Sign Of Four Quotes Flashcards
(24 cards)
Sherlock
Cocaine
“For me… there always remains the cocaine bottle”
Sherlock
Work
“Give me problems, give me work “
Sherlock
Bloodhound
“So swift, silent and furtive were his movements like those of a trained bloodhound picking out a scent”
Watson
Comrade
“Remember that I speak not only as one comrade to another, but as a medical man”
Watson
Weak leg
“What was I, an army surgeon with a weak leg and a weaker banking account”
Watson
Love
“A wondrous subtle thing is love”
Mary
Attractive
“What a very attractive woman!”
Mary
Prospect
“It sent a little thrill of joy to my heart to notice that she showed no sign of elation at the prospect (of the treasure)”
Mary
Client
“You are certainly a model client”
Sherlock
Machine
“You really are an automaton- a calculating machine”
Mary
Self control
“Her self control was perfect”
Mary
Trusted
“Women are never to be entirely trusted”
Jonathan Small
“Murder”
“To him it brought murder, to Major Shalto it brought fear and guilt, to me it has meant slavery for life”
Jonathan Small
Bearded
“It was a bearded, hairy face, with wild cruel eyes and an expression of concentrated malevolence”
Jonathan Small
Treasure
“The thought of the treasure turned me hard and bitter”
Thaddeus Shalto
Writhed
“ He writhed his hands together as he stood, and his features were in a perpetual jerk “
Thaddeus Shalto
Taste
“It would have been such bad taste to have treated a young lady in so scurvy a fashion”
Thaddeus Shalto
Unaesthetic
“There is nothing more unaesthetic than a policeman”
Athelney Jones
Mr!
“Mr theorist”
Athelney Jones
Loud
“Heavy steps and the clamour of loud voices”
Athelney Jones
Consequential
“It was amusing to notice how consequential Jones was already beginning to give himself airs on the strength of the capture”
Tonga
Creature
“Savage, distorted creature”
Tonga
Imp
“Bloodthirsty little imp”
Jonathan Small
Black
“Black or blue… they are in with me, and we all go together”
