As I turned away, I saw Holmes, with his back against a rock and his a…

Arthur Conan Doyle
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As I turned away, I saw Holmes, with his back against a rock and his arms folded, gazing down at the rush of the waters. It was the last that I was ever destined to see of him in this world. - Watson. ✨ Arthur Conan Doyle (1989). Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Stories, p.445, Wordsworth Editions
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As I turned away, I saw Holmes, with his back against a rock and his arms folded, gazing down at the rush of the waters. It was the last that I was ever destined to see of him in this world. - Watson. ✨ Arthur Conan Doyle (1989). Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Stories, p.445, Wordsworth Editions

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