Irene  Adler,  as  I  will  still  call her,  had  hurried  up  the  steps;
 but  she  stood  at  the  top  with  her superb figure outlined against the lights of the hall, looking back into the street.
- A Scandal in Bohemia

 It  took  all  my  self-control  to  prevent  me  from breaking out into a cry of astonishment. - The Man with the Twisted Lip

  The sun was just grazing the top of the oak. I fastened the rod on end, marked out the direction of the shadow, and measured it.
- The Musgrave Ritual