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- I rely upon you not only to be discreet and to refrain from all gossip upon the matter but, above all, to preserve this coronet with every possible precaution because I need not say that a great public scandal would be caused if any harm were to befall it.Adventure XI — The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet (16% in)
There are no more uses of "refrain" in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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