The Hound of the Baskervilles

Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent...

And then again, there is the friends of the C.C.H. I should guess that to be the Something Hunt,...

I am afraid, my dear Watson, that most of your conclusions were erroneous. When I said that you...

Now, you will observe that he could not have been on the staff of the hospital, since only a man...

No mention of that local hunt, Watson, said Holmes with a mischievous smile, but a country doctor,...

The appearance of our visitor was a surprise to me, since I had expected a typical country...

Holmes was silent, but his little darting glances showed me the interest which he took in our...

The exact date is 1742. Dr. Mortimer drew it from his breast pocket. This family paper was...

Of the origin of the Hound of the Baskervilles there have been many statements, yet as I come in a...

Now, for some space the revellers stood agape, unable to understand all that had been done in such...

Such is the tale, my sons, of the coming of the hound which is said to have plagued the family so...

The circumstances connected with the death of Sir Charles cannot be said to have been entirely...

In doing so, said Dr. Mortimer, who had begun to show signs of some strong emotion, I am telling...

I can well remember driving up to his house in the evening some three weeks before the fatal event....

I confess at these words a shudder passed through me. There was a thrill in the doctors voice which...

Holmes shrugged his shoulders. I have hitherto confined my investigations to this world, said he....

None. The only other kinsman whom we have been able to trace was Rodger Baskerville, the youngest...

Twenty four hours. At ten oclock tomorrow, Dr. Mortimer, I will be much obliged to you if you will...

My first impression as I opened the door was that a fire had broken out, for the room was so filled...

Exactly. I fancy the yew alley, though not marked under that name, must stretch along this line,...

The man was elderly and infirm. We can understand his taking an evening stroll, but the ground was...

Why, yes, said he, and the strange thing is, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, that if my friend here had not...

You shall share our knowledge before you leave this room, Sir Henry. I promise you that, said...

And yet, my dear Watson, there is so very close a connection that the one is extracted out of the...

There are one or two indications, and yet the utmost pains have been taken to remove all clues. The...

Nothing, said he, throwing it down. It is a blank half sheet of paper, without even a water mark...

I did a good deal of shopping. Dr. Mortimer here went round with me. You see, if I am to be squire...

Well, of course, that is possible also. I am very much indebted to you, Dr. Mortimer, for...

He quickened his pace until we had decreased the distance which divided us by about half. Then,...

Well, it was evident from what we have heard that Baskerville has been very closely shadowed by...

There is no object in our following them, said Holmes. The shadow has departed and will not return....

In each case the outside porter will send for the hall porter, to whom also you will give a...

As we came round the top of the stairs we had run up against Sir Henry Baskerville himself. His...

Well, I dont profess to understand it yet. This case of yours is very complex, Sir Henry. When...

He is the son of the old caretaker, who is dead. They have looked after the Hall for four...

No, Mr. Holmes, I have not. Ive had no time, for it was only yesterday that I learned how matters...

Holmes laid his hand upon my arm. If my friend would undertake it there is no man who is better...

I got a message from the head office that a gent at this address had been inquiring for No. 2704,...

Well, I couldnt be sure of that, but I dare say my fare knew all about it. We pulled up halfway...

Snap goes our third thread, and we end where we began, said he. The cunning rascal. He knew our...

By no means. You could not make a greater mistake. If they are innocent it would be a cruel...

Indeed. That is very interesting. Well, good bye, he added as the train began to glide down the...

I was a boy in my teens at the time of my fathers death and had never seen the Hall, for he lived...

The wagonette swung round into a side road, and we curved upward through deep lanes worn by...

I remembered the case well, for it was one in which Holmes had taken an interest on account of the...

Through the gateway we passed into the avenue, where the wheels were again hushed amid the leaves,...

A tall man had stepped from the shadow of the porch to open the door of the wagonette. The figure...

Its just as I imagined it, said Sir Henry. Is it not the very picture of an old family home. To...

I feel that also, sir, and so does my wife. But to tell the truth, sir, we were both very much...

My word, it isnt a very cheerful place, said Sir Henry. I suppose one can tone down to it, but I...

The fresh beauty of the following morning did something to efface from our minds the grim and grey...

We must ask about this right away. He rang the bell and asked Barrymore whether he could account...

Sir Henry had numerous papers to examine after breakfast, so that the time was propitious for my...

You will, I am sure, excuse my presumption, Dr. Watson, said he as he came panting up to where I...

It is extraordinary how credulous the peasants are about here. Any number of them are ready to...

What a pity. He might throw some light on that which is so dark to us. But as to your own...

It is a wonderful place, the moor, said he, looking round over the undulating downs, long green...

Something brown was rolling and tossing among the green sedges. Then a long, agonised, writhing...

He looked at me with a surprised face. For Gods sake put such an idea out of your mind, said he....

Its a very rare bird practically extinct in England now, but all things are possible upon the moor....

A small fly or moth had fluttered across our path, and in an instant Stapleton was rushing with...

Yes, I was chasing a Cyclopides. He is very rare and seldom found in the late autumn. What a pity...

I had a school, said Stapleton. It was in the north country. The work to a man of my temperament...

But I was eager to get back to my charge. The melancholy of the moor, the death of the unfortunate...

But I cant forget them, Miss Stapleton, said I. I am Sir Henrys friend, and his welfare is a very...

But I do. If you have any influence with Sir Henry, take him away from a place which has always...

From this point onward I will follow the course of events by transcribing my own letters to Mr....

If you have not had any report within the last few days it is because up to today there was nothing...

The fact is that our friend, the baronet, begins to display a considerable interest in our fair...

The other day Thursday, to be more exact Dr. Mortimer lunched with us. He has been excavating a...

First of all about the test telegram, which you sent from London in order to make sure that...

I have told you that the corridor is broken by the balcony which runs round the hall, but that it...

Before breakfast on the morning following my adventure I went down the corridor and examined the...

The man is rather deaf, and in any case we must take our chance of that. Well sit up in my room...

But when I came to think the matter over my conscience reproached me bitterly for having on any...

What all this meant I could not imagine, but I was deeply ashamed to have witnessed so intimate a...

I dare say not. I always thought him sane enough until today, but you can take it from me that...

I tried one or two explanations, but, indeed, I was completely puzzled myself. Our friends title,...

So there is one of our small mysteries cleared up. It is something to have touched bottom anywhere...

We had arranged no plan of campaign, but the baronet is a man to whom the most direct way is always...

Dont ask me, Sir Henry dont ask me. I give you my word, sir, that it is not my secret, and that I...

And you go in disgrace. By thunder, you may well be ashamed of yourself. Your family has lived with...

Thats the truth, sir, said Barrymore. I said that it was not my secret and that I could not tell it...

When they were gone we looked out of the window again. Sir Henry had flung it open, and the cold...

As if in answer to his words there rose suddenly out of the vast gloom of the moor that strange cry...

We stumbled slowly along in the darkness, with the black loom of the craggy hills around us, and...

We were both swift runners and in fairly good training, but we soon found that we had no chance of...

So far I have been able to quote from the reports which I have forwarded during these early days to...

It is true that I have had only the one glance at him, and yet there are some things to which I am...

I may have spoken too warmly, sir, said he, and if I have, I am sure that I beg your pardon. At the...

Hell break into no house, sir. I give you my solemn word upon that. But he will never trouble...

Well, Sir Henry, your uncle had a letter that morning. He had usually a great many letters, for he...

Well, sir, I thought no good could come of it. But now you have been kind to us, and I feel as if...

October 17th. All day today the rain poured down, rustling on the ivy and dripping from the eaves....

Exactly. She married an artist named Lyons, who came sketching on the moor. He proved to be a...

Selden told me of him, sir, a week ago or more. Hes in hiding, too, but hes not a convict as far as...

He saw him once or twice, but he is a deep one and gives nothing away. At first he thought that he...

I had no opportunity to tell the baronet what I had learned about Mrs. Lyons upon the evening...

It was a clumsy introduction, and the lady made me feel it. There is nothing in common between my...

Mrs. Lyons, said I as I rose from this long and inconclusive interview, you are taking a very great...

The womans story hung coherently together, and all my questions were unable to shake it. I could...

Luck had been against us again and again in this inquiry, but now at last it came to my aid. And...

None, sir, none. I am proud to say that I had no interest in the matter. I act entirely from a...

Youll be surprised to hear that his food is taken to him by a child. I see him every day through my...

You may be sure, sir, that I have very good grounds before I come to an opinion. I have seen the...

But I resisted all his solicitations and succeeded in dissuading him from his announced intention...

But there were ample signs that I had not come upon a false scent. This was certainly where the man...

Outside the sun was sinking low and the west was blazing with scarlet and gold. Its reflection was...

I stooped under the rude lintel, and there he sat upon a stone outside, his grey eyes dancing with...

Well, I am glad from my heart that you are here, for indeed the responsibility and the mystery were...

Here are your reports, my dear fellow, and very well thumbed, I assure you. I made excellent...

The sun had set and dusk was settling over the moor. The air had turned chill and we withdrew into...

All my unspoken instincts, my vague suspicions, suddenly took shape and centred upon the...

Why, then we may find the lady of service. It must be our first duty to see her both of us...

He had started running swiftly over the moor, and I had followed at his heels. But now from...

There was no chance of either of us forgetting that peculiar ruddy tweed suit the very one which he...

He shall. I will see to that. Uncle and nephew have been murdered the one frightened to death by...

Then in an instant it was all clear to me. I remembered how the baronet had told me that he had...

My difficulty is the more formidable of the two, for I think that we shall very shortly get an...

Why, Dr. Watson, thats not you, is it. You are the last man that I should have expected to see out...

I would suggest carrying this poor fellow to my house, but it would give my sister such a fright...

My dear Watson, you were born to be a man of action. Your instinct is always to do something...

I have great hopes of what Mrs. Laura Lyons may do for us when the position of affairs is made...

Ive been moping in the house all day since Watson went off in the morning, said the baronet. I...

Weve had one experience, as Watson has no doubt told you. We heard the hound on the moor, so I can...

Well, Im glad to hear you say so, said Sir Henry, glancing with some surprise at my friend. I dont...

Holmes said little more, but the picture of the old roysterer seemed to have a fascination for him,...

Exactly. This chance of the picture has supplied us with one of our most obvious missing links. We...

My dear fellow, you must trust me implicitly and do exactly what I tell you. You can tell your...

You will take this train to town, Cartwright. The moment you arrive you will send a wire to Sir...

I am investigating the circumstances which attended the death of the late Sir Charles Baskerville,...

Mr. Holmes, she said, this man had offered me marriage on condition that I could get a divorce from...

I think that on the whole you have had a fortunate escape, said Sherlock Holmes. You have had him...

The biggest thing for years, said Holmes. We have two hours before we need think of starting. I...

My word, it does not seem a very cheerful place, said the detective with a shiver, glancing round...

I have said that over the great Grimpen Mire there hung a dense, white fog. It was drifting slowly...

Every minute that white woolly plain which covered one half of the moor was drifting closer and...

There was a thin, crisp, continuous patter from somewhere in the heart of that crawling bank. The...

In mere size and strength it was a terrible creature which was lying stretched before us. It was...

But there was no sign within it of that desperate and defiant villain whom we expected to see....

There is but one place where he can have fled, she answered. There is an old tin mine on an island...

And now I come rapidly to the conclusion of this singular narrative, in which I have tried to make...

Many traces we found of him in the bog girt island where he had hid his savage ally. A huge driving...

The whole course of events, said Holmes, from the point of view of the man who called himself...

We now come to that portion of his life which has proved to be of such intense interest to us. The...

But it was some time coming. The old gentleman could not be decoyed outside of his grounds at...

So much for the death of Sir Charles Baskerville. You perceive the devilish cunning of it, for...

Then we had the visit from our friends next morning, shadowed always by Stapleton in the cab. From...

The Stapletons then went down to Devonshire, whither they were soon followed by Sir Henry and you....

By the time that you discovered me upon the moor I had a complete knowledge of the whole business,...