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Chapter 4. Sir Henry Baskerville

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    hatIonlyboughtthepairlastnightintheStrand,andIhaveneverhadthemon.” “Ifyouhaveneverwornthem,whydidyouputthemouttobecleaned?” “Theyweretanbootsandhadneverbeenvarnished.ThatwaswhyIputthemout.” “ThenIunderstandthatonyourarrivalinLondonyesterdayyouwentoutatonceandboughtapairofboots?” “Ididagooddealofshopping.Dr.Mortimerherewentroundwithme.Yousee,ifIamtobesquiredownthereImustdressthepart,anditmaybethatIhavegotalittlecarelessinmywaysoutWest.AmongotherthingsIboughtthesebrownboots—gavesixdollarsforthem—andhadonestolenbeforeeverIhadthemonmyfeet.” “Itseemsasingularlyuselessthingtosteal,”saidSherlockHolmes.“IconfessthatIshareDr.Mortimer’sbeliefthatitwillnotbelongbeforethemissingbootisfound.” “And,now,gentlemen,”saidthebaronetwithdecision,“itseemstomethatIhavespokenquiteenoughaboutthelittlethatIknow.Itistimethatyoukeptyourpromiseandgavemeafullaccountofwhatwearealldrivingat.” “Yourrequestisaveryreasonableone,”Holmesanswered.“Dr.Mortimer,Ithinkyoucouldnotdobetterthantotellyourstoryasyoutoldittous.” Thusencouraged,ourscientificfrienddrewhispapersfromhispocketandpresentedthewholecaseashehaddoneuponthemorningbefore.SirHenryBaskervillelistenedwiththedeepestattentionandwithanoccasionalexclamationofsurprise. “Well,Iseemtohavecomeintoaninheritancewithavengeance,”saidhewhenthelongnarrativewasfinished.“Ofcourse,I’veheardofthehoundeversinceIwasinthenursery.It’sthepetstoryofthefamily,thoughIneverthoughtoftakingitseriouslybefore.Butastomyuncle’sdeath—well,itallseemsboilingupinmyhead,andIcan’tgetitclearyet.Youdon’tseemquitetohavemadeupyourmindwhetherit’sacaseforapolicemanoraclergyman.” “Precisely.” “Andnowthere’sthisaffairofthelettertomeatthehotel.Isupposethatfitsintoitsplace.” “Itseemstoshowthatsomeoneknowsmorethanwedoaboutwhatgoesonuponthemoor,”saidDr.Mortimer. “Andalso,”saidHolmes,“thatsomeoneisnotill-dispos
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