The Hound of the Baskervilles
Why was Sir Henry upset by the mysterious cry he heard the night he and Dr. Watson went out to catch the prisoner? (chapter 7-9)
the hound of baskervilles
the hound of baskervilles
Sir Henry recognized the sound as what the people called the cry of the Hound of the Baskervilles.
‘Watson,’ said the baronet, ‘it was the cry of a hound.’
My blood ran cold in my veins, for there was a break in his voice which told of the sudden horror which had seized him.
‘What do they call this sound?’ he asked.
‘Who?’
‘The folk on the country-side.’
‘Oh, they are ignorant people. Why should you mind what they call it?’
‘Tell me, Watson. What do they say of it?’
I hesitated but could not escape the question. ‘They say it is the cry of the Hound of the Baskervilles.’
The Hound of the Baskervilles