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"The hound(猎犬)!" cries Holmes. "Come, Watson! Come."
We run quickly over the moor(荒野). We hear one last cry. A man is lying on the
ground. As we approach(靠近) we see the dead body of Sir
Henry Baskerville. He is wearing his brown suit.
"Oh, no!" says Holmes, "This man has a
beard!"
Indeed Selden is dead instead of Sir Henry.
"So it is all clear to me. I remember that Sir Henry
gave his old suit to Barrymore, and Barrymore probably gave it to Selden—his
wife's brother."
"Then Selden is dead because of this suit," says
Holmes.
"Think, Watson! Someone gives the hound some of Sir Henry's
clothes—probably the boot from the hotel in London. The hound picks up Sir
Henry's scent and runs after
this poor man."
Suddenly we see Stapleton walking towards us. He says, "There
was a strange noise. I was worried about Sir Henry. I wanted to check if he was
all right."
"Really?" asks Holmes.
Stapleton looks at Holmes. "Why, it is Mr. Sherlock
Holmes, the famous detective! Can you solve the mystery of the Hound of the
Baskervilles?"
Holmes shrugs his shoulders," We cannot solve every
mystery. Anyway I will return to London tomorrow."
"Oh, will you return to London tomorrow?"
"Yes."
So Holmes and I walk off to Baskerville Hall and Stapleton
walk to his home.
Holmes thinks Stapleton is dangerous. But we have no proof
that Stapleton is the murderer.
"There are no marks on Sir Charles's body. We know
that he died of fright, but we can't prove anything."
"Things are becoming clear to me," Holmes says to
Sir Henry. "It's a very difficult case. And you must help me to catch this
hound."
We are surprised to see one portrait(画像) of a thin man is Sir Hugo, the first victim
of the Hound of the Baskervilles. And he's like both Sir Henry and Stapleton. "Stapleton
is a Baskerville," replies Holmes. "So he wants to inherit(继承) the Baskerville fortune, and he…," I say. It's an important
clue.
