Sherlock Holmes

He did. In an episode called "The Sign of the Four".

Dr. Roylott didn't want his stepdaughters to get married because then he would have to give them large sums of money

Holmes and Watson went camping together. In the night, Holmes asked Watson, "Watson, look up and tell me what you see." "Well, Holmes, I see lots of stars, the moon is waxing, and there is a hint of clouds in the west. Why, what do you see?" "I see that someone has stolen our tent."

I believe this exchange as related by Holmes is what you are asking about:

___"You have less frontal development than I should have expected," said he at last. "It is a dangerous habit to finger loaded firearms in the pocket of one's dressing-gown."

___The fact is that upon his entrance I had instantly recognized the extreme personal danger in which I lay. The only conceivable escape for him lay in silencing my tongue. In an instant I had slipped the revolver from the drawer into my pocket, and was covering him through the cloth. At his remark I drew the weapon out and laid it cocked upon the table. He still smiled and blinked, but there was something about his eyes which made me feel very glad that I had it there.

___"You evidently don't know me," said he.

___"On the contrary," I answered, "I think it is fairly evident that I do. Pray take a chair. I can spare you five minutes if you have anything to say."

___"All that I have to say has already crossed your mind," said he.

___"Then possibly my answer has crossed yours," I replied.

___"You stand fast?"

___"Absolutely."

He didn't know them and was under strict orders not to let anyone unknown to him into the house.

In 'A Study in Scarlet': "The most commonplace crime is often the most mysterious, because it presents no new or special features from which deductions may be drawn."

In 'The Sign of Four': "Crime is commonplace, existence is commonplace, and no qualities save those which are commonplace have any function upon earth."

In 'The Red-Headed League': "As a rule, the more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it proves to be. It is your commonplace, featureless crimes which are really puzzling, just as a commonplace face is the most difficult to identify."

In 'A Case of Identity': "Depend upon it there is nothing so unnatural as the commonplace."

In 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery': "Singularity is almost invariably a clue. The more featureless and commonplace a crime is, the more difficult is it to bring it home."

I think that about covers it.

House MD is a fictional doctor on a television show who almost always uses extremely dangerous and controversial medical techniques. He should not be looked to or learned from for actual medical advice. However, the method that House uses to diagnose the patient is known as "deduction" and is a useful skill for anyone to know. It is nearly impossible to master, however, and was first popularized by the Sherlock Holmes stories in the 19th century. House MD is, in fact, based partially on Sherlock Holmes (albeit in a medical setting) and the show includes many references to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's series.

Because her stepfather owns a cheetah and a baboon and lets them roam at night. He also lets' bands of gypsies live in his woods.

You must be referring to the Mary Russell book series by Laurie R. King.

the language of flowers(uses to communicate with her mom)

a sequence of numbers (excluding "Z")

A B C D E

F G H J K

I L M N O

P Q R S T

U V W X Y

3,2 1,3

3rd letter of the 2nd line 1rst letter of the 3rd line (translated to "HI"

there was a precious pearl in it

'And then again, there is the "friends of the C. C. H." I should guess that to be the Something Hunt, . . .' -- Dr. Watson, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'

Sherlock Holmes said ". . . the motives of women are so inscrutable." There's only one woman he truly respected. Her name was Irene Adler and she outsmarted him. Also, he always stated he would never let emotions compromise his work, and certainly not love. He never married or even felt something for a girl.

Aside from his "Boswell", Mr. Holmes associated with a number of Yarders, such as Inspector G. Lestrade, some street urchins, his "Irregulars", several others he likely used as contacts for gaining information and knowlege, his clients, his brother Mycroft once in a while, and very few friends.

"I have, as you know, devoted some attention to this, and written a little monograph on the ashes of 140 different varieties of pipe, cigar, and cigarette tobacco." -- Sherlock Holmes in 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'
All of um, of course!

It is the English translation of the Latin quote from Horace at the end of 'A Study in Scarlet' spoken by Watson.

Frankland wanted to celebrate two legal victories on the same day. The first involved establishing a right of way through the property of a neighbour named Middleton, and the second prevented people from picnicking in a wood.

Helen Stoner: ". . . I have come on this morning, with the one object of seeing you and asking your advice."

Holmes: "You have done wisely," said my friend. "But have you told me all?"

Helen Stoner: "Yes, all."

Holmes: "Miss Stoner [Miss Roylott in American version], you have not. You are screening your stepfather."

Helen Stoner: "Why, what do you mean?"

Holmes: For answer Holmes pushed back the frill of black lace which fringed the hand that lay upon our visitor's knee. Five little livid spots, the marks of four fingers and a thumb, were printed upon the white wrist.

Holmes: "You have been cruelly used," said Holmes.

Dr. Floyd Grounder

Mrs. Hudson

Three terrible screams. "And a new sound mingled with it, a deep, muttered rumble, musical and yet menacing, rising and falling like the low, constant murmur of the sea. . . . But now from somewhere among the broken ground immediately in front of us there came one last despairing yell, and then a dull, heavy thud." -- Dr Watson, Chapter 12.

To answer your question, according to the stories the Great Hiatus, as it is called in Sherlockiana, lasted from May 1891 until April 1894 or about three years. In the real world, 'The Final Problem' (the story in which Holmes was thought to have died) was published in published in December 1893 while 'The Adventure of the Empty House' (the story in which Holmes reappeared) was published in October 1903 with 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' told in the past tense was published in 1901 and 1902.

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Yes the author brought Holmes back. The reason he brought him back was because there was a great outcry from his fans and bunches of letters pleading for the author to bring him back. The reason the author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle killed Sherlock in the first place was because the book originally was just a side project and after a while of writing Sherlock Holmes stories Doyle began hating Sherlock.

the old woman claims the ring. then holmes hitches on to the back of her cab to follow her to learn that she had jumped off before her destination arrived. holmes said he was tricked because it must have been a young man in order for him to jump out of a moving cab without being noticed. the "old lady" was standing in front of holmes face to face in his home. how could holmes not tell that it was a young man. i cant imagine any way a young man can disguise himself as an old lady so well that the master of observation sherlock holmes could not even notice when standing just a couple feet from one another. maybe im missing something. i love this book but this detail is driving me crazy. thanks