1 For this reason I saw a good deal of Sir Charles Baskerville.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 2 He came of the old masterful Baskerville strain and was the very image, they tell me, of the family picture of old Hugo.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 3. The Problem 3 Sir Charles Baskerville was in the habit every night before going to bed of walking down the famous yew alley of Baskerville Hall.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 4 It is understood that the next of kin is Mr. Henry Baskerville, if he be still alive, the son of Sir Charles Baskerville's younger brother.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 5 The only other kinsman whom we have been able to trace was Rodger Baskerville, the youngest of three brothers of whom poor Sir Charles was the elder.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 3. The Problem 6 This family paper was committed to my care by Sir Charles Baskerville, whose sudden and tragic death some three months ago created so much excitement in Devonshire.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 7 I had the further motive that Baskerville Hall, as the paper says, would certainly remain untenanted if anything were done to increase its already rather grim reputation.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 8 The recent sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville, whose name has been mentioned as the probable Liberal candidate for Mid-Devon at the next election, has cast a gloom over the county.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 9 It is only two years since he took up his residence at Baskerville Hall, and it is common talk how large were those schemes of reconstruction and improvement which have been interrupted by his death.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 10 I find that before the terrible event occurred several people had seen a creature upon the moor which corresponds with this Baskerville demon, and which could not possibly be any animal known to science.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 3. The Problem 11 Had the prosaic finding of the coroner not finally put an end to the romantic stories which have been whispered in connection with the affair, it might have been difficult to find a tenant for Baskerville Hall.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 12 Though Sir Charles had resided at Baskerville Hall for a comparatively short period his amiability of character and extreme generosity had won the affection and respect of all who had been brought into contact with him.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 13 On the night of Sir Charles's death Barrymore the butler, who made the discovery, sent Perkins the groom on horseback to me, and as I was sitting up late I was able to reach Baskerville Hall within an hour of the event.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 14 In spite of his considerable wealth he was simple in his personal tastes, and his indoor servants at Baskerville Hall consisted of a married couple named Barrymore, the husband acting as butler and the wife as housekeeper.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 15 And even as they looked the thing tore the throat out of Hugo Baskerville, on which, as it turned its blazing eyes and dripping jaws upon them, the three shrieked with fear and rode for dear life, still screaming, across the moor.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 16 Now, the poor lass upstairs was like to have her wits turned at the singing and shouting and terrible oaths which came up to her from below, for they say that the words used by Hugo Baskerville, when he was in wine, were such as might blast the man who said them.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 17 Of the origin of the Hound of the Baskervilles there have been many statements, yet as I come in a direct line from Hugo Baskerville, and as I had the story from my father, who also had it from his, I have set it down with all belief that it occurred even as is here set forth.
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