Sign of Four Quotes Flashcards
Sherlock Quote 1
“My mind rebels at stagnation”
Sherlock Quote 2
“I abhor the dull routine of existence”
Sherlock Quote 3
“I crave mental exaltation”
Sherlock Quote 4
“Calculating Machine” (Described by Watson as)
Sherlock Quote 5
“This is unworthy of you holmes” (What Watson says to Holmes in response to his objectivity)
Watson Quote 1
“Worse still she was rich” (Watson talking about himself being lower than Mary)
Jones Quote 1
Described as “fat” and “pompous” by Holmes
Mary Morstan Quote 1
“firm step” (When she first entered Baker Street)
Jones Quote 2
Presented as “crestfallen” when he discovered sherlock opened the trap door.
Mary Morstan Quote 2
Watson describes her as “miss Morstan appeared to have a soothing effect upon her”
Mary Morstan Quote 3
“I have lead a retired life and have no friends whom I could appeal to”
Thaddeus Sholto Quote 1
He describes the police as “unaesthetic”, “there is nothing more unaesthetic than a policeman”
Thaddeus Sholto Quote 2
He is keen to avoid a scandal “we can settle this ourselves”
Thaddeus Sholto Quote 3
He is out of place in London “oasis of art in the howling desert of south London”
Thaddeus Sholto Quote 4
He is a part of a high class “refined tastes”
