She is swift in making up her mind and fearless in carrying out her resolutions.

On the other hand, I would not have given her the name which I have the honour to bear"-- he gave a little stately cough--"had not I thought her to be at bottom a noble woman.

I believe that she is capable of heroic self-sacrifice and that anything dishonourable would be repugnant to her." "Have you her photograph ?" "I brought this with me." He opened a locket and showed us the full face of a very lovely woman.

It was not a photograph but an ivory miniature, and the artist had brought out the full effect of the lustrous black hair, the large dark eyes, and the exquisite mouth.

Holmes gazed long and earnestly at it.