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H O CK H O LM ES
R . H O LM E S wh o
S H E R LO C K ,
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The H o u nd o f th e B aske r v ill es
from his friends of the wa s en
—
family practitioner used t o carry dig n ifi e d ,
fol l ow i ng so far as I
I think said ,
I ,
2
Th e H o u nd o f th e B aske r vil les
a c igarette I a m bound to say that in a ll
.
wi t h a c onve x l ens .
4
Mr . Sh e rloc k H olmes
I nteresting though elementary said
, ,
To that extent .
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N o no my dear Wa t son no t a ll
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Well then supposing that
, ,
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I can on l y think of th e obvious con
c l u s io n t ha t t h e man has practised i n t own
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I th i nk that we might venture a l ittle
farther t han this L oo k at i t in thi s l ight
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6
Mr . Sh e rloc k H olm es
from t he service of the hospital in orde r to
start in practice for himself We kno w .
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house physician little mor e than a senior
-
—
student And he left fi v e y e a r s ago the
.
“
Well then supposing tha t
, ,
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I can on l y t hink of th e obvious con
e l us i on t ha t t h e man h as prac t ised in t own
“
I think that we might venture a l ittle
farther than this L oo k at i t in thi s light
. .
6
Mr . Sh e rloc k H ol m es
from the service of the hospital in orde r to
start in practic e for himself We kno w .
—
house physician little mor e than a senior
-
—
student And he left fi v e y e a r s ago the
.
M ortimer J ames ,
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C r i mp e n Dartmoor D evon
, H ouse su r
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8
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
the space be t ween t hese m a rk s is t oo bro ad ,
b e so sure of that
For the ve ry simp l e reason t ha t I see
t he do g himself on our v e ry doorstep an d ,
in !
o
Mr . Sh e rloc k H olm es
The appearance of our visitor was a
s urprise to me since I had expected a ,
so ve ry glad said h e
I a m I was , .
“
Yes sir , .
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“
D ear dear t ha t s bad ! sa i d H o l mes
, ,
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in mild astonishmen t .
Why wa s it bad
O n l y t hat you have disarranged our
little deductions Your marriage you .
,
say P
of my own .
j ames M or t imer n
—
M is t er sir M is t er a humb l e
, ,
dressin g and no t n
12
Mr
Sh e rloc k H olm es
.
M r H olmes
. I had h a rd l y expec t ed so
.
sku l l .
”
I tt
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
ing fi n ge r s as agile a n d rest l ess as the
antenn ae o f an insec t .
14
Mr . Sh e rloc k H ol m es
Then had you no t better consult him
I said sir to the precisely c ie tific
, , s n
“
J ust a little said H olmes
,
”
I think
.
“
,
H A V E in my pocket a manuscript ,
sa id H o l mes .
I t is a n o ld manuscript .
a forg e y
r .
d e w i t fr om h is breast po c k et
r This -
.
16
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
a passion may be known u nder so brigh t a
name ) t he daughter of a y e om a n w h o held
l ands near the B askerville esta te B u t t he .
“
They had gone a mile or two when
they passed one of t he nigh t shepherds upon
the moorlands and they cried to him t o
,
22
T h e C ur se o f th e B aske r vill es
he said that he had in deed seen t he un h a ppy
maiden with t he hounds upon her track
, .
‘
B ut I have seen mor e t han that said ,
’
23
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
eyes g az i n g down the narrow va l ley be fore
,
them .
was i t t ha t of t he bo d y of H u g o B asker
ville l y i n g near her which raised the hair
,
24
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“ T H ERE I N THE C EN T RE L AY TH E U N H A P PY M AI D W HE R E
SHE F A LL EN
”
H AD .
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
by wa y of caution t o forb ear from cross i ng
the moor i n t hose dark h ours when t he
powers of evi l are exa lt ed .
“
[This from H u g o B askervi ll e t o hi s sons
R odger and John wit h instruc t ions t hat t hey
,
into t he fi r e .
Wel l s a i d h e .
D o you n o t fi n d it i n t eres ti ng
To a collector of fairy t al es -
.
”
o u t of his pocket .
“
N o w M r H o l mes we will give you
, .
,
D o w n Co u mf C k m o l e o f Ju n e 1 4th of t his
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y r o
26
T h e C ur se o f th e B aske r v ill es
M y friend leaned a lit tl e for ward and his
expression became intent Our visitor t e
.
u o u o o u x r z o uos it is refreshing to fi n d a
’
“
The circumstances connected with the
death of S ir Charles cannot be said to h ave
been entirely c l eared up by the inquest but ,
28
T h e C ur se o f th e Ba ske r vfl l e s
3 0
T h e C ur se o f th e B aske r v ill es
cries; bu t is unable to state from what
direction they came N 0 signs of vio l e ce
. n
3 1
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
for B askerville H a l l I t is understood t hat
.
3 2
Th e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
I w a g o d dea l of S ir Charl es B asker
sa o
34
T h e C ur se o f th e B aske r v ill es
certain l y the records whic h he was ab l e to
give of his ancestors were not encouraging .
“
I c an well remember driv i ng up to his
house i n the evening some three weeks
,
M r S t ap l eton a mu t ua l friend wh o wa s
.
,
3 6
T h e C ur se o f th e B aske r vill es
On the night of Sir Charles s deat h ’
c o v er
y
, sen t P erkins t h e g roo m o n horseback
37
T h e H oun d o f t h e B aske r v ill es
ground round t he bo d y H e did not observe
.
.
—
a ny B ut I did some l i tt le distan c e o ff ,
Foo t prints P
F o o tp r in t s .
A man s or a woman s P
’ ’
whisper as he answered
“
M r H olmes they were
.
, footpri n ts
o f a g igan tic h ound
C HA PT E R I I I
TH E P R O BL E M
39
Th e H ound o f th e B aske r vill e s
T here are m a ny s h eep dogs -
on th e
moo r P
No doub t b t this wa s no sheep dog
,
u -
.
”
B u t it had no t approac h e d th e bo d y P
”
No .
B u t no t actual ly ra i n i ng P ”
”
No .
Wha t i s the a ll ey li ke P ”
“
I s t here anything be t ween the hedges
a n d the wal k
”
P
th e moor .
“
E xcellent ! This is a col l eague Wa tson , ,
cern no others .
”
“
I c ould not call you in M r H olmes , .
,
“
Wh y do you hesita t e P ”
helpless .
For example P ”
corresponding t o t he he ll hound o f th e -
“
And you a trained man o f sc i ence
, ,
44
T h e P robl e m
The original hound was ma t erial enough
t o tug a man s throat ou t and ye t h e was
’
diabolical as well .
“
I see that you have qu i te gone over
to the supernaturalists B t now Dr . u , .
“
I did not say that I desired you t o
quarter .
”
45
The H ou n d o f t h e B aske r v ill e s
now no t as a medica l man bu t as a trustee
a n d executor o f S ir Charles s wi ll
’ "
.
“
There i s no other claima n t I pre ,
su m e P
N one .T h e on l y o th er k i n sman Wh om
we have been able to trace was R odger
B askervi ll e the youngest o f three brothers
,
46
T h e P robl e m
I t seems atural does it not n , And ?
op i n i on P ”
“
At l eas t I might g o the length o f
47
Th e H ound o f th e B aske r v ill es
say i ng th a t t h ere i s some evidence th a t
t his may be s o .
“
E xactl y B u t sure l y if your super
.
,
you recommend P
“
I recommend sir that you take a cab
, , ,
S ir He nry B askervil l e .
And then P
A nd t hen you wi ll say nothing t o h im
a t al l until I have made u p my m i n d abou t
the matt er.
48
Th e H ou n d o f t h e B aske r v ill es
G o i n g ou t Wa t son
,
P
Un l ess I can h elp you .
this morn i n g .
”
5 0
T h e P robl e m
w h en I fou n d myself in the si t ting room -
once more .
o u mention it
”
y .
Thic k ! I t is intolerab l e .
My dear Holmes
A m I righ t ?
”
S I
Th e H o u nd o f th e B aske r v ill es
He l aughed a t my bewi l dered expression .
“
There is a de l ightfu l freshness about
you Watson which makes i t a p l easure to
, ,
A fi x tu r e a l so
"
.
I n spiri t P ”
5 2
T h e P robl e m
for the Ordnan c e map o f this portion o f t he
moor and my spirit has hovered over it
,
my way about .
“
A large scal e m a p I presu me P
,
”
“
With a wood roun d i t P ”
53
Th e H ou n d o f th e B aske r v ill es
and F o u lm ir eT hen four t ee n mi l es away
.
t o p l a y it again .
”
I t mus t be a wi l d place .
“
Yes I have t h ough t a g oo d deal o f it
,
in the course o f t h e da y .
I t is v e ry bewildering .
”
“
H e on l y repeated what some foo l had
said at the inquest Why should a man
.
What then P
H e wa s runn i n g Watson — , running
desperately running for his l ife runn i n g
, ,
55
Th e H ound o f th e B aske r v ill es
un til he burst his heart and fe ll dead upo n
his face .
R unn i n g from w h at P
There lies our problem There are .
y oun g barone t T h e
. l a t ter was a smal l ,
T h is is S ir He nry B askerville sa i d
“
,
”
Dr M or t imer
. .
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SI R H E N RY S E R V I LL E
BA K .
Th e H o u nd o f th e B aske r v ill es
N orthumberland H o t el asked H olmes P ”
,
“
N o one could have known We on l y
decided after I met Dr M ortimer . .
stopping there P
N o I had been staying with a friend
, ,
“
H um ! S om e one seems to be ve ry
deeply interested in your movemen ts Out .
”
“
Now said Si r He nry B askervi l le
, ,
60
Sir H enry B aske r v ill e
wh o it is that takes so much interes t i n my
a ffairs P
Wha t do you make o f it Dr Mortimer ? , .
“
N o sir but it might v e ry wel l come
, ,
“
What business ? asked S ir He nry ”
—
M ight I tro u ble you for it t h e inside
page please w ith the leading articl es P
, ,
61
Th e H ound o f th e B aske r v ill es
up a d down t he co l umns
n Capita l ar t icl e .
y ou n extract
a from it You may be .
‘
s entimen t P
Dr M ortimer l ooked a t H o l mes w i t h an
.
e yes po me u n .
th a t no t e is concerned .
”
62
The H o u nd o f th e B aske r v ill es
it came from the l eading art i cl e i s really one
,
B ut how P
B ecause that is my spec i al h obby The .
t he
B u t th is i s my special h obby and the ,
64
Sir H enry B aske r v ill e
l eader is entirel y distinctive and these words ,
“
some one cut out this message with a
s cissors
“
N a il scissors said H olmes
-
You can
, .
G u m said H olmes
”
.
,
l ess c ommon .
”
65
Th e H ound o f th e B aske r v ill es
Wh y o f course tha t wou l d expl ain
, ,
it
.
“
There a r e one or t wo i ndications and ,
66
Sir H enry B aske r v ill e
poser o f suc h a l etter would be carel ess .
—
fear an interruption and from whom P ”
“
We are c om i n g n o w rather into the
r egion o f guess work said D r Mortimer ”
-
. .
,
“
S a y rather into t he region where we
, ,
67
The H ound o f th e B aske r v ill es
a priva t e pen or ink bottl e is se l dom allowed
-
Well "
P
68
Sir H enry B aske r vill e
You have no t observed any one fol l o w
or watch you P
“
I seem t o have wal ked right into the thick
o f a dime novel said our visitor
,
”
Why in .
“
Well it depends upon wha t you think
,
“
I think anything ou t o f the or d i n a ry
r outine o f life well w orth reporting .
kind P
69
Th e H ound o f th e B aske r v ill es
Wel l he asked me for any th i n g outside
,
th e or d i n a ry routi ne .
”
T h e wors t o f i t i s t h a t I on l y bough t th e
pair l ast nigh t i n th e S trand a n d I h ave ,
o u p u t them ou t to be cleaned P
”
y
They were t an boots and h ad never
“
,
o ut
7 0
Th e H o u nd o f th e B aske r v ill e s
l is tened wit h t he deepest at ten t ion an d w ith ,
“
Well I seem to have come i n t o an
,
, ,
man .
3)
P re ci se l y .
its place .
”
7 2
Sir H enry B aske r v ill e
it may be t ha t they wish for the i r
Or ,
“
Well o f course tha t is possib l e a l so
, , .
Why should I no t go P ”
“
I have h ardly had t i me to t h ink over al l
tha t you have told me I t s a big th ing ’
P erfectly
”
.
a cab cal l ed P
”
flurried me rather .
”
, ,
A
Your hat and boots Watson quick ! , ,
for a walk .
There s o u r m a n Wa tso n l C om e
’
alon g ! We ll h av e a g oo d l oo k a t him i f
’
we can do no m ore .
”
7 6
p 76
AT S O N ! ALON
.
“
TH ER E S
’
O UR M AN , W CO M E G .
”
Th e H ound o f th e B aske r v ill es
or a ma l evo l en t a ge n c y w h ich is in t ouc h
wit h u s I a m consciou s a l ways o f power and
,
I t pu t s h im i n th e po wer o f th e
cabman .
“
E xactl y .
"
Wha t a pi ty we did n o t g e t th e
n umber !
”
I fa il t o see h ow you c ou l d h a v e do n e
more .
7 8
Sir H enry B aske r vill e
observing the cab I should have
On
i nstantly turned and walked i n the other
direction I should then at my leisure have
.
vanished in front o f u s .
79
Th e H o u nd o f th e B aske r v ill es
I c ou l d s wear on l y to the beard .
—
And so could I from which I ga th er
that in al l probabi l i t y it was a false one A .
greeted by t he manager .
“
Ah W i lson I see y o u h ave n o t
, ,
i nvestigation .
Yes sir he i s s t i l l wi th u s
, , .
“
Could you ring h i m u p T h ank you !
?
80
Th e H o u nd o f th e B aske r v ill es
o f t he Tim I t is t h is page You cou l d
es . .
'
Yes sir
“
, .
”
TH RE E B RO K E N TH R EA D S
H E R LO C K H OL M E S had in a v e ry ,
H otel .
“
Sir H e n ry B askerv ille is upstairs e x
p e c ti n
g you,
”
s aid the clerk H e as ked .
N o t in the least
”
.
83
Th e H o u nd o f t h e B aske r v ill es
The boo k showed that two names h ad
been added after t hat o f B askervi ll e One .
a n d wa l ks with a l imp P
than yourself .
one fi n ds another .
”
S he is an invalid l ad y s i r H er husband , .
, ,
fact
Wha t does i t s u gges t P ”
—
I t suggests halloa my dear fellow , ,
brown boot P
S o i t wa s sir And n o w it s a n o ld
“ ’
.
,
b la c k one .
—
on l y had three pairs i n t he wor l d the n e w
brown the o l d black and the paten t l ea t hers
, , ,
staring !
A n agitated German wa i te r h ad a pp eared
upon t h e s cene .
86
Th e H o u nd o f th e B aske r v ill es
with your uncle s death I a m no t sure that o f
’
the right .
”
To go to B askerville H all .
A n d When P
”
“
88
T hr ee B ro ke n T hr eads
their i ntentions are evil they might do you
a misch i ef and we should be powerless to
,
from my house P ”
lowed B y whom P ”
H a ! Where is Ba rrymor e P
”
in London .
M r Ba rrymor e B askerville H al l
.
, Which .
89
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
V er y good w e wil l send a second wire to
,
!
Tha t s s o said B as k er v i l le
’
,
”
By th e .
a nyhow P
H e is t he son o f t he o l d c a re t aker wh o ,
A t t he same t i me
“
said B askervil l e , ,
“
i t s clear enough t ha t so l ong as there are
’
T h a t is t rue .
Did Ba rrymor e p r o fi t at a ll by Si r
Charl es s w i l l P asked H o l mes
’
.
90
T h e H oun d o f t h e B aske r vil l es
was un t i l we came to exam i ne his securit ies .
“
Thank you These details are a l l o f
.
Desmond P ”
“
Yes ; he once came down t o visi t S ir
Charl es H e is a man of venerab l e appear
.
9 2
Thr ee B ro ke n T hr eads
He wou l d be t he heir t o the esta t e ,
“
A n d have you made your will Si r ,
He nry P
N o M r H olmes I have not I v e had
, .
,
.
’
93
T h e H oun d o f t h e B aske r vill es
y o urs Wi t h a ll th e goo d w ill i n the worl d
.
,
94
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
Perfect ly .
“
B ut it i s a ve ry singular thing Dr , .
inch of it .
”
The second
V isited twenty three ho t els as directed
-
,
-
z . .
97
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
“
There g o two of my threads Watson , .
“
We h a v e s till the cabman wh o drove
x
the spy .
”
9 8
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
My good fe ll ow this is a ve ry serious ,
“
O h he mentioned his name did b e
,
?
,
tha t he mentioned P
H is name said t he cabman was M r
, , .
S herlock H olmes .
”
“
A touch Watson , an undeniable '
touch l said h e ”
I feel a foil as quick and
.
“
1 00
T hr ee B ro ke n T hr eads
me v e ry prettily that time S o his name wa s .
“
Yes sir that was the gentl eman s
, ,
’
10 1
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
U nti l we got three quarters down R egent -
“
I see And you saw no more of
.
l ock H olmes P ”
102
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
been ch eckmated in Lo don I can on l y n .
I m
’
not easy in my mind about it .
”
Abou t what P ”
1 04
C HAPTE R VI
BA S K E R V I LL E H A LL
IR H E N RY and
BA S K E R V L L E I
Dr M ortimer were r ead y upon the
.
“
I will not bias your mind by suggesting
theories or suspicions Watson said h e ; I
, ,
“
P
What sor t of facts I asked .
105
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
particulars concerning the death of Sir
Charles I have made some inquiries m y
.
106
Th e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
gone out withou t keeping a sharp watch ,
presume P
E xcept yes terday afternoon I usually .
of t he College of Surgeons .
”
bo o t P
us ,
and avoid t he moor in those hours of
1 08
B aske r v ill e Ha ll
darknes s when the powers of evi l are
exalted .
”
“
I never saw a Devonshire man who did
no t swear by his county I remarked ,
”
.
1 09
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
I t depends upon t he breed of men
quite as much as on the county said Dr ,
”
.
to me as it is to Dr Watson and I m as .
,
’
“
Are you ? Then your wish is easily
granted for there is your fi r st sight of the
,
1 10
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
wi t h a pair of cobs was waiting Our coming .
1 12
B aske r v ill e Hall
and mot tl ed bramble gleamed in the l igh t
of the sinking sun S till steadily rising we
.
,
this P ”
1 1 3
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske rv ill es
Ou the summi t hard and clear like an ,
Mortimer .
, ,
that s a fac t
’
.
”
“
Well I unders tand t ha t they get fi v e
,
Who is h e then P
,
”
derer .
1 14
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
to t hreads of go l d and gl owing on the red
earth new turned by t h e plough and the
broad tangle of t he woodlands The road .
B askervil l e H al l said h e , .
1 16
B aske r v ill e Ha ll
buildi n g half constructed the fi r st fruit of
, ,
“
Was it here ? he asked i n a l o w
”
side .
B askervil l e H al l l ”
1 18
Baske r v ill e Ha ll
home S ir He nry
,
said Dr M or t imer
? ”
. .
My wife is expecting me .
if I can be of service .
”
1 19
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
sombre in t he subdued ligh t of the cen t ra l
l amp .
“
I t s just as I i magined it said Sir He nry
’
, .
distinguished features .
1 20
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
gave us a shock and made t hese surroundings
ve ry painful t o s I fear tha t we shall never
u .
1 22
B aske r v ill e Hall
the hal l was a place of shadow and gloom .
1 23
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
‘
1 24
C H A PT E R V I I
TH E S A LE
T P TO NS OF M E R R I P I T H O US E
f—
colour fro m the coats o arms which covered
-
“
I guess i t I S ourselves and not the
house that we have to blame ' said the ”
“
And yet it was not entirely a ques
tion of imagina t ion I answered ,
”
Did .
“
night P
Tha t is curious for I did when I was
,
“
I heard i t distinc t ly and I a m sure ,
12 7
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
win g The other is my wife and I can
.
,
1 28
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
m ore comp l ex case h ad come t o him in all
the long series of his sensational investiga
tions I prayed as I walked back along the
.
,
t ,
132
T h e Stapl e ton s o f M e r r ipit H ou se
possibly have heard my na m e fro m our
mutual friend Mortimer I a m S tapleton
, .
,
of M e r ip it H ouse
r .
”
you kno w me P
“
I have been calling on M ortimer and ,
I 33
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
Of course you know the l egend of the
fi e n d dog which haunts the fa m il y P
I have heard it .
”
B ut h o w P
H is nerves were so worked up that the
appearance of any dog might h ave had a
fatal effect upon h i s diseased heart I fa n cy .
I 34
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
He cannot leave t own a t presen t H e .
“
What a pity ! H e might throw some
ligh t on that which is so dark to u s B ut .
“
I assure y o u that I a m simply here
upon a visit to my friend S ir H e nry and ,
plume of smoke .
I S7
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
t h ink the wonderful secret swhich i t contains .
mysterious .
”
I s it so hard to know P
Ve ry hard You see for ex a mp l e this
.
, ,
G r imp e n M ire .
t hem out .
”
“
H alloa I cried What is that P .
1 40
T h e Stapl e ton s o f M e r r ipit H ou se
A lo n g low moan indescribably sa d
, , ,
B ut what is it P ”
quite so loud .
”
behind us .
“
You are an educated man You don t .
’
, ,
or something .
e —
I t s a v ry rare bi r d pra c tically extinct
in E ngland now b t all things are possible
,
u
at least .
P
What are t hey S heep pens P -
1 42
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
green net waving in the air H is g re y .
I 44
T h e Stapl e t on s o f M e r r ipit H ou se
hair and g re y eyes while she wa darker ,
s
1 45 ,
L
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
I ask you G o back and never se t foot
. ,
missed him
1 46
Th e H oun d o f t h e B aske r v ill es
whe th er it is early or l a t e for the or ch ids .
see M e r r ip it House P ”
1 48
T h e St apl e ton s o f M e r r ipit H ou se
h e, as if in answer t o my thought An d .
“
I 49
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
upon your head by your expression as you
s urveyed the moor ou t of our window
”
.
“
N o no I a m never du l l said she
, , , ,
quickly .
“
We have books we have our s tudies
, ,
ance of S ir H e nry P ”
t o you .
”
to n ,
said I I a m S ir H enry s frien d
.
“ ’
I say or do .
”
“
N o no I remember the thr i l l in your
,
.
‘
v oice I remember the look i n your eyes
. .
1 5 2
T h e Stapl e to n s o f M e r r ipit H ou se
Stapleton for ever since I have been here
,
convey .
B u t wha t is t h e danger P
You know the story o f the hound P
I do not believe in such nonsense .
“
I would ask y o u one more question ,
B a ske r v i ll e H a ll , O c to b er 1 3 th .
MY D E AR H O L ME S ,
I 57
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
All this however is foreign t o t h e
, ,
1 5 8
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
The fact is tha t our friend the baronet
begins to display a considerable i n t erest in
our fair neighbour I t is no t t o be wondered
.
at,
for time hangs heavily in this lonely
spot to an active man l ike him and she is,
OO S OT
1
f
“
HE T K U S 1 0 sn o w us THE P .
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
On our way back we stayed for lunch
at M e r r ip it H ouse and it was there tha t
,
1 62
F ir s t R e port o f D r Wa t s on .
—
T he other day Thursday to be more ,
—
exact Dr M ortimer lunched with u s H e
. .
1 63
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
asn I t is a whi t e wooden gate wi t h a l atch
1
. .
P
and monstrous Was t h ere a human agency
i n the matter P D id the pal e watchful ,
1 64
F ir s t R e port o f D r Wa t s on .
it is b ad l y needed .
1 66
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
said h e I trust that they do not mean
.
“
M rs B arrymore is of interest t o me
. .
1 68
F ir s t R e port o f D r Wa t s on .
1 7 0
C H A PT E R I X
S E CO N D R E P O R T DR W AT S O N]
[ or .
TH E LI G H T U PO N TH E MO O R
B a sker v i ll e H a ll , O c to b er 1 5 th .
Y D E AR H O LME S —
I wasIf ,
—
all other windows in the hou se it com
mands the nearest outlook on to the moor .
I 73
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
have accounted for his s t ealthy movements
and also for the uneasiness of his wife The .
“
I knew that B arrymore walked abou t
nigh t s and I had a mind to speak to h im
,
about it said h e
,
”
Two or three times
.
“
1 74
T h e H oun d o f t h e B aske r v ill es
with t he architec t who prepared the p l ans
for S ir Charles and with a contractor from
,
1 7 6
S e con d R e port o f D r Wa t s on .
“
What are y o coming Watson
,
? u he ,
”
“
That depends on whether you are
going on the moor said I ,
”
.
“
Yes I a m
, .
”
1 77 N
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
and before I had made up my mind he
picked up h is cane an d was gone .
—
could command a view the same hill which
is cu t into the dark q u a rry Thence I saw
.
1 7 8
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
d iffi c u l t
,
and tha t there was no t hi ng more
which I could do .
b u tte r fl y net
-
H e wa s v e ry much closer to
.
1 80
S e con d R e por t o f D r Wa t s on .
dejection .
ends what t o do .
“
H alloa Watson ! Where h a ve you
,
“
I was on that hill .
”
s e e h im c ome out on s P u
1 82
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
was made for me and she t oo— s h e was
, ,
to p a y.
”
, ,
a ,
“
I don t say n o w that h e isn t a c r a y
’ ’
z
“
D id h e g ive any explana t ion of his
c o n du c t
P
1 86
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
friendship during t hat t ime without claiming
her love This I promised and so the
.
,
matter res t s .
, ,
1 88
S e con d R e port o f D r Wa t s on .
1 89
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
we set out i n pursuit Already our man .
s h ffl e d cautiously towards it
u trying e v ery ,
190
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
y o u trouble to tell it sooner rather than
later Come now N o lies What were
.
,
to the windo w P
’
a —
Don t sk me S ir H enry don t ask ,
’
any answer .
192
S e con d R e port o f D r Wa t s o n .
“
There it is ! I cried .
,
—
No no sir it is nothing nothing at
, ,
sir
Move your light across the windo w ,
u
p i Who is
“
on P”
n o t tell
”
.
I 93
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
V e ry good sir I f I must I mus t
, . .
”
, .
“
We have to go E liza This i s t he , .
the butler .
th is
.
P —
I t is my doing S ir H enry all mine , .
I 94
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
in Then as he grew o l der h e me t
it .
, ,
I 97
T h e H oun d o f t h e B aske r v ill es
“
I wonder he dares said S ir H enry , .
I t may be so placed as to be on l y
v i sib l e from here .
”
i t is P ”
N o t more than a mi l e or t wo o ff .
Ha rd l y that .
”
t ha t man
T h e same t hough t had crossed my own
mind I t was not as if the B arrymores had
.
19 8
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
he is sai d t o be a despera t e fe ll o w We .
“
I sa y Watson said the barone t what
, ,
”
before .
”
2 00
S e con d R e port o f D r Wa ts on .
“
Watson said t he barone t it was the
,
”
cry of a hound .
”
asked .
“
Who ?
The folk on the coun t ry side -
.
of it P ”
question .
“
They say it is t he cry of the H ound
of the B askervilles .
”
moments .
“
A hound it was he said at l as t bu t , ,
“
yonder I think
, .
”
20 1
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
“
“
S tap l eton was wi t h me when I heard
it last H e said tha t it might be t he ca l ling
.
of a s t ra n ge bird .
“
N o no it was a hound My G o d
, , .
,
it do you Watson P
, ,
N o no , .
”
20 2
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
cou l d see whence it came and th en we ,
“
What shall we do n o w ? whispered ”
S ir H enry .
“
Wai t here H e must be near his light
.
2 04
P
O ER RO S
204
V TH E CK \V A S T H RUST O UT A N EV IL Y E L LO \V FA C E
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
and turned t o run A t the same momen t
.
wh o wa s running away .
208
S e con d R e port o f D r Wa t s on
.
2 09
C H A PT E R X
E X T R A CT FR O M TH E I
D AR Y OF DR . AS
W T O N
2 10
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
of Na t ure A spectra l hound which leaves
.
212
E x tr a ct from D i a ry o f D r Wa t s on .
the T o r P
I t is t rue t ha t I have had on l y the one
g l ance a t him and ye t there are some things
,
2 13
Th e H ound o f th e B aske r vill es
m igh t find ourse l ves at the end of a ll our
d iffi c u ltie s To this one purpose I must
.
n o w devo t e a ll my e n ergies .
, ,
“
H e l l break into no house sir I give
’
, .
ve ry fe w da y s t he necessary arrangemen t s
wi ll h ave been made and he wil l be on h is
way t o Sou th America For God s sake .
’
nothing t o t h e po l ice .
“
Wha t do you sa y Watson P ,
2 16
E x tr a ct from D i a ry o f D r Wa t s on .
B arrymore
God bless you sir and thank you from , ,
felony W tso n,
P B ut after what we have
a ,
came back .
, ,
Charles s dea th ’
.
”
What then ,
To meet a woman ! H e P ”
Yes sir , .
”
L L
. .
2 18
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
“
Well sir I took no particu l ar notice of
, ,
“
A n d you have no idea who L L is P . .
“
Wel l sir it was i mmed i ate l y a fter t ha t
, ,
,
’
“
S o I think B ut if we can on l y tra c e
.
shou l d do P
Le t H o l mes know al l about it at once .
“
We ll sir it was i mmed i a te l y a fter t ha t
, ,
Oofo éo r 1 7 ffi — All
. day to day th e ra i
-
n
poured down rus tling on the i vy and drip
,
—
Was he also out in that deluge t he unseen
watcher the man of darkness ? I n t he
,
222
E x t r a ct fr o m D i a ry o f D r Wa t s on .
2 23
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
him much troubled over the disappearance
of his little spaniel I t had wandered on to
.
“
By t h e wa y M ortimer said I as we
, , ,
—
i s Laura Lyons her init i als are L L —but . .
S h e is F r a n kla n d s daugh t er
’
.
2 24
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
him much troubled over the disappearance
of his little spaniel I t had wandered on to
.
“
By t h e wa y M ortimer said I as we
, , ,
—
i s Laura Lyons her init i als are L L but . .
-
S h e is F r a n kla n d s daught er
’
.
2 24
E x t r a c t from D i a ry o f D r Wa ts on
.
P
Wha t Old Frankl and t he crank P
E xactly She married an artist named
.
writing business
”
.
225
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
He wan t ed t o know t h e objec t of my
inquiries but I m anaged t o satisfy his
,
2 26
T h e H oun d o f t h e B aske r v ill es
N o sir , .
”
, ,
’
,
—
like it Dr Watson I te l l you straight sir
.
, ,
N ow l is t en t o me B arrymore ! I have
, ,
229
T h e H oun d o f t h e B aske r v ill es
N o sir , .
, ,
’
,
—
like it Dr Watson I tell you straight sir
.
, ,
N o w l is t en t o me B arrymore ! I have
, ,
words
I t s al l these goings o n sir he cried at
’
-
, , ,
23 1
C H A PT E R X I
T E
H MAN ON TH E TO R
l ad y made me feel it .
y o u .
face .
, Wh at .
2 36
Th e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
“
I am sorry madam bu t I mus t
, ,
re
pea t it .
Then I —
a n swer cer t ainl y no t .
dea t h P ”
“
S ur e l y your
m e mory deceives you said ,
I.
“
I cou l d even quote a passag e of your
l e tt er I t ran P l ease please as you are
.
,
‘
, ,
ga t e by t en o clock ’
.
’
2 3 8
T h e Ma n on th e Tor
write it Why should I d e ny
. I have it ?
him to meet me .
“
B ut wh y a rendezvous in the garden
instead of a visit to the house P ”
there P ”
“
I never wen t .
M rs L yon s ! .
N o I swear it to you on al l I ho l d
,
to prevent my going .
tell it .
”
2 39
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
You acknow l edge t hen tha t y o u made
, ,
Tha t i s t he t ru t h .
“
B ecause I feared t ha t some false con
c l u s io n migh t be drawn from it and that I
,
2 40
T h e Ma n on th e T or
If you have read t he l e tt er you will
know .
“
I did no t say tha t I h ad read a ll t h e
l et t er .
”
“
I will tell you then I f you have heard
, .
“
I have heard so much .
2 41 R
Th e H oun d o f t h e B aske r vill es
th i s l e tt er t o S ir C h arl es I had l earned th a t
t here w a prospec t o f my regaining my
as
would help me .
”
“
W h y t hen did you no t wr it e t o S ir
, ,
ti me of the t ragedy .
2 42
T h e Ma n on th e Tor
be necessary to take her there and cou l d not,
2 43
Th e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
And th a t wa s a mos t vague dire ct ion I .
2 44
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
red l e tt er days of my l ife he cried w it h
-
, ,
, ,
warren .
"
—
repay reading Frankland u M or l and Cour t .
,
2 46
T h e Ma n on th e T or
of Queen s B ench I t cos t me 2 0 0 but I
’
.
,
got my verdict .
”
H ow so P I asked
”
.
“
B ecause I could t ell them wha t they
are dying to know ; but nothing would in
duce me t o h elp the rascals i n any wa y .
2 47
T h e H oun d o f t h e B aske r vill es
I had been casting round for some excuse
by w h ich I cou l d ge t away from his g ossip ,
I wi t h an indifferent manner
, .
“
H a h a my boy a very muc h more
, , ,
I start ed
.
“
You don t mean t ha t you
’
k now w h ere h e is sa i d I
”
P .
“
I may not k now exac tl y where he i s ,
s t0 p his c o n fi de n c e s
.
I W it h an indifferen t manner
, .
k n ow W here he is sa i d I .
“
I may not k now exac tl y W here he is ,
a n d so t race i t to him
“
I should say that it was much more
l ikely that it was the son of one of the
2 49
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
moorl and s h epherds t aking ou t his father s ’
dinner .
”
br i st l ed l i k e t hose of an angry ca t .
t he w i de s t re t c h ing moor
-
Do y o u see t ha t
.
2 5 0
T h e H oun d o f t h e B aske r v ill es
Cer tain l y th ere i s a boy who seems t o
,
2 5 2
T h e Ma n on th e T or
and made for the stony hill over which
the boy had disappeared E verything was .
2 54
T h e H oun d o f t h e B aske r v ill es
For a minu t e I stood th ere with th e
paper in my hands t hinki ng ou t the meaning
o f t his cur t message I t wa s I th en and no t
.
, ,
—
perh aps upon my t rack and this wa s his ,
256
T h e Ma n on th e Tor
comforts of life When I thought of t he
.
257 s
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
t he hu t and wai t ed w ith sombre pa t ience fo r
the coming of its tenant .
258
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
t he b t and wai t ed w ith sombre pa t ience f r
u o
p i s t o l in my pocke t de t ermined no t t o
,
258
C H A PT E R X I I
D EAT H ON TH E MO O R
hand
O r more as t onished eh P
,
2 60
Dea th on th e M oor
Stree t I know that my friend Watson is i n
,
E xactly .
—
I thought as much and knowing your
admirable tenacity I was convinced that you
,
“
I did no t know who you were but ,
26:
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
The old gent l eman w it h the telescope ,
“
Yes .
”
E xactly .
“
Wel l I a m glad from my h ear t that
,
2 62
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
discovery You wou l d have wis h ed t o t ell
.
them .
2 64
Dea th on th e M oor
I was sti ll rather raw over the decep t ion
w h ich had been practised upon me but the ,
“
That s better said h e seei n g t he
’
, ,
2 65
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
repeat some o f it t w i ce before h e wa s
sa t is fi e d .
2 66
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
The shape of so m e mons t rous villainy ,
“
B ut are you sure of this H o l me s H ow
,
P .
—
wh o had owned it the n ame wa s different
had d i sappeared with his wife The .
2 68
Dea th on th e M oor
this woman is i n tr th his wife
If u ,
asked .
“
That is one of the points upon which
your own researches have shed a light .
—
her both of u s— to morrow Don t you
-
.
’
a violet sky .
2 69
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
be tween you and me Wha t is the mean .
—
two at th e most and I have my cas e
comple t e but unti l th en guard your charge
,
—
t h a t you had not l eft his side H ark
—
A terrible scream a pro l onged ye l l o f
horror and anguish burst out of t h e sil e nce
of the moor That frightful cry turned th e
.
“
Oh my G od ! I gasped
,
Wha t i s”
.
“
2 7 0
T h e H oun d o f t h e B aske r v ill es
Watso n come ! Great heavens i f we are
, ,
too late
H e had s t arted running swiftly over t he
moor and I had fol l owed at his hee l s B u t
, .
“
H e h a s beaten u s Wa t son We are , .
t oo l ate .
”
N o no surely not !
, ,
him ! ”
2 7 2
Dea th on th e M oor
and rushing down slopes heading al ways ,
N o th in g .
"
2 73 T
T h e H oun d o f t h e B aske r v ill es
no t a rus tl e rose now from t he dark fig u r e
,
2 74
T h e H oun d o f t h e B aske r v ill es
l atter since S ir H enry has evidentl y died
,
“
Why sho l d we not seize him a t once
u ? "
2 7 6
Dea th on th e M oor
What can we do
There W il l be plen t y for u s t o do to
morrow To night we can only perform the
.
-
“
A beard ! A beard ! The man has a
beard !
A beard P
— —
I t is no t the baronet it is why it is ,
s hirt
,
cap it was al l S ir H enry s The
— ’
.
’
“
Then t h e clothes h ave been t he poor
fellow s death said h e
’
,
”
I t is c l ear enough
.
2 78
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
no w i s wha t shal l w do wit h this poor
,
e
I s gge st th a t we pu t i t i n one of th e
u
“
E xac tly I have no doubt tha t you
.
—
word t o show your suspicions not a word ,
A fi gu r e wa s approaching u s over th e
moor and I saw the dul l red glo w of a
,
“
Why D r Wa t son that s no t you is it
, .
P
,
’
, .
P —
S omebody h u r t N o t don t t ell me tha t ’
—
Who who s this he stammered
’
P rincetown
”
.
“
H e appears to have broken his neck
by falling over these rocks My friend and .
H enry .
“
Why about Sir H enry in particular P ”
281
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
for his sa fety when I h eard cries u pon the
moor By the way his eyes darted again
.
-
No .
,
”
.
“
I have no doubt that anxiety and
exp o sure have driven him off his head H e .
2 82
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
fe ll ow t o my house bu t i t wou l d give my
,
“
We re a t c l ose grips a t l ast said
’
,
2 84
Death on th e M oor
I m sorry tha t h e has seen you
a .
no getting out of it .
here
“
I t may cause him t o be more cautious ,
2 86
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
have a better nerve for t he ordeal whic h he
wil l have to undergo to morrow when he is
-
,
And so a m I .
2 88
C H A PT E R X III
I IN G
F X TH E NE ST
2 89 U
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
animal and h alf demon ; bu t t o her he
a l ways remained the l ittle wilful boy of her
own girlhoo d the child who had c lung t o
,
“
I have no doub t t ha t you wou l d have
had a more lively evening said H ol mes ,
”
tha t ? ”
290
Th e H o u n d o f th e Baske r vill es
is no t ll em pty u p
i tio n I ha d so me
s er s t .
and I h o w o n e w h e n I h ear o n e I f y o u .
ca n m a le t ha t o n e an d p u t h im o n a ch ai n
I ll b e ea dy to s wea r yo u a r e th e g rea te s t
'
de te c tiv o f a ll ti me
"
.
“
I h i n k I w ill mu zzl e h im a n d cha i n
hi m l l righ t i f yo u will gi v e me you r
a
h el p
\Va te v e r y o u t ell me to do I wi ll
V ey go o d ; an d I w ill ask y o u a ls o t o
do it lin d y w t o u l , ih t a l way s a s ki n g th e
reason .
’
J u s as
y o u li k e .
If w ill do thi s I th i n k th e ch an c es
"
o u
H e to pp ed su dden l y an d
up o v e r my h ead i n t o
bea t u p o h is fa c e ,
so s t i ll h a t
cl ear c u-
a le r tn e s
Fix in g th e Ne t s
W h at is i t we bo t cr i ed .
“
E xcuse t he a dm ir a o n o f a c o n n o is
seur said h e as he wav e his hand t owards
,
”
series of portraits .
”
“
Wel l I m glad t o ba r you say so
,
’
at my friend I do n t ) r e te n d t o know
.
“ ’
now Th at a K ne l ler I ll
.
,
’
e n tl e m a n i t h t he wi ou g h t
g
29 3
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vil l es
i s not al l empty superstition I had some .
“
I t hink I will m zzle him and chain
u
“
V ery good ; and I wil l ask you also to
do it blindly withou t always asking the
,
reason .
29 2
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
t o be a R eynolds They are al l family .
por t raits I p ,
me P r e su .
E very one .
”
fairly well .
“
Who i s t h e gentl eman wit h t he t e l e
scope ? ”
“
Tha t is R ear Admira l B askervi ll e w h o
-
,
“
And t his Cavalier O pposite t o me—t he
one with the black velvet a n d the l ace ?
“
Ah you have a righ t t o know abou t
,
forget him .
”
294
F i xin g th e Ne t s
Dear me ! said H ol mes h e seems a ”
,
“
29 5
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
t o be a R eynolds They are al l family .
portrai t s I presume
,
?
E very one .
”
fairly well .
“
Tha t is R ear Admiral B askervil l e wh o
-
,
“ —
And t his Cavalier opposi t e t o me th e
one with the b l ack velvet and the l ace
“
Ah you have a right to know abou t
,
forget him .
”
2 94
T h e H o u n d o f th e B aske r v ill es
w i th a se t t hin lipped mou th and a
firm -
,
-
,
an ins tan t
H e stood upon a chair and ho l ding up ,
“
Good heavens ! I cr i ed in amaze ”
,
men t .
“
B u t this is marve ll ous I t might be .
his portrai t .
”
29 6
F i x in g th e Ne t s
physical and spiritual A study of family
.
—
is a B askerville that is eviden t .
collection
H e burst in t o one of his rare fi ts of
laughter as he turned away fro m the picture .
“
Yes we should have a full day to da y
,
-
,
29
7
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
place and the drag is about t o begin
, .
”
.
And so do I .
”
29 8
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
There is no a l terna t ive ,
I assure
“
When do you desire t o go he as k e d ,
coldly .
“
I have a good m i nd t o g o to London
with you said the baronet
,
”
Why shou l d .
to stay .
3 0 0
F ixin g th e N e ts
trap however and let them kno w that you
, ,
Yes.
”
“
Then I will do it .
”
“
I will do just what you say .
3 0 1
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske rv ill es
crossed my mind however th a t he would
, ,
upon th e platform .
A ny orders sir ,
Yes sir ,
.
upon th e platform .
A ny orders sir ,
Yes sir ,
.
”
L E ST RA D E .
“
I a m investigating the circumstances
wh i ch at tended the dea t h of the late Sir
03
3
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
Charl es B askervi l le said h e My friend
, .
“
W h a t have I wi th he l d ? s h e asked ”
de fi a n tly .
3 4
0
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
S he gl anced a t t hem and then l ooked up ,
woman .
“
Mr . H o l mes she said this man h ad
, ,
c e iv a b l e wa
y . N o t one word of tru t h has
he ever t old me And wh y wh y .
P I -
.
my kindest friend .
3 0 6
F i x in g th e Ne t s
perh aps it wil l make it easier if I t ell you
wha t occurred and you can chec k me if
,
ic io n s P
p .
“
I t hink t ha t on the whole you have had
a for tunate escape sa i d S herlock H olmes
,
”
.
“
O ur case becomes rounded off and ,
p ic io n s P
“
I t hink t ha t on the who l e you h ave had
a for tunate escape sa i d Sherlock H olmes
,
”
.
3 0 8
F i x in g th e Ne ts
of u s said H olme s as we stood waiting for
, ,
th e r e
.
P Ah wel l I don t suppos e you wil l
, ,
’
3 10
CH A PT E R X I V
TH E H OU ND OF TH E B A S K E RV I LL E S
NE —
of S herlock H olmes s defec t s if ’
3 1 1
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v il les
surmise what his course of action would b e .
Me r r ip it H ouse .
3 12
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
as I have my trousers I h ave a hip pocket -
,
have something in it .
“
Good ! My friend and I are a l so ready
for emergencies .
“
You re migh t y c l ose abou t this affair
’
A waiting game .
”
“
Tha t is Me r r ip it H ouse and the end
of our journey I must reques t you to wal k
.
3 13
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
“
Yes we sha l l make our l ittle ambush
,
Wa tso n P
. Can you t e l l the position of the
r o o ms P Wha t are t hose lat t iced windows
at this end P .
brig h t l y
Tha t is certain l y the dining room -
.
t hey are wa t c h ed
I t iptoed down the pa th and s t ooped
behind t he lo w wal l which surrounded the
s tun t ed orc h ard Creeping i n its s h adow
.
,
3 14
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
You say Wa t son that the lady is not
, ,
my report .
a
NO
Where can she b e t hen since t here , ,
I s th at serious
V ery serious indeed —the one th i ng
,
316
Th e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
is a l ready ten o c l ock Our success and
’
.
3 7 1
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
were s tanding o u t of a swir l o f w hit e vapour .
in fron t of u s
”
.
“
S hall we move farther bac k u po h
h igher ground P .
“
Yes I think it would be as well
,
.
“
We are goin g t oo far said H olmes ,
”
.
18
3
Th e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
costs we mus t hold our ground where we
are H e dropped on his knees and clapped
.
I t s coming !
’
3 19
Th e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
it, all t hree uncer ta i n wha t horror was
,
I w
t
in t ime t o see t he beas t spring upon
as
i t s ide
s I s t ooped panting and pressed
.
, ,
g i an t hound w dead as .
3 2 2
15
RE O L ER
.
322 .
H O LM E S E M PT I E D F I V E B A R R E L S O F H I S V V I N TO
T H E C RE A T U RE S S I D E
’
.
”
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
t o this frigh t I w prepared for a hound
. as ,
S o ! N o w if you wil l h e l p me u p
,
Wh at .
do you p ropose t o do P .
“
To l eave you here You are no t fi t .
H e t r i ed t o s t agger t o h i s fee t bu t h e
wa s s til l ghas tl y pa l e and t remb l ing i n every
limb We helped h im t o a rock where he
.
,
3 4
2
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
him at the h ouse he continued as we r e
, ,
“
Those sho t s mus t have t old h im tha t the
game wa s u p .
”
this door !
A fain t moaning and rustli ng came fr om
3 5
2
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
w i thin H o l mes s t ruck t he door j us t over
.
i n to th e room .
3 26
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
One t owe l passed round the throat and was ,
—
it two dark eyes eyes full of grief and
shame and a dreadfu l ques t ioning stared —
back a t u s I n a minute we had t orn o ff
.
th e gag ,
unswa t hed t he bonds and M rs , .
and exhaus ti on .
”
S he opened h er eyes ag in f I s he a
'
“
safe .
P she asked Has he escaped
.
P .
S ir H enry ? I s he s fe P a .
Yes .
3 27
T h e H o u n d o f th e B aske r v ill es
Than k God ! Than k God ! Oh th is ,
villain I S ee h ow he h as t rea t ed me l S he
shot her arms ou t from h er s l eeves and we ,
,
There is an
.
“
h e wou l d fl y .
3 2 8
T h e H oun d o f th e B asker vill es
n igh t s adven t ures had sha ttered h i s n erve s
’
,
33 0
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v il l es
the end o f it a small wand p l an t ed here and
there showed where t he pa th zigzagged
from tuft t o t uft of rushes among t hose
green s c ummed pits and fou l quagmires
-
was u
p,
still c l utching it And he hurled
.
33 2
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
even i n day l ig ht were no t p l easan t t o h ear .
a l ways a r i sk a n d it wa s on l y on t he
,
of a ll h i s e fl o r ts t ha t h e dared do it This
'
.
,
mo o r .
P I said it i n London Wa t son and I , ,
335
C HAPT E R XV
A E SE
R TR O P CT I O N
o f ,
33 6
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
c omp l ex I h ave had th e advan t age o f t wo
.
wi l l fi n d a fe w n o t es u p on t he ma tter
under t he heading B in my i n dexed l is t o f
’
c a se sf
“
h aps you wou l d k i nd l y g iv e me
P er
a ske tc h o f t he c ourse of even t s from
memory .
“
Cer t ain l y th ough I c anno t guaran t ee
,
33 8
A R e t ro s p e c tion
the fair French l ady and the infamous
U pwood S o far as t he case of t he h ound
.
the fi r st to describe .
“
B u t i t wa s som e t i me c oming The .
342
A R e tro s p e ction
by peasants and tha t the legend of t he
,
lock
H e found a way out of his diffi c u l tie s
through the chance that S ir Charles wh o ,
had waited .
“
Driving back in the even i ng from
Coombe Tracey he was in t i me t o get his
,
3 44
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
Stapleton and M rs Laura Lyons were l eft
.
,
still remained .
his danger .
3 47
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
I t wa s very essentia l for S tap l e t on to
ge t some ar ti c l e of S ir H enry s a t tire so t h a t
'
—
and ob t ained anot h er a mos t ins t ruc t ive
1n c 1de n t since i t proved conclusively to my
,
to elucidate it .
3 48
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r vill es
case in London and t hat t herefore th ere
,
One moment ! sa i d I ”
You h ave no .
,
wa s A n t hony H i s connec ti on wi t h th e
.
I t wa s my game t o wa t c h Stap l e t on .
management of th e case bu t we h ad no
,
3 54
A R e tro s p e ction
sadde st part of al l this black business
was that he should have been deceived by
her
It only remains to indica t e the par t
which she had played throughout There .
355
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
manner so cleverly concealed . By e n
c o u r a in
g g the intimacy he made i t cer t ain
that S ir H enry would frequentl y come to
M e r r ip it H ouse and t ha t h e wou l d sooner
,
s h owed h er for t h e fi r st t i me t h a t s h e h a d a
rival in hi s love H er fi de lity turned in an
.
35 6
T h e H oun d o f th e B aske r v ill es
I t is a form i dable diffi c u lty and I fear ,
35 8
A R e tro s p e c tion
I have a box for L es H g u en o fs H ave you u .
the way P
TH E E ND
rnm u w BY WI L L I A M C LO “ E S A N D so u s, u m r no ,
'
LO N D O N AN D m ea n s.