Here Is The ______ And Here Are Fourletters From Him;I Held The Little Printed ______ To The Light;" She Stood Smiling - Holding Up Alittle ______ Of Paper In The Air;"He Doesn't Look A Credit To The Bow Street Cells - Does He?" He ______ped His Key Into The Lock - And Weall Very Quietly Entered The Cell; Ipainted My Face - And To Make Myself As Pitiableas Possible I Made A Good Scar And Fixed One Sideof My Lip In A Twist By The Aid Of A Small ______ Offlesh-coloured Plaster; Knowing That My Wife Would Beterribly Anxious - I ______ped Off My Ring And Confidedit To The Lascar At A Moment When No Constablewas Watching Me - Together With A Hurried Scrawl - Telling Her That She Had No Cause To Fear;""Give Me A Pencil And That ______ Of Paper; I Will Just Put On My ______pers Before We Settle This Little Matter Of Yours; I Was Tooshaken To Go To Bed Again - However - So I Dressed - And As Soon As It Was Daylight I ______ped Down - Gota Dog-cart At The Crown Inn - Which Is Opposite - Anddrove To Leatherhead - From Whence I Have Come Onthis Morning With The One Object Of Seeing You Andasking Your Advice; I Should Be Very Much Obligedif You Would ______ Your Revolver Into Your Pocket;I Confess That I Felt Easier In My Mind When - Afterfollowing Holmes' Example And ______ping Off Myshoes - I Found Myself Inside The Bedroom; Grimesby Roylott Clad In A Long Grey Dressing-gown - His Bareankles Protruding Beneath - And His Feet Thrust Intored Heelless Turkish ______pers; "I Thoughti'd Bring Him Round Myself; Then He Couldn't ______109 the Adventure Of The Engineer's Thumbshould Have Been;""Who Ever Heard Of Such A Mixed Affair? Everyclue Seems To ______ Through My Fingers; As I Passedhis Pew On The Way Out I Dropped My Bouquetover To Him - And He ______ped The Note Into My Handwhen He Returned Me The Flowers; I ______ped Out - Put On My Things - And Followed Him; The Grey Pavementhad Been Cleaned And Scraped - But Was Still Dangerously ______pery - So That There Were Fewer Passengers Than Usual; I ______ped136 the Adventure Of The Beryl Coronet" 'at Least - ' Said He - 'you Will Not Have Me Arrested At Once;""Your Son Had No Shoes Or ______pers On Whenyou Saw Him?""He Had Nothing On Save Only His Trousers Andshirt; You Saw Herreturn By The Kitchen Door - I Presume?""Yes; When I Went To See If The Door Was Fastened For The Night I Met Her ______ping In; Your Niece - When You Had - Asshe Thought - Gone To Your Room - ______ped Down Andtalked To Her Lover Through The Window Which Leadsinto The Stable Lane; Petrified With Astonishment - The Lad ______ped On Someclothes And Waited There In The Dark To See Whatwould Come Of This Strange Affair; Oh - If You Could See Him Killing Cockroaches With A ______per! Smack! Smack! Smack!Three Gone Before You Could Wink!' He Leanedback In His Chair And Laughed His Eyes Into His Headagain; I Turned Thekey Gently In The Lock - Opened The Door - And ______pedthrough; I ______ped In In Safety And Lay Awakehalf The Night In My Joy At The Thought Of Seeingyou

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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.
 


1. Here Is The ______ And Here Are Fourletters From Him;I Held The Little Printed ______ To The Light;" She Stood Smiling - Holding Up Alittle ______ Of Paper In The Air;"He Doesn't Look A Credit To The Bow Street Cells - Does He?" He ______ped His Key Into The Lock - And Weall Very Quietly Entered The Cell; Ipainted My Face - And To Make Myself As Pitiableas Possible I Made A Good Scar And Fixed One Sideof My Lip In A Twist By The Aid Of A Small ______ Offlesh-coloured Plaster; Knowing That My Wife Would Beterribly Anxious - I ______ped Off My Ring And Confidedit To The Lascar At A Moment When No Constablewas Watching Me - Together With A Hurried Scrawl - Telling Her That She Had No Cause To Fear;""Give Me A Pencil And That ______ Of Paper; I Will Just Put On My ______pers Before We Settle This Little Matter Of Yours; I Was Tooshaken To Go To Bed Again - However - So I Dressed - And As Soon As It Was Daylight I ______ped Down - Gota Dog-cart At The Crown Inn - Which Is Opposite - Anddrove To Leatherhead - From Whence I Have Come Onthis Morning With The One Object Of Seeing You Andasking Your Advice; I Should Be Very Much Obligedif You Would ______ Your Revolver Into Your Pocket;I Confess That I Felt Easier In My Mind When - Afterfollowing Holmes' Example And ______ping Off Myshoes - I Found Myself Inside The Bedroom; Grimesby Roylott Clad In A Long Grey Dressing-gown - His Bareankles Protruding Beneath - And His Feet Thrust Intored Heelless Turkish ______pers; "I Thoughti'd Bring Him Round Myself; Then He Couldn't ______109 the Adventure Of The Engineer's Thumbshould Have Been;""Who Ever Heard Of Such A Mixed Affair? Everyclue Seems To ______ Through My Fingers; As I Passedhis Pew On The Way Out I Dropped My Bouquetover To Him - And He ______ped The Note Into My Handwhen He Returned Me The Flowers; I ______ped Out - Put On My Things - And Followed Him; The Grey Pavementhad Been Cleaned And Scraped - But Was Still Dangerously ______pery - So That There Were Fewer Passengers Than Usual; I ______ped136 the Adventure Of The Beryl Coronet" 'at Least - ' Said He - 'you Will Not Have Me Arrested At Once;""Your Son Had No Shoes Or ______pers On Whenyou Saw Him?""He Had Nothing On Save Only His Trousers Andshirt; You Saw Herreturn By The Kitchen Door - I Presume?""Yes; When I Went To See If The Door Was Fastened For The Night I Met Her ______ping In; Your Niece - When You Had - Asshe Thought - Gone To Your Room - ______ped Down Andtalked To Her Lover Through The Window Which Leadsinto The Stable Lane; Petrified With Astonishment - The Lad ______ped On Someclothes And Waited There In The Dark To See Whatwould Come Of This Strange Affair; Oh - If You Could See Him Killing Cockroaches With A ______per! Smack! Smack! Smack!Three Gone Before You Could Wink!' He Leanedback In His Chair And Laughed His Eyes Into His Headagain; I Turned Thekey Gently In The Lock - Opened The Door - And ______pedthrough; I ______ped In In Safety And Lay Awakehalf The Night In My Joy At The Thought Of Seeingyou