Quotation from: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Written by: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


He held out his snuffbox of old gold, with a great amethyst in
the centre of the lid. Its splendour was in such contrast to his
homely ways and simple life that I could not help commenting upon
it.


"Ah," said he, "I forgot that I had not seen you for some weeks.
It is a little souvenir from the King of Bohemia in return for my
assistance in the case of the Irene Adler papers."


"And the ring?" I asked, glancing at a remarkable brilliant which
sparkled upon his finger.

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