The Problem

           Iconfessatthesewordsashudderpassedthroughme. Therewasathrillinthedoctor’svoicewhichshowedthathewashimselfdeeplymovedbythatwhichhetoldus. Holmesleanedforwardinhisexcitementandhiseyeshadthehard,dryglitterwhichshotfromthemwhenhewaskeenlyinterested. 

           "Yousawthis?" 

           "AsclearlyasIseeyou." 

           "Andyousaidnothing?" 

           "Whatwastheuse?" 

           "Howwasitthatnooneelsesawit?" 

           "Themarksweresometwentyyardsfromthebodyandnoonegavethemathought. Idon’tsupposeIshouldhavedonesohadInotknownthislegend." 

           "Therearemanysheep-dogsonthemoor?" 

           "Nodoubt,butthiswasnosheep-dog." 

           "Yousayitwaslarge?" 

           "Enormous." 

           "Butithadnotapproachedthebody?" 

           "No." 

           "Whatsortofnightwasit?’