Sherlock

Question 1

But I _____ the ____ _______ of _________. I _____ for mental __________.

Answer 1

But I abhor the full routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation

Question 2

__________ is, or ought to be, an _____ _______, and should be ________ in the same ____ and __________ manner.

Answer 2

Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science, and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner.

Question 3

I had _________ how ________ and _______ a thing it _____ be to ___

Answer 3

I had forgotten how personal and painful a thing it might be to you

Question 4

You really are an _________ - a ___________ _______

Answer 4

You really are an automaton - a calculating machine

Question 5

A ______ to me is a ____ unit, a ______ in a _______

Answer 5

A client to me is a mere unit, a factor in a problem

Question 6

Bright, _____ and in _________ spirits, a ____ which in his case ________ with fits of the __________ __________

Answer 6

Bright, eager and in excellent spirits, a mood which in his case alternated with fits of the blackest depression

Question 7

So _____, ______ and furtive were his _________, like those of _ trained ___________ picking out a ____ of _____.

Answer 7

So swift, silent and furtive were his movements, like those of a trained bloodhound picking out a sort of scent.

Question 8

Then I _____ study the _____ Jones _______ and listen to his not too _______ ________

Answer 8

Then I shall study the great Jones methods and listen to his not too delicate sarcasms.

Question 9

His ____ was ____ and _________

Answer 9

His face was dark and troubled

Question 10

______ are _____ to be entirely _______ - not the ____ of ____

Answer 10

Women are never to be entirely trusted - not the best of them

Question 11

This _________ problem is __________ me

Answer 11

This infernal problem is consuming me

Question 12

Was it not possible that his ______ and _________ mind had built up this _____ ______ upon _______ premises

Answer 12

Was it not possible that his nimble and speculative mind had built up this wild theory upon faulty premises

Question 13

A _____ of nervous __________

Answer 13

A state of nervous exaltation

Question 14

But ____ is an _________ thing, and whatever is _________ is opposed to that ____ cold _______ that I place _____ all things.

Answer 14

But love is an emotional thing, and whatever is emotional is opposed to that true cold reason that I place above all things.