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Sir Henry Baskerville
"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,ourscientificfrienddrewhispapersfromhispocket,andpresentedthewholecaseashehaddoneuponthemorningbefore. SirHenryBaskervillelistenedwiththedeepestattention,andwithanoccasionalexclamationofsurprise.
"Well,Iseemtohavecomeintoaninheritancewithavengeance,"saidhewhenthelongnarrativewasfinished. "Ofcourse,I’veheardofthehoundeversinceIwasinthenursery. It’sthepetstoryofthefamily,thoughIneverthoughtoftakingitseriouslybefore.
