sign of the four Flashcards
i abhor
the dull routine of existence, i crave mental exaltation
but love
But love is an emotional thing… opposed to that true cold reason of which i place above all things
the work itself
The work itself is the pleasure of finding a field for my particular powers. Is my highest reward
i would not
I would not tell them too much said holmes women are are never to be entirely trusted-not even the best of them
whoever had
Whoever had lost a treasure i knew that night i had gained one
My conscience
My conscience swelled nightly within me at the thought that i had lacked the courage to protest
what was i
What was i, an army surgeon with a weak leg and an even weaker bank account, that i should dare think about such thing
the treasure
The treasure is lost said mary morstan calmly
he strode
He strode heavily into the room. He was red faced
you have done
You have done all the work in this business… jones gets the credit
When the official police
When the official police are out of their depth, which, by the way, is their normal state, the matter is laid before me’
the cursed greed
The cursed greed which has been my besetting sin through life has withheld from her the treasure
from that day
From that day I lived only for vengeance. I thought of it by day and I nursed it by night. It became an overpowering, absorbing passion with me.
were is the
Where is the justice in that I should give it up to those who have never earned it? Look how i have earned it
they are naturally
They are naturally hideous, having large, misshapen heads, small, fierce eyes, and distorted features
