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Sir Henry Baskerville
Theaddress,"SirHenryBaskerville,NorthumberlandHotel,"wasprintedinroughcharacters; thepostmark"CharingCross,"andthedateofpostingtheprecedingevening.
"WhoknewthatyouweregoingtotheNorthumberlandHotel? "askedHolmes,glancingkeenlyacrossatourvisitor.
"Noonecouldhaveknown. WeonlydecidedafterImetDr.Mortimer."
"ButDr.Mortimerwasnodoubtalreadystoppingthere?"
"No,Ihadbeenstayingwithafriend,"saidthedoctor. "Therewasnopossibleindicationthatweintendedtogotothishotel."
"Hum! Someoneseemstobeverydeeplyinterestedinyourmovements. "Outoftheenvelopehetookahalf-sheetoffoolscappaperfoldedintofour. Thisheopenedandspreadflatuponthetable. Acrossthemiddleofitasinglesentencehadbeenformedbytheexpedientofpastingprintedwordsuponit. Itran: "Asyouvalueyourlifeoryourreasonkeepawayfromthemoor. "Theword"moor"onlywasprintedinink.
"Now,"saidSirHenryBaskerville,"perhapsyouwilltellme,Mr.Holmes,whatinthunderisthemeaningofthat,andwhoitisthattakessomuchinterestinmyaffairs?"
"Whatdoyoumakeofit,Dr.Mortimer? Youmustallowthatthereisnothingsupernaturalaboutthis,atanyrate?"
"No,sir,butitmightverywellcomefromsomeonewhowasconvincedthatthebusinessissupernatural."
