The Hound of the Baskervilles Part 5 (2/2)
Our breakfast table was cleared early, and Holown for the promised interview Our clients were punctual to their appointment, for the clock had just struck ten when Dr Morti baronet The latter was a se, very sturdily built, with thick black eyebrows and a strong, pugnacious face He wore a ruddy-tinted tweed suit and had the weather-beaten appearance of one who has spentin his steady eye and the quiet assurance of his bearing which indicated the gentleman
”This is Sir Henry Baskerville,” said Dr Morti is, Mr Sherlock Hol round to you thisI should have come on my own account I understand that you think out little puzzles, and I've had one this ive it”
”Pray take a seat, Sir Henry Do I understand you to say that you have yourself had some remarkable experience since you arrived in London?”
”Nothing of much importance, Mr Holmes Only a joke, as like as not
It was this letter, if you can call it a letter, which reached ”
He laid an envelope upon the table, and we all bent over it It was of corayish in colour The address, ”Sir Henry Baskerville, Northuh characters; the post- evening
”Who knew that you were going to the Northu keenly across at our visitor
”No one could have known We only decided after I met Dr Morti there?”
”No, I had been staying with a friend,” said the doctor
”There was no possible indication that we intended to go to this hotel”
”Hum! Someone seems to be very deeply interested in your movements” Out of the envelope he took a half-sheet of foolscap paper folded into four
This he opened and spread flat upon the table Across the le sentence had been for printed words upon it It ran:
As you value your life or your reason keep away from the moor
The word ”moor” only was printed in ink
”Now,” said Sir Henry Baskerville, ”perhaps you will tellof that, and who it is that takes so much interest in my affairs?”
”What do yousupernatural about this, at any rate?”
”No, sir, but it ht very well come from someone as convinced that the business is supernatural”
”What business?” asked Sir Henry sharply ”It seereat deal more than I do about e before you leave this room, Sir Henry I promise you that,” said Sherlock Holmes ”We will confine ourselves for the present with your per docuether and posted yesterday evening Have you yesterday's Tiht I trouble you for it--the inside page, please, with the leading articles?” He glanced swiftly over it, running his eyes up and down the coluive you an extract fro that your own special trade or your own industry will be encouraged by a protective tariff, but it stands to reason that such legislationrun keep aealth from the country, dieneral conditions of life in this island'
”What do you think of that, Watson?” cried Holether with satisfaction ”Don't you think that is an admirable sentiment?”