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The Hound of the Baskervilles

‘Well, sir, it was immediately after that our own trouble
came to us. And then again, sir, we were both of us very
fond of Sir Charles, as we well might be considering all
that he has done for us. To rake this up couldn’t help our

poor master, and it’s well to go carefully when there’s a
lady in the case. Even the best of us ——‘
‘You thought it might injure his reputation?’
‘Well, sir, I thought no good could come of it. But
now you have been kind to us, and I feel as if it would be
treating you unfairly not to tell you all that I know about
the matter.’
‘Very good, Barrymore; you can go.’ When the butler
had left us Sir Henry turned to me. ‘Well, Watson, what
do you think of this new light?’
‘It seems to leave the darkness rather blacker than
before.’
‘So I think. But if we can only trace L. L. it should
clear up the whole business. We have gained that much.
We know that there is someone who has the facts if we
can only find her. What do you think we should do?’
‘Let Holmes know all about it at once. It will give him
the clue for which he has been seeking. I am much
mistaken if it does not bring him down.’

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