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7 Baskerville Hall |
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Holmes came to Waterloo Station to say goodbye to us. |
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Our friends told him that they were sure nobody had followed them since our last meeting. |
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Sir Henry's other shoe had not reappeared. |
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Holmes repeated his warning that Sir Henry should not go on the moor at night, |
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and should not go anywhere alone. |
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Then Holmes checked with me that I had my gun,an army revolver. |
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The journey was fast and enjoyable. |
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We were met at London Station and driven to Baskerville Hall. |
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The countryside we drove through was beautiful, |
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but behind it we could see the long,dark,frightening hills of the moor. |
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As we turned a corner, |
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we were surprised to see a soldier on horseback. |
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He was carrying a gun. |
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Dr Mortimer asked our driver why the soldier was there. |
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‘A dangerous criminal has escaped from the prison,sir,’he told us. |
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‘He's been free for three days now, |
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and people are frightened.His name is Selden. |
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He's the man who did that murder in London.’ |
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I remembered the case well. |
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It had been a very cruel murder. |
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I thought of this killer out on the empty,wild moor, |
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and I felt more and more uncomfortable about my surroundings. |
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The beautiful green fields with their thick hedges were behind us, |
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and we were now on the cold,open moor. |
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Everything was grey,hard and wild Huge rough stones stood on the hard ground. |
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The tops of the hills stood sharply like cruel teeth against the sky. |
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A cold wind was blowing, |
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and night was falling. |
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I saw Sir Henry pull his coat closer round him. |
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At last we reached the gates of Baskerville Hall. |
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From the gates a long,dark road led up to the house, |
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with the black shapes of old trees on each side of it. |
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At the end of this road we could see the great house standing with a pale light round it like a ghost. |
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‘I can understand why my uncle felt that trouble was coming to him here. “ |
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It's not a welcoming place,’said Sir Henry,and his voice shook as he spoke. |
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As we got closer, |
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we could see that the Hall was a heavy,dark building with a large main entrance. |
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Most of the building was old and was covered in dark green ivy, |
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but some of it had been built more recently and was of grim,black stone. |
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A dull light shone through the heavy windows. |
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Black smoke was coming from one of the high chimneys of the main building. |
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‘Welcome,Sir Henry!Welcome to Baskerville Hall.’ |
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Barrymore,the butler,and his wife were waiting on the steps at the main entrance |
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They came down and took our suitcases into the house |
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Dr Mortimer left us to go home, |
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and we went into the hall,where a fire was burning. |
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It was a fine room,large and high. |
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‘It's exactly as I imagined an old family home,’ |
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Sir Henry said. |
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Barrymore showed us to our rooms . |
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He was a tall,handsome man, |
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with a full black beard. |
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After we had washed and changed our clothes, |
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he brought us to dinner. |
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The dining-room was not very welcoming. |
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It needed more lights to make it brighter. |
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On the walls were the pictures of the Baskervilles of the past. |
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They looked down on us silently, |
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and did nothing to make us feel happier. |
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After dinner we went to our rooms. |
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Before I got into bed,I looked out of my window . |
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A strong wind sang sadly as it bent the trees in front of the Hall. |
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A half moon shone through the dark,flying clouds onto the wild and empty moor. |
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I could not sleep. |
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Then,suddenly, |
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in the middle of the night I heard very clearly the sound of a woman crying. |
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It was the crying of a person who was hurt by some deep sadness. |
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The sound was not far away,and was certainly in the house. |