The Speckled Band (Adventures)
The nighttime vigil and the killing of the swamp adder; Holmes's grim reflection: 'I cannot, of course, forget that I am indirectly responsible for Dr. Grimesby Roylott's death.'
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From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
One of the most famous locked-room mysteries, with its terrifying climax involving a trained snake.
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