Both Uses of
relapse
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- He relapsed into a moody silence, which was not broken until we drew up in Serpentine Avenue.†
Chpt 1
- "Try the settee," said Holmes, relapsing into his armchair and putting his fingertips together, as was his custom when in judicial moods.†
Chpt 2 *
Definition:
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(relapse) to return to an undesirable previous condition -- especially illness, addiction, or bad behavior