clergyman All Ready In Waiting - Thatwe Just Did It Right There; And Then Frank Went Offto Seek His Fortune - And I Went Back To Pa; Simon Cameto 'frisco - And We Came To London - And A ______riagewas Arranged - And Pa Was Very Pleased - But I Feltall The Time That No Man On This Earth Would Evertake The Place In My Heart That Had Been Given Tomy Poor Frank;""Still - If I Had ______ried Lord St; Simon To Me - seemed To Me From The Little I Heard Asif He Had A Little Secret Of His Own Before ______riagealso - but I Managed To Get Away From Her And Soonovertook Frank;He Was A Man Of About Fifty - Tall - Portly - And Imposing - With A Massive - Strongly ______ked Face And Acommanding Figure; Twice Myboy Has Asked Her To ______ry Him - For He Loves Herdevotedly - But Each Time She Has Refused Him; I Had Said To Her Last Night - In Sorrowand Not In Anger - That If She Had ______ried My Boyall Might Have Been Well With Him; I Could Even Tell That They Had Been Disturbed - For The Woman Had Run Back Swiftly To The Door - Aswas Shown By The Deep Toe And Light Heel ______ks - While Wooden-leg Had Waited A Little - And Then Hadgone Away; The First Had Walked Bothways - But The Other Had Run Swiftly - And As His Treadwas ______ked In Places Over The Depression Of Theboot - It Was Obvious That He Had Passed After Theother; This Notei Had This Morning ______ks My Zero-point - I Fancy; Thegroup Of Trees - With Their Dark Leaves Shining Likeburnished Metal In The Light Of The Setting Sun - Weresufficient To ______k The House Even Had Miss Hunternot Been Standing Smiling On The Door-step; He Wanted Herto Sign A Paper - So That Whether She ______ried Or Not - He Could Use Her Money;"She Was Never Happy At Home - Miss Alicewasn't - From The Time That Her Father ______ried Again;She Was Slighted Like And Had No Say In Anything - 157 the Adventure Of The Copper Beechesfowler And Miss Rucastle Were ______ried - By Speciallicense - In Southampton The Day After Their Flight - And He Is Now The Holder Of A Government Appointment In The Island Of Mauritius

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.