A fine horse or a beautiful woman, I cannot look at them unmoved, even now when seventy winters have chilled my blood.
Arthur Conan DoyleThe good Watson had at that time deserted me for a wife, the only selfish action I can recall in our association. I was alone.
Arthur Conan DoyleReally, Watson, you excel yourself," said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette. "I am bound to say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually underrated your own abilities. It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it. I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt.
Arthur Conan DoyleAll right, Watson. Donโt look so scared,โ he muttered in a very weak voice. โItโs not as bad as it seems.โ โThank God for that!โ โIโm a bit of a single-stick expert, as you know. I took most of them on my guard. It was the second man that was too much for me.โ โWhat can I do, Holmes? Of course, it was that damned fellow who set them on. Iโll go and thrash the hide off him if you give the word.โ โGood old Watson!(...)
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