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<v Speaker 1>Chapter five of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir

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<v Speaker 1>Arthur Conan Doyle. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain.

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<v Speaker 1>Chapter five, three Broken Threads. Sherlock Holmes had in a

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<v Speaker 1>very remarkable degree the power of detaching his mind at will.

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<v Speaker 1>For two hours. The strange business in which we had

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<v Speaker 1>been involved appeared to be forgotten, and he was entirely

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<v Speaker 1>absorbed in the pictures of the modern Belgian masters. He

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<v Speaker 1>would talk of nothing but art, of which he had

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<v Speaker 1>the crudest ideas from our leaving the gallery until we

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<v Speaker 1>found ourselves at the Northumberland Hotel. Sir Henry Baskerville is

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<v Speaker 1>upstairs expecting you, said the clerk. He asked me to

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<v Speaker 1>show you up at once when you came. Have you

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<v Speaker 1>any objection to my looking at your register? Said Holmes,

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<v Speaker 1>Nor in the least. The books show that two names

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<v Speaker 1>had been added after that of Baskerville. One was Theophilus Johnson,

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<v Speaker 1>family of Newcastle, the other Missus Oldmore and Maid of

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<v Speaker 1>High Lodge, Alton. Surely that must be the same Johnson

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<v Speaker 1>whom I used to know, said Holmes to the porter.

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<v Speaker 1>A lawyer is he not gray haired? And walks with

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<v Speaker 1>a limp. Now, sir, this is mister Johnson, the coal owner,

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<v Speaker 1>a very active gentleman, not older than yourself. Surely you

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<v Speaker 1>are mistaken about his trade, now, Sir, he has used

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<v Speaker 1>this hotel for many years, and he is very well

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<v Speaker 1>known to us. Ah, that settles it, missus oldmore too,

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<v Speaker 1>I seem to remember the name. Excuse my curiosity. But

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<v Speaker 1>often in calling upon one friend, one finds another. She

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<v Speaker 1>is an invalid lady, Sir. Her husband was once mayor

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<v Speaker 1>of Gloucester. She always comes to us when she's in town.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you. I'm afraid I cannot claim her acquaintance. We

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<v Speaker 1>have established a most important fact by these questions, Watson,

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<v Speaker 1>he continued in a low voice, as we went upstairs together.

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<v Speaker 1>We know now that the people who are so interested

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<v Speaker 1>in our friend have not settled down in his own hotel.

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<v Speaker 1>That means that while they are, as we have seen,

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<v Speaker 1>very anxious to watch him, they are equally anxious that

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<v Speaker 1>he should not see them. Now, this is a most

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<v Speaker 1>suggestive fact. What does it suggest? It suggests? Hullo, my

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<v Speaker 1>dear fellow, What on earth is the matter? As we

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<v Speaker 1>came round the top of the stairs, we'd run up

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<v Speaker 1>against Sir Henry Baskerville himself. His face was flushed with anger,

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<v Speaker 1>and he held an old and dusty boot in one

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<v Speaker 1>of his hands. So furious was he that he was

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<v Speaker 1>hardly articulate, and when he did speak, it was in

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<v Speaker 1>a much broader and more western dialect than any which

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<v Speaker 1>we had heard from him in the morning. Seems to

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<v Speaker 1>me they are playing me for a sucker in this hotel,

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<v Speaker 1>he cried, they'll find they've started into monkey with the

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<v Speaker 1>wrong man unless they are careful. By thunder, If that

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<v Speaker 1>chap can't find my missing boot, there'll be trouble. I

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<v Speaker 1>can take a joke with the best, mister Holmes, but

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<v Speaker 1>they've got a bit over the mark this time. Still

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<v Speaker 1>looking for your boot, yes, sir, and mean to find it.

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<v Speaker 1>But surely you said that it was a new brown boot.

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<v Speaker 1>So it was, sir, And now it's an old black one.

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<v Speaker 1>What you don't mean to say, That's just what I

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<v Speaker 1>do mean to say. I only had three pairs in

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<v Speaker 1>the world, the new brown, the old black, and the

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<v Speaker 1>patent leathers which I'm wearing. Last night they took one

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<v Speaker 1>of my brown ones, and to day they have sneaked

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<v Speaker 1>one of the black. Well, have you got it, Speak out, man,

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<v Speaker 1>and don't stand staring. An agitated German waiter had appeared

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<v Speaker 1>upon the scene. No, sir, I have made inquiry all

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<v Speaker 1>over the hotel, but I can hear no word of it. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>either that comes back before sundown, or I'll see the

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<v Speaker 1>manager and tell him that I go right straight out

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<v Speaker 1>of this hotel. It shall be found, sir. I promise

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<v Speaker 1>you is that, if you'll have a little patience, it

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<v Speaker 1>will be found. Mind. It is for it's the last

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<v Speaker 1>thing of mine that I'll lose in this dead of thieves. Well, well,

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<v Speaker 1>mister Holmes, you'll excuse my troubling you about such a trifle.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's well worth troubling about. Why you look

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<v Speaker 1>very serious over it? How do you explain it? I

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<v Speaker 1>just don't attempt to explain it. It seems the very

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<v Speaker 1>maddest queerest thing that ever happened to me. The queerest, perhaps,

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<v Speaker 1>said Holmes thoughtfully. What do you make of it yourself? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't profess to understand it yet. This case of

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<v Speaker 1>yours is very complex, sir Henry, when taken in conjunction

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<v Speaker 1>with your uncle's death. I'm not sure that all the

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred cases of capital importance which I've handled, there

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<v Speaker 1>is one which cuts so deep. But we hold several

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<v Speaker 1>threads in our hands, and the odds are that one

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<v Speaker 1>or other of them guides us to the truth. We

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<v Speaker 1>may waste time in following the wrong one, but sooner

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<v Speaker 1>or later we must come upon the right. We had

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<v Speaker 1>a pleasant luncheon, in which little was said of the

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<v Speaker 1>business which had brought us together. It was in the

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<v Speaker 1>private sitting room, to which we afterwards repaired that Holmes

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<v Speaker 1>asked Baskerville what were his intentions to go to Baskerville

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<v Speaker 1>Hall and when at the end of the week on

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<v Speaker 1>the whole, said Holmes, I think that your decision is

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<v Speaker 1>a wise one. I have ample evidence that you are

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<v Speaker 1>being dogged in London, and amid the millions of this

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<v Speaker 1>great city. It is difficult to discover who these people

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<v Speaker 1>are or what their object can be. If their intentions

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<v Speaker 1>are evil, they might do your mischief, and we should

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<v Speaker 1>be powerless to pre You did not know, Dr Mortimer,

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<v Speaker 1>that you were followed this morning from my house. Dr

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<v Speaker 1>Mortimer started violently, followed by whom that, unfortunately is what

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<v Speaker 1>I cannot tell you. Have you among your neighbors or

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<v Speaker 1>acquaintances on Dartmoor any man with a black full beard? No?

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<v Speaker 1>Or let me see why? Yes, Barrymore, Sir Charles Butler

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<v Speaker 1>is a man with a full black beard. Ha. Where

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<v Speaker 1>is Barrymore? He is in charge of the hall. We

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<v Speaker 1>had best ascertain if he is really there, or if

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<v Speaker 1>by any possibility he might be in London? How can

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<v Speaker 1>you do that? Give me a telegraph form is all

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<v Speaker 1>ready for Sir Henry. That will do, addressed to mister Barrymore,

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<v Speaker 1>Baskerville Hall. What is the nearest telegraph office, Grimpon? Very good?

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<v Speaker 1>We will send a second wire to the postmaster Grimpen

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<v Speaker 1>telegram to mister Barrymore, to be delivered into his own hand.

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<v Speaker 1>If absent, please return wire to Sir Henry Baskerville, Northumberland Hotel.

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<v Speaker 1>That should let us know before evening whether Barrymore is

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<v Speaker 1>at his post in Devonshire or not. That's so said Baskerville.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, Doctor Mortimer, who is this Barrmore? Anyhow?

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<v Speaker 1>He is the son of the old caretaker who is dead.

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<v Speaker 1>They have looked after the hall for four generations now,

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<v Speaker 1>so far as I know, he and his wife are

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<v Speaker 1>as respectable a couple as any in the county. At

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, said Baskerville. It's clear enough that so

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<v Speaker 1>long as there are none of the family at the hall,

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<v Speaker 1>these people have a mighty fine home and nothing to do.

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<v Speaker 1>That is true. Did barrymore profit at all by Sir

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<v Speaker 1>Charles's will, asked Holmes. Here and his wife had five

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<v Speaker 1>hundred pounds each. Ah, did they know that they would

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<v Speaker 1>receive this? Yes, Sir Charles was very fond of talking

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<v Speaker 1>about the provisions of his will. That is very interesting,

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<v Speaker 1>I hope, said doctor Mortimer, that you do not look

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<v Speaker 1>with suspicious eyes upon every one who received a legacy

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<v Speaker 1>from Sir Charles. For I also had a thousand pounds

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<v Speaker 1>left to me, indeed, and any one else. There were

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<v Speaker 1>many insignificant sums to individuals, and a large number of

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<v Speaker 1>public charities. The residue all went to Sir Henry. And

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<v Speaker 1>how much was the residue? Seven hundred and forty thousand pounds.

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<v Speaker 1>Holmes raised his eyebrows in surprise. I had no idea

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<v Speaker 1>that so gigantic a sum was involved, said he. Sir

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<v Speaker 1>Charles had the reputation of being rich, but we did

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<v Speaker 1>not know how very rich he was until we came

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<v Speaker 1>to examine his securities. The total value of this estate

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<v Speaker 1>was close on to a million. Dear me, it is

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<v Speaker 1>a stake for which a man might well play a

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<v Speaker 1>desperate game. And one more question, Doctor Mortimer, supposing that

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<v Speaker 1>anything happened to our young friend here, you'll forgive the

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<v Speaker 1>unpleasant hypothesis, who would inherit the estate? Since Roger Baskerville,

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<v Speaker 1>Sir Charles's youngest brother, died unmarried, the estate would descend

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<v Speaker 1>to the Desmonds, who are distant cousins. James Desmond is

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<v Speaker 1>an elderly clergyman in Westminland. Thank you. These details are

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<v Speaker 1>all of great interest. Have you met mister James Desmond. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>he once came down to visit Sir Charles. He is

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<v Speaker 1>a man of venerable appearance and of saintly life. I

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<v Speaker 1>remember that he refused to accept any settlement from Sir Charles,

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<v Speaker 1>though he pressed it upon him. And this man of

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<v Speaker 1>simple tastes would be the heir to Sir Charles's thousands.

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<v Speaker 1>He would be the heir to the estate, because that

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<v Speaker 1>is entailed. He would also be the heir to the money,

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<v Speaker 1>unless it were willed otherwise by the present owner, who can,

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<v Speaker 1>of course do what he liked with it and have

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<v Speaker 1>you made your will, Sir Henry, No, mister Holmes, I

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<v Speaker 1>have not. I have had no time, for it was

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<v Speaker 1>only yesterday that I learned how matters stood. But in

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<v Speaker 1>any case, I feel that the money should go with

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<v Speaker 1>the title and estate. That was my poor uncle's idea.

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<v Speaker 1>How is the owner going to restore the glories of

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<v Speaker 1>the Baskervilles if he has not money enough to keep

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<v Speaker 1>up the property? House, land and dollars must go together?

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<v Speaker 1>Quite so well, Sir Henry, I am of one mind

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<v Speaker 1>with you as to the advisability of you going down

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<v Speaker 1>to Devonshire without delay. There is only one provision which

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<v Speaker 1>I must make. You certainly must not go alone. Dr

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<v Speaker 1>Mortimer returns with me. But Mortimer has his practice to

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<v Speaker 1>attend to, and his house is miles away from yours.

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<v Speaker 1>With all the good will in the world, he may

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<v Speaker 1>be unable to help you. Now, Sir Henry, you must

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<v Speaker 1>take with you some one, a trusty man who will

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<v Speaker 1>be always by your side. Is it possible as you

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<v Speaker 1>could come yourself, mister Holmes, if matters came to a crisis,

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<v Speaker 1>I should endeavor to be present in person. But you

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<v Speaker 1>can understand that with my extensive consulting practice, and with

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<v Speaker 1>the constant appeals which reach me from many quarters, it

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<v Speaker 1>is impossible for me to be absent from London for

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<v Speaker 1>an indefinite time. At the present instant, one of the

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<v Speaker 1>most revered names in England is being besmirched by a blackmailer,

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<v Speaker 1>and only I can stop a disastrous scandal. You will

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<v Speaker 1>see how impossible it is for me to go to Dartmoor.

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<v Speaker 1>Whom would you recommend? Then, Holmes laid his hand upon

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<v Speaker 1>my arm, if my friend would undertake it. There is

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<v Speaker 1>no man who is better worth having at your side

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<v Speaker 1>when you are in a tight place. No one can

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<v Speaker 1>say more confidently than I. The proposition took me completely

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<v Speaker 1>by surprise. But before I had time to answer, Baskerville

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<v Speaker 1>seized me by the hand and wrung it heartily. Well now,

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<v Speaker 1>and is real kind of you? Doctor Watson? Said he

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<v Speaker 1>You see how it is with me, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>just as much about the matter as I do. If

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<v Speaker 1>you will come down to Baskerville Hall and see me through,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll never forget it. The promise of adventure had always

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<v Speaker 1>a fascination for me, and I was complimented by the

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<v Speaker 1>words of Holmes, and by the eagerness with which the

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<v Speaker 1>baronet hailed me as a companion. I'll come with pleasure,

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<v Speaker 1>said I. I do not know how I could employ

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<v Speaker 1>my time better. And you will report very carefully to me,

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<v Speaker 1>said Holmes. When a crisis comes, as it will do,

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<v Speaker 1>I will direct how you shall act. I suppose that

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<v Speaker 1>by Saturday all might be ready. Would that suit doctor

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<v Speaker 1>Watson perfectly? Then on Saturday, unless you hear to the contrary,

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<v Speaker 1>We had risen to depart when Baskerville gave a cry

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<v Speaker 1>My missing boot, he cried. May all our difficulties vanish

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<v Speaker 1>as easily, said Sherlock Holmes. But it is a very

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<v Speaker 1>singular thing. Doctor Mortimer remarked, I searched this room carefully

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<v Speaker 1>before lunch, and so did I, said Baskerville, every inch

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<v Speaker 1>of it. There was certainly no boot in it. Then

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<v Speaker 1>in that case the waiter must have placed it there

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<v Speaker 1>while we were lunching. The German was sent for, but

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<v Speaker 1>professed to know nothing of the matter, nor could any

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<v Speaker 1>inquiry clear it up. Another item had been added to

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<v Speaker 1>that constant and apparently purposeless series of small mysteries which

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<v Speaker 1>had succeeded each other so rapidly. Setting aside the whole

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<v Speaker 1>grim story of Sir Charles's death, we had a line

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<v Speaker 1>of inexplicable incidents, all within the limits of two days,

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<v Speaker 1>which included the receipt of the printed letter, the black

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<v Speaker 1>bearded spy in the hansom, the loss of the new

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<v Speaker 1>brown boot, the loss of the old black boot, and

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<v Speaker 1>now the return of the new Brown boot. Homes sat

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<v Speaker 1>in silence in the cab as we drove back to

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<v Speaker 1>in endeavoring to frame some scheme into which all these

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<v Speaker 1>strange and apparently disconnected episodes could be fitted. All afternoon

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<v Speaker 1>and thought, just before dinner, two telegrams were handed. In

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<v Speaker 1>the first round have just heard that Barrymore is at

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<v Speaker 1>the Hall Baskerville. The second visited twenty three hotels as directed,

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<v Speaker 1>but sorry to report, unable to trace cut sheet of times. Cartwright,

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<v Speaker 1>there go two of my threads. Watson, there is nothing

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<v Speaker 1>more stimulating than a case where everything goes against you.

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<v Speaker 1>We must cast around for another cent. We still have

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<v Speaker 1>the cabman who drove the spy exactly. I have wired

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<v Speaker 1>to get his name and address from the official registry.

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<v Speaker 1>I should not be surprised if this were an answer

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<v Speaker 1>to my question. The ring at the bell proved to

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<v Speaker 1>be something even more satisfactory than an answer, however, for

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<v Speaker 1>the door opened and a rough looking fellow entered, who

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<v Speaker 1>was evidently the man himself. I've got a message from

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<v Speaker 1>the ed Office that a gent at this address had

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<v Speaker 1>been inquiring for number twenty seven O four, said he.

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<v Speaker 1>I've driven my cab this seven years and never a

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<v Speaker 1>word of complaint. AH came here straight from the yard

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<v Speaker 1>to ask you or your face, what you are against me.

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<v Speaker 1>I have nothing in the world against you, my good man,

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<v Speaker 1>said Holmes. On the contrary, I have half a sovereign

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<v Speaker 1>for you, if you will give me a clear answer

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<v Speaker 1>to my questions. Well, I have had a good day

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<v Speaker 1>and no mistake, said the cabman, with a grin. What

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<v Speaker 1>was it you wanted to ask? Sir? First of all,

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<v Speaker 1>your name and address in case I want you again.

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<v Speaker 1>John Clayton three Turpey Street, the borough. My cab is

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<v Speaker 1>out of Shipley's Yard, near Waterloo Station. Sherlock Holmes made

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<v Speaker 1>a note of it. Now, Clayton, tell me all about

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<v Speaker 1>the fair who came and watched this house at ten

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<v Speaker 1>o'clock this morning, and afterwards followed the two gentlemen down

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<v Speaker 1>Regent Street. The man looked surprised and a little embarrassed.

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<v Speaker 1>Why there's no good my telling you things you seem

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<v Speaker 1>to know as much as I do already, said he.

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<v Speaker 1>The truth is that the gentleman told me that he

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<v Speaker 1>was a detective, and I was to say nothing about

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<v Speaker 1>him to any one. My good fellow, this is a

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<v Speaker 1>very serious business, and you may find yourself in a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty bad position if you try to hide anything from me.

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<v Speaker 1>You say that your fare told you that he was

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<v Speaker 1>a detective, Yes he did. When did he say this?

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<v Speaker 1>When he left me? Did he say anything more? He

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned his name? Holmes cast a swift glance of triumph

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<v Speaker 1>at me. Oh, he mentioned his name? Did he? That

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<v Speaker 1>was imprudent? What was the name that he mentioned? His name?

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<v Speaker 1>Said the cabman was mister Sherlock Holmes. Never have I

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<v Speaker 1>seen my friend more completely taken aback than by the

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<v Speaker 1>cabman's reply. For an instant he sat in silent amazement,

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<v Speaker 1>and he burst into a hearty lad A touch, Watson,

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<v Speaker 1>an undeniable touch, said he, I feel a foil as

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<v Speaker 1>quick and supple as my own. He got home upon

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<v Speaker 1>me very prettily that time. So his name was Sherlock Holmes,

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<v Speaker 1>Was it? Yes, sir, that was the gentleman's name. Excellent?

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<v Speaker 1>Tell me where you picked him up and all that occurred.

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<v Speaker 1>He ailed me at half pus nine in Trafalgar Square.

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<v Speaker 1>He said that he was a detective, and he offered

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<v Speaker 1>me two guineas if I would do exactly what he

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<v Speaker 1>wanted all day and asked no questions. I was glad

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<v Speaker 1>enough to agree. First, we drove down to the Northumberland

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<v Speaker 1>Hotel and waited there until two gentlemen came out and

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<v Speaker 1>took a cab from the rank. We followed their cab

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<v Speaker 1>until it pulled up somewhere near here this very door,

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<v Speaker 1>said Holmes. Well, I can't be sure of that, but

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<v Speaker 1>I dare say my fair knew all about it. We

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<v Speaker 1>pulled up halfway down the street and waited an hour

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<v Speaker 1>and a half, and the two gentlemen passed us walking,

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<v Speaker 1>and we followed down Baker Street and along, I know,

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<v Speaker 1>said Holmes, until we got three quarters down Regent Street,

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<v Speaker 1>and my gentleman threw up the trap and he cried

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<v Speaker 1>that I should drive right away to Waterloo Station as

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<v Speaker 1>hard as I could go. I whipped up the mayor,

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<v Speaker 1>and we were there under the ten minutes, and he

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<v Speaker 1>paid up his two guineas like a good one, and

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<v Speaker 1>away he went into the station. Only just as he

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<v Speaker 1>was leaving, he turned round and he said, it might

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<v Speaker 1>interest you to know that you've been driving mister Sherlock Holmes.

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<v Speaker 1>That's how I came to know the name I see.

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<v Speaker 1>And you saw no more of him, not after he

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<v Speaker 1>went into the station. And how would you describe mister

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<v Speaker 1>Sherlock Holmes. The cabman scratched his head. Well, he wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>altogether such an easy gentleman to describe. I put him

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<v Speaker 1>at forty years of age, and he was of middle light,

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<v Speaker 1>two or three inches shorter than you, sir. He was

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<v Speaker 1>dressed like a toff, and he had a black beard

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<v Speaker 1>cut square at the end, and a pale face. I

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<v Speaker 1>doubt now as I could say any more than that

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<v Speaker 1>color of his eyes now I can't say that nothing

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<v Speaker 1>more that you can remember, no, sir, nothing, Well, then

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<v Speaker 1>here is your half sovereign. There's another one waiting for

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<v Speaker 1>you if you can bring any more information. Good night,

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<v Speaker 1>good night, sir, and thank you. John Clayton departed chuckling,

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<v Speaker 1>and Holmes turned to me with a shrug of his

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<v Speaker 1>shoulders and a rueful smile. Snap goes our third thread,

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<v Speaker 1>and we end where we began, said he, the cunning rascal.

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<v Speaker 1>He knew our number, knew that Sir Henry Baskerville had

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<v Speaker 1>consulted me, spotted who I was in Regent Street, conjectured

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<v Speaker 1>that I had got the number of the cab and

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<v Speaker 1>would lay my hands on the driver, and so sent

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<v Speaker 1>back this audacious message. I tell you, Watson, this time

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<v Speaker 1>we have got a foeman who is worthy of our steel.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been checkmated in London. I can only wish you

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<v Speaker 1>better luck in Devonshire. But I'm not easy in my

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<v Speaker 1>mind about it. About what about sending you. It's an

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<v Speaker 1>ugly business, Watson, an ugly dangerous business, and the more

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<v Speaker 1>I see of it, the less I like it. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>my dear fellow, you may laugh, but I give you

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<v Speaker 1>my word that I shall be very glad to have

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<v Speaker 1>you back, safe and sound in Baker Street once more.

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<v Speaker 1>End of Chapter five,