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Quotation from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

“alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature.”

Arthur Conan Doyle (spoken by Dr. Watson (narrator))

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, A Scandal in Bohemia (Project Gutenberg #1661)

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Watson, now married and living apart, describes Holmes left alone in Baker Street between cases.

Citation: "alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature." — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, A Scandal in Bohemia (Project Gutenberg #1661). (id the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-q3)

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