Собака Баскервіллів
The Stapletons of Merripit House
"Youmaketoomuchofit,Dr.Watson,"saidshe. "MybrotherandIwereverymuchshockedbythedeathofSirCharles. Weknewhimveryintimately,forhisfavouritewalkwasoverthemoortoourhouse. Hewasdeeplyimpressedwiththecursewhichhungoverthefamily,andwhenthistragedycameInaturallyfeltthattheremustbesomegroundsforthefearswhichhehadexpressed. Iwasdistressedthereforewhenanothermemberofthefamilycamedowntolivehere,andIfeltthatheshouldbewarnedofthedangerwhichhewillrun. ThatwasallwhichIintendedtoconvey.
"Butwhatisthedanger?"
"Youknowthestoryofthehound?"
"Idonotbelieveinsuchnonsense."
"ButIdo. IfyouhaveanyinfluencewithSirHenry,takehimawayfromaplacewhichhasalwaysbeenfataltohisfamily. Theworldiswide. Whyshouldhewishtoliveattheplaceofdanger?"
"Becauseitistheplaceofdanger. ThatisSirHenry’snature. Ifearthatunlessyoucangivemesomemoredefiniteinformationthanthisitwouldbeimpossibletogethimtomove."
"Icannotsayanythingdefinite,forIdonotknowanythingdefinite."
"Iwouldaskyouonemorequestion,MissStapleton. Ifyoumeantnomorethanthiswhenyoufirstspoketome,whyshouldyounotwishyourbrothertooverhearwhatyousaid? Thereisnothingtowhichhe,oranyoneelse,couldobject."
"MybrotherisveryanxioustohavetheHallinhabited,forhethinksitisforthegoodofthepoorfolkuponthemoor.
