“He held out his hands quietly” — illustration to Arthur Conan Doyle's “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box” by Sidney Paget

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He held out his hands quietly

Sidney Paget

1891

Photographic reproduction of watercolor

Illustration for Arthur Conan Doyle's “The Adventure of the Cardboard Box,” p. 210.

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Formatting and caption by George P. Landow. Passage Illustrated kindly supplied by Amit Suri.

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Passage Illustrated

He jumped up when he heard my business, and I had my whistle to my lips to call a couple of river police, who were round the corner, but he seemed to have no heart in him, and he held out his hands quietly enough for the darbies. We brought him along to the cells, and his box as well, for we thought there might be something incriminating; but, bar a big sharp knife such as most sailors have, we got nothing for our trouble.

Bibliography

Doyle, Arthur Conan. The Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes. “Reproduced from the original publication in The Strand Magazine with the classic illustrations by Sidney Paget.” Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, [after 1954]. Internet Archive version of a copy donated by Friends of the San Francisco Library. Web.

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Last modified 9 September 2023