About 'hotel sherlock holmes'|...of those misty centuries when the world was in its infancy." --Sherlock Holmes, addressing Dr. Watson
According to legend, Hugo Baskerville abducted a virtuous maiden and confined her in an upstairs room. While he was playing cards below, she climbed down some ivy growing on the side of the house and ran toward home. When Hugo learned that his victim had escaped, he loosed his hounds and pursued her. The poor girl died, but a huge hound, apparently from hell, pounced on Hugo and sank its fangs in his throat. Several generations later, Sir Charles Baskerville died, apparently of a heart attack. He was found in an alley enclosed by two parallel yew hedges, a wicket gate at the end of the alley, and his Baskerville Hall residence. Sir Charles was accustomed to take a walk in this alley each evening, but one night he did not return to his residence. His body was lying on the ground. Judging from the expression on his face, he must have been terrified by something, but there were no signs of fowl play. Sir Charles had been worried about the legend concerning his ancestor Hugo. He thought that the Baskervilles were under a curse. Moreover, a few witnesses had seen a creature on the moor that resembled the demon hound that had killed Hugo. Dr. Mortimer, the friend of Sir Charles, knew about the legend, its effect on Sir Charles, and the sightings of the hound. He had even seen huge dog tracks some distance from the body. However, he did not mention these things at the inquest. He was afraid that the resulting adverse publicity would discourage Sir Henry Baskerville, the nephew and heir of Sir Charles, from living in Baskerville Hall. Sir Charles had used his riches in a benevolent fashion, and it was expected that Sir Henry would follow his example. If Sir Henry would decide not to live in his ancestral home, the economic health of the countryside would be adversely affected. Sir Henry had been farming in Canada, and he had just arrived in England. Dr. Mortimer was about to meet him, and he wondered whether he should warn the Baskerville heir about the possible perils that threatened him at Baskerville Hall. He decided to seek the advice of Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock greeted the Baskerville legend with skepticism, but he investigated the possibility that a crime may have been committed. In response to questions posed by Sherlock, Dr. Mortimer told Sherlock that Sir Charles had been standing at the gate at the end of the alley for about ten minutes. He drew this inference from the fact that Sir Charles had knocked ashes off his cigar twice. Since the gate was next to the moor and since Sir Charles normally did not approach the moor, Sherlock concluded that he must have been waiting for someone. Dr. Mortimer observed that the nature of the footprints of Sir Charles had changed when he left the wicket gate. Dr. Mortimer thought that he was walking on tiptoes, but Sherlock concluded that he must have been running away from something. Mr. Mortimer also told Sherlock that Sir Charles had two brothers, both of whom had died. Sir Charles was the oldest. Sir Henry was the son of the second brother. Rodger, the youngest, was the black sheep of the family. He had traveled to Central America and died of yellow fever. So Sir Henry was thought to be the last of the Baskervilles. When Dr. Mortimer asked whether he should tell Sir Henry about the dangers he faced at Baskerville Hall, Sherlock wanted to think the matter over before he answered. He asked Dr. Mortimer to bring Sir Henry to Baker Street (Sherlock's residence). When Dr. Mortimer returned with Sir Henry, Sherlock learned that Sir Henry had received a message warning him to stay away from the moor. The letter was addressed to him at Northumberland Hotel. This was puzzling, since no one knew where he was lodging. Moreover, it was difficult to determine whether the sender was a friend who was concerned about Sir Henry or an enemy who wanted to scare him away. Sir Henry also told Sherlock that one of his boots was missing. It was a new pair that he had never worn. According to the prevailing custom, he had left his boots outside the door of his hotel, and one of them disappeared. Sir Henry blamed the disappearance on the hotel personnel. Sherlock suspected that someone was spying on Sir Henry. So when his two visitors left, Sherlock and Dr. Watson followed them secretly. His suspicions proved to be correct. Someone was tailing Sir Henry in a hansom cab. Sherlock acted impetuously and managed to glance briefly at the bearded man inside, but the clever man managed to get away. Sherlock got the number of the cab, and later conversed with the cab driver, but received no helpful information. Sir Henry had invited Sherlock and Dr. Watson for lunch. When they arrived at his hotel, they learned that another of Sir Henry's boots was missing. This time it was an old black one that he had worn for a long time. Sherlock informed Sir Henry and Dr. Mortimer that someone with a black beard had been tailing them. Sir Henry informed Sherlock that Barrymore, the butler at Baskerville Hall, had a black beard. Although Sherlock suspected that the black beard might be a disguise, he made an ineffectual attempt to discover whether Barrymore was currently at Baskerville Hall. He also asked whether Barrymore was mentioned in the will of Sir Charles. He learned that Barrymore and his wife had each received five hundred pounds. Sherlock tried to learn who else might want to kill Sir Charles. He asked who would inherit the estate if Sir Henry died. Dr. Mortimer told him that James Desmond, an elderly clergyman, was next in line. Sherlock concluded that he was above suspicion. In spite of the danger, Sir Henry was determined to go to Baskerville Hall. Sherlock commended him for his decision. However, he suggested that Dr. Watson accompany him as a sort of bodyguard. Sherlock had to remain in London for the time being. He asked Dr. Watson to inform him of any new developments. Before Sherlock left, Sir Henry found his new boot under a cabinet. This was puzzling because both he and Dr. Mortimer had thoroughly searched the room before lunch, and the boot was not in the room at that time. After a few days, Sir Henry and Dr. Watson went to Baskerville Hall. Dr. Watson happened to meet Stapleton, who was one of the few people who lived on the moor. He had once been a schoolmaster, but now he was a naturalist devoting himself exclusively to his chosen field. Stapleton invited Dr. Watson to his home. On the way, they heard an eerie sound, which later proved to be the fabled hound. Stapleton suggested that it might be a bittern. Before reaching his home, Stapleton spotted a moth and began to chase it. At that moment, a woman, who said that Stapleton was her brother, approached and urged Dr. Watson to go back to London immediately. She thought that Dr. Watson was Sir Henry. She later apologized for her mistake and assured Dr. Watson that the warning did not apply to him. She also made it clear that she did not want her brother to know what she had said. Eventually Sir Henry also met Stapleton and his sister. Sir Henry fell in love with her. So one day, the two met on the moor. Up to this time, Dr. Watson had faithfully accompanied Sir Henry when he went on the moor, but this time Sir Henry told him to stay at home. Dr. Watson secretly followed him. As Dr. Watson watched from a distance, Sir Henry tried to win the heart of Miss Stapleton. In return, Miss Stapleton warned him that it was dangerous for him to stay in Baskerville Hall and urged him to leave. Sir Henry said that he would leave if she would marry him and leave with him. Before she could answer, her brother angrily approached. A heated argument ensued. It ended when Stapleton left and told his sister to come along. Dr. Watson then made his presence known to Sir Henry, to the chagrin of the latter. Stapleton later came to Baskerville Hall and apologized. He said that the house would be lonely without his sister and the thought of her getting married made him lose his head. He asked Sir Henry simply to be her friend for three months before attempting any further romantic overtures. This would give him time to get used to the idea of living without her. He also said that he would rather have his sister marry a neighbor than someone who lived far away. Barrymore continued to arouse suspicions. Dr. Watson noticed that he was sneaking around at night. On one occasion, he followed him to see what he was doing and saw Barrymore holding a candle next to a window of an unused room. The window was visible from the moor. The next day, Dr. Watson told Sir Henry of Barrymore's activities. When Barrymore again went to the window with a candle two nights later, the two men entered the room and demanded to know what he was doing. Barrymore refused to tell him. When it became apparent that Barrymore would lose his position because of his refusal to explain his actions, Barrymore's wife came and said that it was her fault. Her brother, an escaped convict named Selden, was hiding on the moor, and Barrymore was taking food out to him. Sir Henry said that he could not blame Barrymore for standing by his wife. He ordered the butler to return to his room. The two men then tried to catch Selden but failed. While they were out on the moor, Dr. Watson briefly caught sight of someone else. He regarded this new figure as a suspicious character. The next day, Barrymore asked Sir Henry not to tell the police about Selden. Selden would soon go to South America, and in the meantime he would not cause any trouble on the moor. Sir Henry acquiesced in the wishes of his butler. In gratitude, he gave Sir Henry a piece of information concerning the death of Sir Charles. He thought that Sir Charles was waiting for a woman at the wicket gate on the day that he had died. Barrymore had found a slip of a burned letter in a woman's hand. It was signed with the initials L. L. The surviving portion of the letter read: "Please, please, as you are a gentleman, burn this letter, and be at the gate by ten o'clock." Barrymore had not told anyone about the letter because he was afraid that it would damage the reputation of Sir Charles. The next evening, Dr. Watson decided to walk on the moor. As he was returning, he was overtaken by Dr. Mortimer, who informed him that L. L. were the initials of Laura Lyons, the daughter of a litigious crank named Frankland. Mortimer was coming to see Sir Henry. While the two friends were playing cards, Dr. Watson conversed with Barrymore and learned that Selden had seen the mysterious stranger that Dr. Watson had spotted when he and Sir Henry were trying to catch Selden. Selden had also told Barrymore that the stranger was living in one of the huts on an archeological site on the moor and that a boy was bringing him food. On the following day, Dr. Watson visited Mrs. Lyons. Watson already knew that Mrs. Lyons had married against her father's wishes and that she was suffering the consequences of her disobedience. She and her husband had separated, and the fault was partly her own. So he knew that she was the type of woman who would not willingly tell the truth, and he subjected her to a cleverly-worded interrogation. He learned that the good name of Sir Charles remained intact. She had asked to meet with him because she wanted to wheedle some money out of him. Because of his disinterested philanthropy, he had helped her before. Now she wanted to divorce her husband, and she hoped that Sir Charles would give her money, even though she was planning to use it for an unworthy purpose. However, she did not meet with Sir Charles at the appointed time because someone else promised to give her the money. Dr. Watson suspected that she was not telling him the whole truth and continued to interrogate her, but he found it impossible to elicit further information from her. Dr. Watson then tried to find the mysterious stranger who seemed to be spying on them. He suspected that it was the same man who had been following Sir Henry in London. As Dr. Watson was heading toward the archeological site, he met the litigious Frankland. He wanted to earn laurels by helping the police catch Selden. However, he thought that the mysterious stranger was Selden and told Dr. Watson that he saw a boy bringing food to the convict. Since Barrymore had told Dr. Watson that a boy was bringing food to the mysterious stranger, Dr. Watson realized that Frankland was confusing the two people, but he wisely did not correct the error. While they were talking, they saw the boy going to the hut where the mysterious stranger was residing. After Frankland left, Dr. Watson went to the hut that the boy had visited. It was empty, so he waited inside with his pistol in his hand. The mysterious stranger proved to be Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock explained that the boy's name was Cartwright. He was a helpful and dependable boy, so Sherlock had brought him from London. Sherlock and Dr. Watson exchanged notes. Sherlock told Dr. Watson that Mrs. Lyons and Stapleton had been indulging in an unwholesome intimacy. In view of Watson's information concerning the divorce plans of Mrs. Lyons, Sherlock concluded that she wanted a divorce so that she could marry Stapleton. However, Sherlock had learned that Stapleton was already married. His so-called sister was actually his wife. Sherlock figured that Mrs. Lyons would willingly cooperate with them when she learned that Stapleton was a married man. Sherlock had learned about Stapleton's marital status because Dr. Watson had informed him by letter that Stapleton had been a schoolmaster. Schoolmasters were easy to track. Even though Stapleton was using a different name at the time, Sherlock found information on his past career. Included in this information were descriptions of Mr. and Mrs. Vendeleur, who obviously were Stapleton and his so-called sister. Dr. Watson did not understand the motives of Stapleton. Why should he say that his wife was his sister? Sherlock started to explain that it was part of a plan to kill Sir Henry. As he was speaking, he was interrupted by a series of agonized screams, followed by the chilling sound of the fabled hound. They ran to assist the stricken man. They found him dead. The corpse was wearing Sir Henry's clothes, so they were momentarily plunged into grief. However, they quickly learned that the victim was Sheldon, to whom Barrymore had given some of Sir Henry's old clothes. Stapleton appeared and asked what had happened. When he learned that the victim was not Sir Henry, his face initially betrayed disappointment and astonishment. However, he quickly mastered his emotions. Although Sherlock and Dr. Watson knew that Stapleton was responsible for the death, they could not prove Stapleton's guilt. So Sherlock feigned ignorance and told Stapleton that he was going to return to London the following day. Sherlock was planning to set a trap for Stapleton. He would fall into the trap more easily if he thought that Sherlock was not in the area. Sherlock and Dr. Watson returned to Baskerville Hall. Sherlock noticed the portraits of Sir Henry's ancestors. In particular, he focused on the portrait of Hugo Baskerville. He noticed that the faces of Stapleton and Hugo closely resembled each other. Sherlock concluded that Stapleton was actually a Baskerville. He wanted to murder Sir Henry so that he could inherit the Baskerville estate. On the following day, Sherlock told Sir Henry that he and Dr. Watson were returning to London. Sir Henry and Dr. Watson had a dinner invitation that evening. Sherlock gave Sir Henry the following instruction on how to proceed when visiting Stapleton. He was to drive to the residence of Stapleton in a trap and then send the trap back. He was to explain why Dr. Watson could not make it. When it was time to go home, he was to walk across the moor on the straight path that led from the residence of Stapleton to Grimpen Road. Sherlock assured Sir Henry that he would be safe if he stayed on that path. After Sherlock and Dr. Watson left Baskerville Hall, they visited Mrs. Lyons. As Sherlock predicted, she willingly cooperated when she learned about Stapleton's marriage. Stapleton had suggested that Mrs. Lyons try to get money by meeting with Sir Charles at the time when he eventually died. He even dictated the letter that she sent to him. Then, after the letter was sent, Stapleton promised that he would give the money to her and persuaded her not to keep the appointment. When Sir Charles died under mysterious circumstances, Stapleton warned her to keep silent about the letter, lest she become a murder suspect. As Sherlock later explained, Stapleton wanted Sir Charles to be at the gate so that the hound could kill him. As Charles fled, the hound jumped over the low fence and followed. Since Sir Charles was dead before the hound reached him, the hound went away without biting him. In the evening, while Sir Henry was visiting Stapleton, Sherlock and Dr. Watson lay in ambush. With them was Lestrade of Scotland Yard, who had come at Sherlock's request. Unfortunately, when Sir Henry emerged from the house of Stapleton, fog covered much of the area where the action was expected to occur. Moreover, the three men were temporarily paralyzed when they saw the huge size of the hound and its gleaming mouth and eyes. Nevertheless, both Sherlock and Dr. Watson fired a shot before the hound pounced on Sir Henry, and one of them hit its mark. Then the three men ran forward with guns blazing, till the hound was dead. They noticed that phosphorus had produced the eerie glow that emanated from the dog's mouth. Stapleton had concocted a clever mixture and applied it to the hound. Sir Henry was not hurt badly, but his nerves were shattered. After giving him some brandy, they looked for Stapleton. However, he had fled after hearing the shots. They found Mrs. Stapleton bound and gagged. She had been an accomplice in some of Stapleton's schemes, but she did not want anyone to be killed. She had refused to cooperate when Stapleton wanted her to lure Sir Charles out on the moor so that he could kill him more easily. Likewise, when she saw that Stapleton had removed the hound from its hiding place in the heart of the mire so that it could kill Sir Henry that evening, she objected, and a fierce argument ensued. In the course of the argument, Stapleton tried to hurt her feelings by telling her that he had a mistress. While Mrs. Stapleton had formerly covered up for her husband, she now cooperated with Sherlock and his companions. She told them about his hiding place in the midst of the mire. They could not safely pursue him that night because of the fog. However, the next day Mrs. Stapleton led them to the hiding place. On the way, they found the old boot that Sir Henry had lost. Since Stapleton certainly used the boot the previous night to set the hound on Sir Henry's trail, the presence of the boot in the mire was evidence that Stapleton had passed that way. The hiding place was empty, and it was assumed that Stapleton had accidentally stepped off the safe route and died in the quicksand. (At least, this is what Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wants us to believe. However, Stapleton could have planted the boot in the mire to fool his pursuers. Since the search did not take place till the following day, he had plenty of time to double back and escape. To me, it is inconceivable that a clever man like Stapleton would hide in a place where he would surely be trapped. Note that the ending of this mystery would make it possible for Sir Arthur to reuse Stapleton in a sequel if he desired to do so.) Sherlock later explained to Dr. Watson that he had drawn certain conclusions before he left London. Because of the stolen boots, he knew that a real hound was part of the mystery. The murderer had to show a hound something with Sir Henry's scent on it so that it would know whom to chase. Stapleton had evidently bribed a hotel worker, who first stole a new boot without any scent on it. So this was returned, and an old boot was stolen. Before leaving London, Sherlock also suspected that Stapleton's so-called sister had composed the warning letter that Sir Henry had received. Sherlock noted an odor of perfume on the letter, so he concluded that a woman had composed it. From his study of the inhabitants of the moor, he figured that the Stapleton girl was responsible for it. After solving the mystery, Sherlock verified that Stapleton was indeed a Baskerville. He was the son of Rodger Baskerville, who had died of yellow fever in the New World. If Sir Charles and Sir Henry died, he would inherit the estate. Since Mr. and Mrs. Stapleton were in London for a while, their old servant must have taken care of the hound while they were gone. The old servant had disappeared. Sherlock figured that he was an accomplice. Sir Henry's nerves were shattered by the experience. He also felt depressed because of his disappointment in love. Dr. Mortimer decided to restore his equanimity by taking him on a trip around the world. Reference: "Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Bantam Classic |
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