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Three Broken Threads

           "SinceRodgerBaskerville,SirCharles’syoungerbrotherdiedunmarried,theestatewoulddescendtotheDesmonds,whoaredistantcousins. JamesDesmondisanelderlyclergymaninWestmoreland." 

           "Thankyou. Thesedetailsareallofgreatinterest. HaveyoumetMr.JamesDesmond?" 

           "Yes;heoncecamedowntovisitSirCharles. Heisamanofvenerableappearanceandofsaintlylife. IrememberthatherefusedtoacceptanysettlementfromSirCharles,thoughhepressedituponhim." 

           "AndthismanofsimpletasteswouldbetheheirtoSirCharles’sthousands." 

           "Hewouldbetheheirtotheestatebecausethatisentailed. Hewouldalsobetheheirtothemoneyunlessitwerewilledotherwisebythepresentowner,whocan,ofcourse,dowhathelikeswithit." 

           "Andhaveyoumadeyourwill,SirHenry?" 

           "No,Mr.Holmes,Ihavenot. I’vehadnotime,foritwasonlyyesterdaythatIlearnedhowmattersstood. ButinanycaseIfeelthatthemoneyshouldgowiththetitleandestate. Thatwasmypooruncle’sidea. HowistheownergoingtorestorethegloriesoftheBaskervillesifhehasnotmoneyenoughtokeepuptheproperty? House,land,anddollarsmustgotogether." 

           "Quiteso. Well,SirHenry,IamofonemindwithyouastotheadvisabilityofyourgoingdowntoDevonshirewithoutdelay. ThereisonlyoneprovisionwhichImustmake. Youcertainlymustnotgoalone." 

           "Dr.Mortimerreturnswithme." 

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