Собака Баскервиллей

Baskerville Hall

           Ourdriverhalfturnedinhisseat. 

           "There’saconvictescapedfromPrincetown,sir. He’sbeenoutthreedaysnow,andthewarderswatcheveryroadandeverystation,butthey’vehadnosightofhimyet. Thefarmersaboutheredon’tlikeit,sir,andthat’safact." 

           "Well,Iunderstandthattheygetfivepoundsiftheycangiveinformation." 

           "Yes,sir,butthechanceoffivepoundsisbutapoorthingcomparedtothechanceofhavingyourthroatcut. Yousee,itisn’tlikeanyordinaryconvict.Thisisamanthatwouldstickatnothing." 

           "Whoishe,then?" 

           "ItisSelden,theNottingHillmurderer." 

           Irememberedthecasewell,foritwasoneinwhichHolmeshadtakenaninterestonaccountofthepeculiarferocityofthecrimeandthewantonbrutalitywhichhadmarkedalltheactionsoftheassassin. Thecommutationofhisdeathsentencehadbeenduetosomedoubtsastohiscompletesanity,soatrociouswashisconduct. Ourwagonettehadtoppedariseandinfrontofusrosethehugeexpanseofthemoor,mottledwithgnarledandcraggycairnsandtors. Acoldwindsweptdownfromitandsetusshivering. Somewherethere,onthatdesolateplain,waslurkingthisfiendishman,hidinginaburrowlikeawildbeast,hisheartfullofmalignancyagainstthewholeracewhichhadcasthimout. Itneededbutthistocompletethegrimsuggestivenessofthebarrenwaste,thechillingwind,andthedarklingsky. EvenBaskervillefellsilentandpulledhisovercoatmorecloselyaroundhim. 

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