1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,100 Chapter 9 of the Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir, Arthur 2 00:00:04,100 --> 00:00:06,600 Conan Doyle. This LibriVox recording is in 3 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:12,100 the public domain. Chapter 9, the light upon the 4 00:00:12,107 --> 00:00:15,200 Moor second report of dr. Watson. 5 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:21,100 Baskerville Hall, October 15th, my dear Holmes. 6 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,700 If I was compelled to leave you without much news, during the 7 00:00:24,700 --> 00:00:28,200 early days of my mission, you must acknowledge that I'm making 8 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:31,900 up for lost time, and that events are now adding thick and 9 00:00:31,900 --> 00:00:35,500 fast Upon Us. In my last report, I ended up my 10 00:00:35,500 --> 00:00:39,300 top note with Barrymore at the window and now I have quite a 11 00:00:39,300 --> 00:00:42,400 budget already, which will, unless I'm much mistaken, 12 00:00:42,700 --> 00:00:48,500 considerably surprise you Things have taken a turn, which I could 13 00:00:48,500 --> 00:00:52,500 not have anticipated in some ways they have within the last 14 00:00:52,500 --> 00:00:56,300 48 hours, become much clearer. And in some ways they have 15 00:00:56,300 --> 00:01:00,000 become more complicated, but I will tell you all and you shall 16 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,700 judge for yourself before breakfast on the morning 17 00:01:03,700 --> 00:01:07,000 following my adventure, I went down the corridor and examined 18 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,700 the room in which Barrymore had been on the night before the 19 00:01:10,700 --> 00:01:12,900 Western Windows, through which he had stared. 20 00:01:12,900 --> 00:01:17,600 So intently has, I noticed Peculiarity above all other 21 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,500 windows in the house. It commands. 22 00:01:20,500 --> 00:01:24,500 The nearest outlook on to, the more, there is an opening 23 00:01:24,500 --> 00:01:28,700 between two trees which enables one from this point of view, to 24 00:01:28,700 --> 00:01:31,700 look right down upon it. While from all the other 25 00:01:31,700 --> 00:01:35,300 windows, it is only a distant Glimpse, which can be obtained. 26 00:01:36,300 --> 00:01:39,600 It follows. Therefore, that Barrymore, since 27 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,700 only this window would serve, the purpose must have been 28 00:01:42,700 --> 00:01:45,600 looking out for something or somebody. 29 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:49,000 Upon the Moor. The night was very dark so that 30 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,400 I can hardly imagine how he could have hoped to see anyone. 31 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,900 It had struck me that it was possible that some love Intrigue 32 00:01:57,900 --> 00:02:01,300 was on foot that would have accounted for his stealthy 33 00:02:01,300 --> 00:02:04,300 movements. And also, for the uneasiness of 34 00:02:04,300 --> 00:02:08,500 his wife, the man is a striking-looking fellow very 35 00:02:08,500 --> 00:02:11,200 well equipped to steal the heart of a country girl. 36 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,700 So that this Theory seemed to have something to support it. 37 00:02:15,500 --> 00:02:18,100 That opening of the door, which I had heard after, I had 38 00:02:18,100 --> 00:02:21,600 returned to my room, might mean that he had gone out to keep 39 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:27,300 some clandestine appointment. So, I reasoned with myself in 40 00:02:27,300 --> 00:02:30,900 the morning and I tell you the direction of my suspicions, 41 00:02:31,300 --> 00:02:33,800 however, much the result may have shown that they were 42 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,700 unfounded. But whatever, the true 43 00:02:36,700 --> 00:02:40,800 explanation of Barrymore's movements might be, I felt that 44 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,000 the responsibility of keeping them to myself until I could 45 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,600 explain them was more than I could bear. 46 00:02:47,500 --> 00:02:50,100 I had an interview with the baronet in his study after 47 00:02:50,100 --> 00:02:55,300 breakfast and I told him all that I had seen he was less 48 00:02:55,300 --> 00:02:59,600 surprised than I had expected. I knew that Barrymore walked 49 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,700 about nights and I had a mind to speak to him about it said he 50 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,300 two or three times. I've heard his steps in the 51 00:03:06,300 --> 00:03:09,800 passage coming and going just about the our you name. 52 00:03:10,700 --> 00:03:13,800 Perhaps any pays a visit every night that particular window. 53 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:19,300 I suggested perhaps he does if. So we should be able to Shadow 54 00:03:19,300 --> 00:03:23,200 him and see what it is that he's after, I wonder what your friend 55 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:27,200 Holmes would do if he were here. I believe that he would do 56 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:31,000 exactly what you now, suggest said, I he would follow 57 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:36,600 Barrymore and see what he did. Then we shall do it together but 58 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:40,400 surely he would hear us. The man is rather deaf. 59 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:44,400 And in any case, we must take our chance of that will sit up 60 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,900 in my room tonight and wait until he passes. 61 00:03:47,900 --> 00:03:51,900 So Henry rubbed his hands with pleasure when it was evident 62 00:03:51,900 --> 00:03:55,200 that he hailed the adventure as a relief to his somewhat quiet 63 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,100 life upon the Moor. The baronet has been in 64 00:03:59,100 --> 00:04:02,400 communication with the architect who prepared the plans for Sir 65 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:06,500 Charles and with a contractor from London so that we may 66 00:04:06,500 --> 00:04:08,400 expect great changes to begin here. 67 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:12,700 Soon, there have been decorators and furnishers up from Plymouth 68 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:18,600 and it is evident that our friend has large ideas and means 69 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:22,100 to spare, no, pains or expense to restore the Grandeur of his 70 00:04:22,100 --> 00:04:25,200 family. When the house is renovated and 71 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,500 refurnished all that he will need, will be a wife to make it 72 00:04:28,500 --> 00:04:32,400 complete. Between ourselves, there are 73 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:35,700 pretty clear signs of this will not be wanting if the lady is 74 00:04:35,700 --> 00:04:40,100 willing for I have seldom seen a man more infatuated with a woman 75 00:04:40,500 --> 00:04:43,900 than he is with our beautiful neighbor Miss Stapleton. 76 00:04:45,500 --> 00:04:49,900 And yet the course of true love does not run quite as smoothly 77 00:04:49,900 --> 00:04:54,300 as one would under the circumstances expect today. 78 00:04:54,300 --> 00:04:57,900 For example, its surface was broken by a very unexpected 79 00:04:57,900 --> 00:05:02,100 Ripple which has caused our friend considerable perplexity 80 00:05:02,100 --> 00:05:06,000 and annoyance after the conversation, which I have 81 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:10,000 quoted about Barrymore so Henry put on his hat and prepared to 82 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,300 go out as a matter, of course, I did the same. 83 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:17,800 What are you coming Watson? He asked looking at me in a 84 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:21,000 curious way, depends on whether you're going on. 85 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:24,500 The more said hi. Yes, I am. 86 00:05:25,300 --> 00:05:27,500 Well, you know what my instructions are? 87 00:05:28,100 --> 00:05:31,100 I'm sorry to intrude but you heard how earnestly homes 88 00:05:31,100 --> 00:05:33,800 insisted that? I should not leave you and 89 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,700 especially that you should not go alone upon the Moor. 90 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,300 So Henry, put his hand upon my shoulder with a pleasant smile. 91 00:05:42,300 --> 00:05:46,900 My dear fellow said he, it was with all his wisdom did not 92 00:05:46,900 --> 00:05:49,900 foresee some things which have happened since I've been on the 93 00:05:49,900 --> 00:05:51,800 more. He understand me. 94 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,900 I'm sure that you are the last man in the world. 95 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:56,900 Who would wish to be a spoilsport? 96 00:05:57,900 --> 00:06:02,200 I must go out alone. It put me in a most awkward 97 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,400 position. I was at a loss. 98 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,500 What to say, or what to do. And before I had made up my 99 00:06:08,500 --> 00:06:11,300 mind, he picked up his Cane and was gone. 100 00:06:13,500 --> 00:06:16,800 But when I came to think the matter over my conscience 101 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:20,600 reproached me, bitterly for having on any pretext allowed 102 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:24,300 him to go out of my sight. I imagined what my feelings 103 00:06:24,300 --> 00:06:28,400 would be if I had to return to you and to confess at some 104 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,000 Misfortune at occurred through my disregard for your 105 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:35,600 instructions. I assure you, my cheeks, flushed 106 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,400 at the very thought, it might not even now be too late to 107 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,300 overtake him. So I set off at once in the 108 00:06:42,300 --> 00:06:46,600 direction of merripit house, I hurried along the road at the 109 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:50,500 top of my speed, without seeing anything of Sir, Henry, until I 110 00:06:50,500 --> 00:06:53,700 came to the point where the more path branches off. 111 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,100 They're fearing that perhaps. I had come in the wrong 112 00:06:58,100 --> 00:07:01,200 direction. After all I mounted a hill from 113 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,800 which I could command a view, the same Hill, which is cut into 114 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:09,400 the dark Quarry. Thence, I saw him at once, he 115 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,600 was on the warpath about a quarter of a mile off. 116 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:17,300 And a lady was by his side who could only be Miss Stapleton, it 117 00:07:17,300 --> 00:07:20,800 was clear that there was already an understanding between them 118 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:22,800 and that they had met by appointment. 119 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:28,600 They were walking slowly along in deep conversation and I saw 120 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:31,800 her making quick little movements of our hands as if she 121 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,200 were very Earnest in what she was saying, while he listened 122 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:38,800 intently and Once or twice, shook his head in strong 123 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,900 dissent. I stood among the rocks, 124 00:07:41,900 --> 00:07:46,200 watching them very much puzzled, as to what I should do next to 125 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:49,200 follow them and break into their intimate conversation, seemed to 126 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,600 be an outrage. And yet, my clear Duty was never 127 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:57,400 for an instant to let him out of my sight to act, the Spy upon a 128 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:01,900 friend, was a hateful task. Still I could see no better 129 00:08:01,900 --> 00:08:05,200 course than to observe him from the hill and to clear my 130 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,700 conscience by confessing to him afterwards. 131 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:12,500 What I had done It is true that if any sudden danger had 132 00:08:12,500 --> 00:08:15,400 threatened him, I was too far away to be of use. 133 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:19,000 And yet, I am sure that you will agree with me that the position 134 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,900 was very difficult. And that there was nothing more, 135 00:08:21,900 --> 00:08:25,800 which I could do. Our friend, Sir Henry and the 136 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:29,700 lady had halted on the path and was standing deeply absorbed in 137 00:08:29,700 --> 00:08:33,600 their conversation when I was suddenly aware that I was not 138 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,700 the only witness of their interview. 139 00:08:36,900 --> 00:08:40,400 A wisp of green floating in the air, caught my eye. 140 00:08:41,100 --> 00:08:44,400 And another glance showed me that it was carried on a stick 141 00:08:44,500 --> 00:08:47,200 by a man who is moving among the Broken Ground. 142 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,000 It was Stapleton with his butterfly. 143 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,800 Net. He was very much closer to the 144 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,900 pair than I was and he appeared to be moving in their Direction. 145 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:00,900 At this instant so Henry suddenly Drew Miss Stapleton to 146 00:09:00,900 --> 00:09:05,200 his side, his arm was around her, but it seemed to me that 147 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:09,200 she was straining away from him. With her face averted, he 148 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,900 stooped, his head to hers and she raised one hand as if in 149 00:09:12,900 --> 00:09:15,400 protest. Next moment. 150 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:19,900 I saw them spring apart and turn hurriedly around Stapleton. 151 00:09:19,900 --> 00:09:22,900 Was the cause of the interruption, he was running 152 00:09:22,900 --> 00:09:26,600 wildly towards them is absurd. Net, dangling behind him? 153 00:09:27,300 --> 00:09:30,100 He just stick you later Dan, almost danced with excitement in 154 00:09:30,100 --> 00:09:32,800 front of the lovers. What the scene meant? 155 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,400 I could not imagine. But it seemed to me that 156 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:39,100 Stapleton was abusing Sir, Henry, who offered explanations 157 00:09:39,300 --> 00:09:43,500 which became more Angry as the other refused to accept them the 158 00:09:43,500 --> 00:09:45,600 lady, stood by and haughty silence. 159 00:09:46,900 --> 00:09:50,100 Finally Stapleton turned upon his heel and beckoned in a 160 00:09:50,100 --> 00:09:55,400 peremptory way to his sister. Who after an irresolute glance 161 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,300 at Sir Henry walked off by the side of her brother. 162 00:09:59,500 --> 00:10:03,200 The naturalist Sangre gestures showed that the lady was 163 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:07,300 included in his displeasure. The baronet stood for a minutes 164 00:10:07,300 --> 00:10:10,700 looking after them. And then he walked slowly back 165 00:10:10,700 --> 00:10:15,200 the way that he had come his head hanging the very picture of 166 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:22,300 dejection What all this meant? I could not imagine, but I was 167 00:10:22,300 --> 00:10:26,200 deeply ashamed to have witnessed so intimate a scene without my 168 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:29,700 friends knowledge. I ran down the hill there for 169 00:10:29,700 --> 00:10:31,300 and met the baronet at the bottom. 170 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:36,100 His face was flushed with anger and his brows were wrinkled like 171 00:10:36,100 --> 00:10:38,100 one who is at his wits end, what to do. 172 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,600 Hello, Watson. Where have you dropped from? 173 00:10:42,700 --> 00:10:45,900 Said he, you don't mean to say that you came after me. 174 00:10:45,900 --> 00:10:50,200 In spite of all, I explained everything to him, how I'd found 175 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:54,200 it impossible to remain behind how I had followed him, and how 176 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:57,700 I had witnessed all that had occurred for an instant. 177 00:10:57,700 --> 00:11:01,200 His eyes. Blazed at me, but my frankness 178 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:05,000 disarmed, his anger and he broke at last into a rather rueful 179 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:08,900 laugh, you would have thought that middle of that. 180 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:13,900 Perry a fairly safe place for a man to be private said he but by 181 00:11:13,900 --> 00:11:17,100 Sundar, the whole Countryside seems to have been out to see 182 00:11:17,100 --> 00:11:19,400 me. Do my wooing and a mighty poor 183 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:22,600 willing at that. Where do you engage to seat? 184 00:11:23,500 --> 00:11:26,400 I was on that Hill quite in the back. 185 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,900 Row away with her. Brother was well up to the 186 00:11:28,900 --> 00:11:31,300 front. Did you see him come out on us? 187 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:35,200 Yes, I did. Did he ever strike you as being 188 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,200 crazy? His brother of hers? 189 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,900 I can't say that he ever did. I dare say not? 190 00:11:42,500 --> 00:11:46,100 I always thought of him saying enough until today, but you can 191 00:11:46,100 --> 00:11:49,000 take it from me that either. He or I ought to be in a 192 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,400 straitjacket. What's the matter with me, 193 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:54,000 anyhow, you've lived near me for some weeks. 194 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:57,100 Watson, tell me straight. Is there anything that would 195 00:11:57,100 --> 00:12:00,500 prevent me from making a good husband to a woman that I loved? 196 00:12:01,500 --> 00:12:05,900 I should say not he can't object to my worldly position. 197 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:10,800 So must be myself that he has this down on what has he against 198 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,000 me. I never hurt man or woman in my 199 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,700 life that I know of and yet he would not so much as let me 200 00:12:16,700 --> 00:12:22,000 touch the tips of her fingers. Did he say so that and a deal 201 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:23,800 more? I tell you what's. 202 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:27,600 Mmm, I've only known her these few weeks, but from the first, I 203 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:31,800 just felt that she was made for me and she to she was Happy when 204 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:36,000 she was with me and that, I'll swear there's a light in a 205 00:12:36,008 --> 00:12:40,200 woman's eyes that speaks louder than words but he's never let us 206 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:42,400 get together. And it was only today. 207 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:45,900 For the first time that I saw a chance of having, a few words 208 00:12:45,900 --> 00:12:49,000 with her alone, she was glad to meet me. 209 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:53,700 But when she did it was not love that she would talk about and 210 00:12:53,700 --> 00:12:56,000 she wouldn't have let me talk about it either if she could 211 00:12:56,000 --> 00:13:00,100 have stopped it. She kept coming back to it that 212 00:13:00,100 --> 00:13:03,400 this was a place of danger and that she would never be happy 213 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:07,200 until I'd left it. I told him that since I'd seen 214 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,100 her, I was in, no, hurry to leave it. 215 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:13,000 And that if she really wanted me to go, the only way to work, it 216 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,200 was for her to arrange to go with me with that. 217 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,600 I offered in as many words to marry her. 218 00:13:19,300 --> 00:13:23,200 But before she could answer down, came this brother of hers 219 00:13:23,700 --> 00:13:26,100 running at us with a face on him, like a madman. 220 00:13:26,700 --> 00:13:30,300 He was just white with rage and those light eyes of his were 221 00:13:30,300 --> 00:13:34,100 blazing with Fury. What was I doing with the lady? 222 00:13:34,500 --> 00:13:38,000 How dead I offer her attentions, which were distasteful to her. 223 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:42,000 Did I think so? Because I was a baronet, I could 224 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,000 do what I liked. If he had not been her brother, 225 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,000 I should have known better. How to answer him. 226 00:13:47,700 --> 00:13:51,300 As it was, I told him that my feelings towards his sister were 227 00:13:51,300 --> 00:13:55,200 such as I was not ashamed of, as I hope that she might honor Me 228 00:13:55,200 --> 00:14:00,100 by becoming my wife. That seemed to make the matter 229 00:14:00,100 --> 00:14:03,500 know better. So then I lost my temper too. 230 00:14:04,100 --> 00:14:07,400 And I answered him rather more hotly than I should perhaps 231 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:09,600 considering that she was standing by. 232 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:15,100 So it ended by his going off with her as you saw and here, am 233 00:14:15,100 --> 00:14:18,300 I as badly puzzled? A man as any in this County. 234 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:22,400 Just tell me what it all means Watson, and I'll owe you more 235 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:26,300 than ever. I can hope to pay I tried one or 236 00:14:26,308 --> 00:14:30,500 two explanations, but indeed I was completely puzzled myself. 237 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:36,200 Our friends title his fortune, his age, his character and his 238 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:40,900 appearance are all in his favour and I know nothing against him 239 00:14:41,300 --> 00:14:44,300 unless it be this dark fate, which runs in his family. 240 00:14:46,300 --> 00:14:48,400 But his advances should be rejected. 241 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:51,300 So brusquely without any reference to the lady's own 242 00:14:51,300 --> 00:14:54,900 wishes and that the lady should accept the situation without 243 00:14:54,900 --> 00:14:59,200 protest is very amazing. However, our conjectures were 244 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:02,400 set at Rest by a visit from Stapleton himself, that very 245 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:05,800 afternoon. He had come to offer apologies 246 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:09,400 for his rudeness of the morning. And after a long private 247 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:12,600 interview with Sir, Henry in his study, the upshot of their 248 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:15,500 conversation, was that the breach is quite healed. 249 00:15:16,100 --> 00:15:19,200 And that we are to dine at merripit house next, Friday, as 250 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:23,100 a sign of it. I don't say now that he isn't a 251 00:15:23,108 --> 00:15:26,700 crazy man. Said, Sir, Henry I can't forget 252 00:15:26,700 --> 00:15:30,100 the look in his eyes when he ran at me this morning, but I must 253 00:15:30,100 --> 00:15:33,300 allow that no man could make a more handsome apology than he 254 00:15:33,300 --> 00:15:36,400 has done. Did he give any explanation of 255 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,900 his conduct? His sister is everything in his 256 00:15:39,900 --> 00:15:43,300 life. He says that is natural enough 257 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:46,000 and I'm glad that he should understand her value. 258 00:15:46,700 --> 00:15:50,000 They've always been together and according to his account he has 259 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,000 been a very lonely man with only her as a companion. 260 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:56,800 So that the thought of losing her was really terrible to him. 261 00:15:57,500 --> 00:16:00,600 He had not understood. He said that I was becoming 262 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:04,100 attached to her, but when he saw with his own eyes that it was 263 00:16:04,100 --> 00:16:07,200 really so, and that she might be taken away from him. 264 00:16:07,700 --> 00:16:10,400 It's Gave him such a shock. But for a time he was not 265 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:12,700 responsible for what he said or did. 266 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,900 He was very sorry for all that had passed. 267 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:20,900 And he recognized, how foolish and how selfish it was that he 268 00:16:20,900 --> 00:16:24,200 should imagine that he could hold a beautiful woman like his 269 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,800 sister to himself for her whole life. 270 00:16:28,500 --> 00:16:32,200 If she had to leave him he had rather it was to a neighbor like 271 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:36,500 myself than to anyone else. But in any case it was a blow to 272 00:16:36,500 --> 00:16:39,700 him and it would take him some time before he could prepare 273 00:16:39,700 --> 00:16:43,500 himself to meet it. He would withdraw all opposition 274 00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:47,500 upon his part, if I would promise for three months to let 275 00:16:47,500 --> 00:16:50,600 the matter rest and to be content with cultivating, the 276 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:54,500 ladies friendship during that time without claiming her love. 277 00:16:55,400 --> 00:17:00,300 This, I promised. And so the matter rests So there 278 00:17:00,300 --> 00:17:02,500 is one of our small Mysteries cleared up. 279 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:06,099 It is something to have touched bottom anywhere in this bog in 280 00:17:06,099 --> 00:17:10,200 which we are floundering. We know now why Stapleton looked 281 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:14,599 with disfavor upon his sister's Suitor even when that studio is 282 00:17:14,599 --> 00:17:19,000 so eligible, a one as Sir Henry. And now I pass on to another 283 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:23,099 thread which I have extricated out of the Tangled skein, The 284 00:17:23,099 --> 00:17:27,000 Mystery of the sobs in the night of the tear-stained face of mrs. 285 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:30,700 Barrymore, Of the secret journey of the butler to the Western 286 00:17:30,700 --> 00:17:34,400 lattice window. Congratulate me my dear Holmes 287 00:17:34,900 --> 00:17:36,600 and tell me that I have not disappointed. 288 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:39,900 You as an agent that you do not regret the confidence, which you 289 00:17:39,900 --> 00:17:42,200 showed him me when you sent me down. 290 00:17:43,100 --> 00:17:46,800 All these things have by one nights work being thoroughly 291 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,900 cleared. I have said by one nights work, 292 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:53,600 but in truth, it was by two nights work. 293 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:55,900 For on the first, we drew entirely blank. 294 00:17:56,700 --> 00:18:00,500 I sat up with Sir Henry in his rooms until nearly 3:00 in the 295 00:18:00,500 --> 00:18:03,100 morning, but no sound of any sort. 296 00:18:03,100 --> 00:18:06,500 Did we hear except the chiming clock upon the stairs? 297 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:11,600 It was a most Melancholy vigil and ended by each of us falling 298 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:15,200 asleep in our chairs. Fortunately, we were not 299 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,300 discouraged and we determined to try again. 300 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,400 The next night we lowered the lamp and set smoking cigarettes 301 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,800 without making the least sound. It was incredible. 302 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:29,700 How slowly the hours crawled by. And yet, we were helped through 303 00:18:29,700 --> 00:18:33,100 it by the same sort of patient interest, which the hunter must 304 00:18:33,100 --> 00:18:36,600 feel as he watches the Trap into which she hopes the game May 305 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:41,100 Wonder. Once truck and two and we had 306 00:18:41,100 --> 00:18:43,900 almost for the second time given it up in despair. 307 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:48,800 When in an instant, we both sat bolt upright in our chairs with 308 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,600 all our weary senses keenly on the alert. 309 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:56,200 Once more, we had heard the Creak of a step in the passage. 310 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,000 Very stealthily. We heard it pass along until it 311 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:05,000 died away in the distance. Then the baronet gently opened 312 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:09,100 his door and we set out in Pursuit already. 313 00:19:09,100 --> 00:19:12,000 Our man had gone round the gallery and the corridor was all 314 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:16,200 in darkness softly. We stole along until we had come 315 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:20,100 into the other Wing. We were just in time to catch a 316 00:19:20,100 --> 00:19:23,800 glimpse of the tall, black bearded figure, his shoulders, 317 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:27,600 rounded as he tiptoed down the passage then he passed. 318 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:31,100 Through the same door as before, and the light of the candle 319 00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:33,300 framed, it in the darkness and shot. 320 00:19:33,300 --> 00:19:36,500 One single yellow beam across the Gloom of the corridor. 321 00:19:37,500 --> 00:19:39,500 We shuffled cautiously towards it. 322 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,900 Trying every plank before we dare to put our whole weight 323 00:19:42,900 --> 00:19:45,700 upon it. We had taken the precaution of 324 00:19:45,700 --> 00:19:51,100 leaving our boots behind us, but even so, the old boards snapped 325 00:19:51,100 --> 00:19:55,800 and creaked, beneath our tread, sometimes it seemed impossible 326 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:57,700 that he should fail to hear our approach. 327 00:19:58,500 --> 00:20:03,000 However, the man is fortunately, rather deaf, and he was entirely 328 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,100 preoccupied in that, which he was doing. 329 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:10,000 When at last, we reached the door and peeped through, we 330 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,800 found him crouching at the window. 331 00:20:12,100 --> 00:20:16,800 Candle in hand, his white intent face pressed against a pain. 332 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:19,400 Exactly. As I had seen him two nights 333 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:23,000 before. We had arranged no plan of 334 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:27,000 campaign but the baronet is a man to whom the most direct way 335 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:31,600 is always the most natural. He walked into the room and as 336 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,000 he did. So Barrymore sprang up from the 337 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:35,900 window with a sharp hiss of his breath. 338 00:20:36,100 --> 00:20:41,000 And stood livid and trembling before us his dark eyes glaring 339 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,700 out of the white mask of his face were full of horror and 340 00:20:44,700 --> 00:20:48,100 astonishment as he gazed from Sir Henry to me. 341 00:20:49,300 --> 00:20:50,800 What are you doing here Barrymore? 342 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:55,300 Nothing sir. His agitation was so great that 343 00:20:55,300 --> 00:20:58,700 he could hardly speak and the Shadows sprang up and down from 344 00:20:58,700 --> 00:21:01,900 the shaking of his candle. It was the window. 345 00:21:01,900 --> 00:21:07,000 Sir I go round at night to say that there are fastened on the 346 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,400 second floor. Yes, sir. 347 00:21:09,700 --> 00:21:12,300 All the windows. Look here. 348 00:21:12,300 --> 00:21:16,400 Barrymore said Sir Henry sternly we have made up our minds to 349 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:19,200 have the truth out of you. So it will save you trouble to 350 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:20,900 tell it sooner rather than later. 351 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:23,100 Come now. No lies. 352 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:25,400 What were you doing at that window? 353 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:30,100 Fellow looked at us in a helpless way and he wrung his 354 00:21:30,100 --> 00:21:32,400 hands together. Like one who is in the last 355 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:37,100 extremity of doubt and misery. I was doing no arm sir. 356 00:21:37,700 --> 00:21:39,700 I was holding a candle to the window. 357 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,500 And why were you holding a candle to the window? 358 00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:49,500 Don't ask me saying, sorry don't ask me, I give you my word sir. 359 00:21:49,900 --> 00:21:54,200 It is not my secret and I cannot tell it if it concerned no one 360 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:57,000 but myself I would not try to keep it from you. 361 00:21:58,300 --> 00:22:01,500 A sudden idea occurred to me, and I took the candle from the 362 00:22:01,500 --> 00:22:05,600 trembling hand of the butler, he must have been holding it as a 363 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:08,500 signal. That I let us see if there is 364 00:22:08,500 --> 00:22:12,200 any answer. I held it as he had done and 365 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,400 stared out into the darkness of the night. 366 00:22:15,500 --> 00:22:19,300 Vaguely I could discern the black Bank of the trees and the 367 00:22:19,300 --> 00:22:22,000 lighter. Expanse of the Moor for the moon 368 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:26,800 was behind the clouds and then I gave a cry of exultation. 369 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:32,200 For a tiny pinpoint of yellow light had suddenly transfixed 370 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:35,800 the dark Veil and glowed steadily in the center of the 371 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:38,100 black Square framed by the window. 372 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:40,600 There it is. I cried? 373 00:22:41,500 --> 00:22:43,500 No, no, sir. It is nothing. 374 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:47,600 Nothing at all the butler. Broken, are you sure you sir? 375 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:50,300 Move your light across the window. 376 00:22:50,300 --> 00:22:53,300 Watson cried, the baronet. See the other moves. 377 00:22:53,300 --> 00:22:58,100 Also, now, you rascal do you deny that it is a signal come 378 00:22:58,100 --> 00:23:01,000 speak up, who is your Confederate out yonder? 379 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,800 And what is this conspiracy? That is going on? 380 00:23:04,900 --> 00:23:07,200 The man's face became openly defiant. 381 00:23:07,900 --> 00:23:10,300 It is more a business and not yours. 382 00:23:10,500 --> 00:23:15,900 I will not tell then you leave my employment right away, very 383 00:23:15,900 --> 00:23:19,500 good sir. If I must I must and you go in 384 00:23:19,500 --> 00:23:23,600 disgrace by Thunder, you may well be ashamed of yourself. 385 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,700 Your family has lived with mine for over a hundred years under 386 00:23:26,700 --> 00:23:29,600 this roof. And here I find you deep in some 387 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:35,400 dark plot against me. Now no sir, not against you. 388 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:40,200 It was a woman's voice and mrs. Barrymore, paler, and more 389 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:43,100 horror-struck than her husband was standing at the door. 390 00:23:43,700 --> 00:23:47,400 Her bulky figure in a shawl and skirt might have been comic who 391 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,100 were it? Not for the intensity of feeling 392 00:23:49,100 --> 00:23:53,100 upon her face. We off to go Eliezer, this is 393 00:23:53,100 --> 00:23:56,100 the end of it. You can pack our things said the 394 00:23:56,100 --> 00:24:00,400 butler old John. John of a brought you to this. 395 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,400 It is my doing sir Henry. Me or mine. 396 00:24:03,700 --> 00:24:07,400 He has done nothing except for my sake and because I asked him 397 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,700 speak out then what does it mean? 398 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,300 My unhappy brother is starving on the more. 399 00:24:14,900 --> 00:24:17,100 We cannot let him perish at are very Gates. 400 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,900 The light is a signal to him that food is ready for him and 401 00:24:20,900 --> 00:24:23,800 his light out yonder is to show the spot to which to bring it. 402 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:30,400 And your brother is the escaped convict sir Selden the criminal. 403 00:24:31,700 --> 00:24:35,300 That's the truth. Sir said Barrymore, I said that 404 00:24:35,300 --> 00:24:39,100 it was not my secret and I could not tell it to you, but now 405 00:24:39,100 --> 00:24:42,100 you've heard it and you'll see that if there was a plot it was 406 00:24:42,100 --> 00:24:46,300 not against you. This time was the explanation of 407 00:24:46,300 --> 00:24:49,400 the stealthy Expeditions at night and the light at the 408 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,700 window. So Henry and I both stared at 409 00:24:52,700 --> 00:24:56,600 the woman in amazement was it possible this stolidly 410 00:24:56,600 --> 00:25:00,100 respectable person was of the same blood as one of the most 411 00:25:00,100 --> 00:25:02,100 notorious criminals in the country. 412 00:25:04,100 --> 00:25:08,400 Yes, sir, my name is seldom and he is my younger brother. 413 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:12,000 Were you murdered him too much? When he was a lad and gave him 414 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:15,000 his own way in everything, until he came to think that the world 415 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:18,300 was made for his pleasure and that he could do what he liked 416 00:25:18,300 --> 00:25:21,700 in it. Then as he Grew Older, he met 417 00:25:21,700 --> 00:25:24,900 Wicked Companions and the devil entered into him until he broke 418 00:25:24,900 --> 00:25:27,500 my mother's heart and dragged her name in the dirt. 419 00:25:28,300 --> 00:25:31,700 From crime to Crime. He sank lower and lower until it 420 00:25:31,700 --> 00:25:34,400 is only the mercy of God which has snatched him from the 421 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:38,100 scaffold. But to me sir he was always a 422 00:25:38,100 --> 00:25:41,400 little curly-headed boy that I had nursed and played with as an 423 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:45,200 elder sister would that was why he broke prison sir. 424 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:49,500 He knew that I was here and we could not refuse to help him 425 00:25:50,300 --> 00:25:54,300 when he dragged himself here. One night we re in starving with 426 00:25:54,300 --> 00:25:57,500 the ward as out of his heels. What could we do? 427 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:02,000 We took him in and fed him and cared for him and you returned 428 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:03,800 sir. And my brother thought he would 429 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:06,700 be safer on the more than anywhere else until the Hue and 430 00:26:06,700 --> 00:26:10,500 cry was over. So he lay in hiding there, but 431 00:26:10,500 --> 00:26:14,200 every second night, we made sure if he was still there by putting 432 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:17,900 a light in the window, in if there was an answer, my husband 433 00:26:17,900 --> 00:26:21,400 took out some bread and meat to him every day. 434 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:25,500 We hope that he was gone. But as long as he was there, we 435 00:26:25,500 --> 00:26:29,700 couldn't desert him. That is the old truth. 436 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:33,400 As I am an honest Christian woman and you'll see that if 437 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:36,900 there is a blame in the matter, he doesn't lie with my husband. 438 00:26:36,900 --> 00:26:42,300 But with me for whose sake, he's done all that he has The woman's 439 00:26:42,300 --> 00:26:45,500 words, came with an intense earnestness, which carried 440 00:26:45,500 --> 00:26:49,100 conviction with them. Is this true Barrymore? 441 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,500 Yes, sir. Henry, every word of it. 442 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:56,600 Well, I cannot blame you for standing by your own wife. 443 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,900 Forget what I've said, go to your room, you two and we shall 444 00:27:00,900 --> 00:27:03,200 talk further about this matter in the morning. 445 00:27:04,500 --> 00:27:06,900 When they were gone we looked out of the window again. 446 00:27:07,700 --> 00:27:11,700 So Henry had flung it open and the cold night wind beat in upon 447 00:27:11,700 --> 00:27:15,000 our faces. Far away in the black distance, 448 00:27:15,500 --> 00:27:18,600 they're still glowed that one tiny point of yellow light. 449 00:27:20,500 --> 00:27:25,300 I wonder he dares said, Sir. Henry, it may be so placed as to 450 00:27:25,300 --> 00:27:29,600 be only visible from here. Very likely, how far do you 451 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:34,800 think it is out by the cleft? Or I think not more than a mile 452 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:39,400 or two off hardly that. Well, it cannot be far if 453 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:42,600 Barrymore had to carry out the food to it and he's waiting 454 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:46,200 because villain beside that candle by Thunder Watson. 455 00:27:46,500 --> 00:27:50,600 I'm going out to take that, man. The same sort of crossed my own 456 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:53,100 mind. It was not as if the Barrymore's 457 00:27:53,100 --> 00:27:56,200 had taken us into their confidence, their secret have 458 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:59,300 been forced from them. The man was a danger to the 459 00:27:59,300 --> 00:28:02,700 community and unmitigated scoundrel for whom there was 460 00:28:02,700 --> 00:28:06,500 neither pity, nor excuse. We were only doing our duty and 461 00:28:06,500 --> 00:28:09,200 taking this chance of putting him back where he could do no 462 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:12,300 harm. With this brutal and violent 463 00:28:12,300 --> 00:28:16,200 nature others would have to pay the price if we held our hands. 464 00:28:17,100 --> 00:28:20,500 any night, for example, our neighbors, the stapleton's might 465 00:28:20,500 --> 00:28:24,000 be attacked by him, and it may have been the thought of this, 466 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:28,400 which made Sir, Henry, so Keen upon the adventure I'll come 467 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:32,800 said, I then get your revolver and put on your boots. 468 00:28:33,300 --> 00:28:36,500 The sooner we start the better as the fellow may put out this 469 00:28:36,500 --> 00:28:40,400 light and be off. In five minutes, we were outside 470 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:44,100 the door, starting Upon Our Expedition, we hurried through 471 00:28:44,100 --> 00:28:47,500 the dark Shrubbery, amid the doll, moaning of the Autumn Wind 472 00:28:47,700 --> 00:28:49,400 and the rustle of the falling leaves. 473 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:53,200 The night air was Heavy with the smell of damp and decay. 474 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:57,900 Now and again the Moon picked out for an instant but clouds 475 00:28:57,900 --> 00:29:01,700 were driving over the face of the sky and just as we came out 476 00:29:01,700 --> 00:29:06,500 on the Moor, a thin rain began to fall the light still burn 477 00:29:06,500 --> 00:29:09,500 steadily in front. Are you armed? 478 00:29:09,700 --> 00:29:15,000 I asked, I have a hunting crop. We must close in on him rapidly 479 00:29:15,300 --> 00:29:16,900 for. He said to be a desperate fellow 480 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:20,300 which will take him by surprise and have him at our Mercy before 481 00:29:20,300 --> 00:29:24,500 he can resist. I'd say Watson said the baronet, 482 00:29:25,100 --> 00:29:28,600 what would home say to this? How about that hour of darkness, 483 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:30,800 in which the power of evil is exalted? 484 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:35,300 As if in answer to his words There Rose suddenly out of the 485 00:29:35,300 --> 00:29:38,700 vast Gloom of the more that strange cry. 486 00:29:38,700 --> 00:29:41,600 Which I had already heard upon the borders of the great grimpen 487 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:45,700 mire, It came with the Wind Through The Silence of the 488 00:29:45,700 --> 00:29:50,400 night, a long deep mutter than a rising howl. 489 00:29:50,900 --> 00:29:55,500 And then the sad moment in which it died away again and again, it 490 00:29:55,500 --> 00:29:58,000 sounded the whole are throbbing with it. 491 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:03,200 Strident wild and menacing the baronet caught my sleeve and his 492 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:04,600 face. Glimmered white through the 493 00:30:04,608 --> 00:30:06,800 darkness. My God. 494 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:10,900 What's that Watson? I don't know, it's a sound they 495 00:30:10,900 --> 00:30:12,700 have on the more I heard it once before. 496 00:30:13,900 --> 00:30:17,600 It died away and then absolute silence closed in upon us. 497 00:30:18,300 --> 00:30:23,000 We stood straining our ears, but nothing came Watson said, the 498 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,700 baronet, it was the Cry of a hound. 499 00:30:26,900 --> 00:30:30,500 My blood run cold in my veins for there was a break in his 500 00:30:30,500 --> 00:30:33,800 voice which told of the sudden horror which had seized him. 501 00:30:35,100 --> 00:30:39,600 What do they call this sound? He asked who the folk on the 502 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:42,400 countryside though. They are ignorant. 503 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:44,500 People. Why should you mind what they 504 00:30:44,500 --> 00:30:48,300 call it? Tell me what sun' what do they 505 00:30:48,300 --> 00:30:52,200 say of it? I hesitated but could not escape 506 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:55,400 the question. They say it is the Cry Of The 507 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:59,500 Hound of the Baskervilles. He groaned and was silent for a 508 00:30:59,508 --> 00:31:05,000 few moments how old it was. He said at last but it seemed to 509 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:09,500 come from Miles Away Over Yonder, I think It was hard to 510 00:31:09,500 --> 00:31:13,500 say whence It came it Rose and fell with a wind. 511 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:15,800 Isn't that the direction of the great? 512 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:18,500 Grimpen mire? Yes it is. 513 00:31:19,500 --> 00:31:22,100 Well, it was up there. Come now Watson. 514 00:31:22,700 --> 00:31:25,300 Didn't you think of self that? It was a cry of a hound? 515 00:31:25,900 --> 00:31:28,700 I'm not a child. You need not fear to speak the 516 00:31:28,700 --> 00:31:32,000 truth. Stapleton was with me when I 517 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,500 heard it last. He said that it might be the 518 00:31:34,500 --> 00:31:40,300 calling of a strange bird. No, no, it was a Hound, my God 519 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:42,800 cannot be some truth in all these stories. 520 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:46,800 Is it possible that I'm really in danger from so darker cause 521 00:31:47,600 --> 00:31:49,200 you don't believe it. Do you Watson? 522 00:31:50,500 --> 00:31:54,300 No, no, and yet. It was one thing to laugh about 523 00:31:54,300 --> 00:31:57,300 it in London. And it is another to stand out 524 00:31:57,300 --> 00:32:01,200 here in the darkness of the more and to hear such a cry as that. 525 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:04,900 And my uncle, it was the footprint of the Hound beside 526 00:32:04,900 --> 00:32:07,800 him, as he lay it all fits together. 527 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:12,100 I don't think that I'm a coward Watson, but that sound seemed to 528 00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:15,200 freeze my very blood feel my hand. 529 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,400 It was as cold as a block of marble. 530 00:32:19,700 --> 00:32:23,400 You'll be all right tomorrow. I don't think I'll get that cry 531 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:26,100 out of my head. What do you advise that we do 532 00:32:26,100 --> 00:32:28,700 now? Shall we turn back? 533 00:32:29,700 --> 00:32:32,900 No by thunder. We've come out to get our man 534 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:36,300 and we will do it. We after the convict and a 535 00:32:36,308 --> 00:32:38,600 hellhound as likely as not after us. 536 00:32:38,900 --> 00:32:40,500 Come on. We'll see it through. 537 00:32:40,500 --> 00:32:43,000 If all the fins of the pitch were loosed upon the Moor. 538 00:32:44,300 --> 00:32:47,800 We stumbled slowly along in the darkness with the black Loom of 539 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,800 the craggy hills around us and the yellow speck of light 540 00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:53,700 burning steadily in front. There is nothing. 541 00:32:53,700 --> 00:32:57,400 So deceptive, as a distance of a light upon a pitch-dark night 542 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:01,400 and sometimes the glimmer seem to be far away upon the Horizon 543 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,500 and sometimes it might have been within a few yards of us. 544 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:07,500 But at last we could see whence it came. 545 00:33:08,100 --> 00:33:10,600 And then we knew that we were indeed very close. 546 00:33:11,500 --> 00:33:14,800 A guttering candle was stuck in a crevice of the Rocks which 547 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:18,100 flanked it on each side. So as to keep the wind from it 548 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:21,900 and also to prevent it from being visible, save in the 549 00:33:21,900 --> 00:33:26,400 direction of Baskerville Hall, A boulder of granite concealed, 550 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:29,100 our approach and crouching behind it. 551 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,500 We gazed over it at the signal light. 552 00:33:32,700 --> 00:33:35,600 It was strange to see this single candle burning there in 553 00:33:35,608 --> 00:33:38,600 the middle of the Moor with no sign of Life near it. 554 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:43,300 Just the one straight yellow flame and The Gleam of the rock 555 00:33:43,300 --> 00:33:46,700 on each side of it. What should we do now? 556 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:51,500 Whispered Sir Henry wait. Here, he must be near his light. 557 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:53,900 Let us see if we can get a glimpse of him. 558 00:33:55,300 --> 00:33:57,200 The words were hardly out of my mouth. 559 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:01,400 When we both saw him over the rocks, in the crevice of which 560 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:05,600 the candle burned, there was thrust out and evil yellow face. 561 00:34:06,100 --> 00:34:10,300 A terrible animal face all seemed and scored with vile, 562 00:34:10,300 --> 00:34:14,800 passions foul with Maya with a bristling beard and hung with 563 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,300 matted hair. It might well have belonged to 564 00:34:17,308 --> 00:34:20,000 one of those old Savages who dwelt in the borough's on the 565 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:23,000 hillsides. The light beneath him was 566 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:27,100 reflected in his small cunning Sighs which peered fiercely to 567 00:34:27,100 --> 00:34:30,600 right and left through the darkness, like a crafty and 568 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:33,000 Savage. Animal, who's heard the steps of 569 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:37,000 the hunters. Something had evidently aroused, 570 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:41,199 his suspicions, it may have been that Barrymore had some private 571 00:34:41,199 --> 00:34:44,800 signal, which we had neglected to give all the fellow may have 572 00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:47,699 had some other reason for thinking that all was not, well, 573 00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:51,000 but I could read his fears upon his Wicked face. 574 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:55,199 Any instant, he might dash out the light and vanish in the 575 00:34:55,199 --> 00:34:58,800 darkness. I sprang forward therefore and 576 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:02,400 to Henry did the same, at the same moment, the convict 577 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:05,600 screamed out a curse at us and hurled a rock, which splinted up 578 00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:07,300 against a boulder which had sheltered us. 579 00:35:08,300 --> 00:35:11,800 I caught one glimpse of his short squat strongly built 580 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:15,100 figure as he sprang to his feet and turned to run. 581 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:20,200 At the same moment by a lucky chance, the moon broke through 582 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:24,300 the clouds, we rushed over the brow of the hill and there was 583 00:35:24,300 --> 00:35:28,200 our man running with great speed down the other side, springing 584 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:31,600 over the stones in his way with the activity of a mountain goat. 585 00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:36,300 A lucky long shot of My Revolver might have crippled him but I 586 00:35:36,300 --> 00:35:40,100 brought it only to defend myself if attacked and not to shoot an 587 00:35:40,100 --> 00:35:45,700 unarmed man who is running away. We were both Swift Runners and 588 00:35:45,700 --> 00:35:49,000 in Fairly good training but we soon found that we had no chance 589 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:52,300 of overtaking him. We saw him for a long time in 590 00:35:52,300 --> 00:35:55,900 the Moonlight until he was only a small Speck, moving swiftly 591 00:35:55,900 --> 00:35:58,400 Among The Boulders upon the side of a distant Hill. 592 00:35:59,500 --> 00:36:03,800 We ran and ran until we were completely blown, but the space 593 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:08,600 between us grew ever wider. Finally, we stopped and sat 594 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:12,200 panting onto rocks while we watched him disappearing in the 595 00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:16,300 distance. And it was at this moment that 596 00:36:16,300 --> 00:36:19,400 there occurred a most strange and unexpected thing. 597 00:36:20,500 --> 00:36:23,300 We had risen from our rocks and we're turning to go home. 598 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:25,800 Having abandoned the Hopeless, chase. 599 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:29,600 The moon was low upon the right and the jagged Pinnacle of a 600 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:32,200 granite tour. Stood up against the lower curve 601 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:36,500 of its silver disc. They're outlined as black as any 602 00:36:36,500 --> 00:36:38,200 ebony. Statue on that shining 603 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:41,300 background. I saw the figure of a man upon 604 00:36:41,300 --> 00:36:44,200 the tour. Do you think that it was a 605 00:36:44,207 --> 00:36:47,600 delusion homes? I assure you that I have never 606 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:52,100 in my life, seen anything more. Clearly as far as I could judge, 607 00:36:52,500 --> 00:36:54,900 the figure was that of a tall thin man. 608 00:36:55,800 --> 00:37:00,100 He stood with his legs, a little separated, his arms folded, his 609 00:37:00,100 --> 00:37:03,300 head bowed as if he were brooding over that enormous 610 00:37:03,300 --> 00:37:06,200 Wilderness of peat and granite, which lay before him? 611 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:10,600 He might have been the very Spirit of that terrible place. 612 00:37:11,700 --> 00:37:15,300 It was not the convict. This man was far from the place 613 00:37:15,300 --> 00:37:18,300 where the latter had disappeared besides. 614 00:37:18,700 --> 00:37:22,600 He was a much taller man. With a cry of surprise, I 615 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:26,000 pointed him out to the baronet, but in the instant, during which 616 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:28,700 I had turned to grasp his arm, the man was gone. 617 00:37:29,700 --> 00:37:32,500 There was the sharp Pinnacle of granite, still cutting the lower 618 00:37:32,500 --> 00:37:36,600 edge of the moon, but its peak. Born no trace of that, silent 619 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:41,300 and motionless figure. I wish to go in that direction 620 00:37:41,300 --> 00:37:44,600 and to search the tour, but it was some distance away. 621 00:37:45,900 --> 00:37:49,600 The baronet's nerves were still quivering from that cry, which 622 00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:53,000 recalled the dark story of his family and he was not in the 623 00:37:53,008 --> 00:37:56,900 mood for fresh Adventures. He had not seen this lonely man 624 00:37:56,900 --> 00:38:00,500 upon the tour and could not feel the thrill, which is strange 625 00:38:00,500 --> 00:38:05,400 presence and his commanding attitude had given to me, award 626 00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:09,300 are no doubt said he, the more has been sick with them since 627 00:38:09,300 --> 00:38:13,400 this fellow escaped. Well, perhaps his explanation 628 00:38:13,500 --> 00:38:16,700 may be the right one but I should like to have some further 629 00:38:16,700 --> 00:38:19,800 proof of it. Today, we mean to communicate to 630 00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:22,700 the Princetown people where they should look for their missing 631 00:38:22,700 --> 00:38:26,400 man but it is hard lines that we have not actually had the 632 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:29,200 Triumph of bringing him back as our own prisoner. 633 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:33,900 Such are the adventures of last night and you must acknowledge 634 00:38:33,900 --> 00:38:36,200 my dear Holmes that I've done you very well. 635 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:39,700 In the matter of a report. Much of what I tell you is no 636 00:38:39,700 --> 00:38:43,600 doubt quite irrelevant, but still I feel that it is best 637 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:47,000 that I should let you have all the facts and leave you to 638 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:50,900 select for yourself those which will be of most service to you 639 00:38:51,200 --> 00:38:53,000 in helping you to your conclusions. 640 00:38:54,300 --> 00:38:57,100 We're certainly making some progress so far as the 641 00:38:57,100 --> 00:38:59,300 Barrymore's go. We have found the motive of 642 00:38:59,308 --> 00:39:01,500 their actions. And that has cleared up the 643 00:39:01,500 --> 00:39:05,400 situation very much but the more with its Mysteries and it's 644 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:09,000 strange inhabitants remains as inscrutable as ever. 645 00:39:10,100 --> 00:39:13,200 Perhaps in my next, I may be able to throw some light upon 646 00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:17,900 this also best of all, would it be if you could come down to us? 647 00:39:18,600 --> 00:39:21,400 In any case you will hear from me again in the course of the 648 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:25,600 next few days? End of chapter 9. 649 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:25,600 End of chapter 9.