1 A false step yonder means death to man or beast.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 7. The Stapletons of Merripit House 2 We were all rather afraid that after the sad death of Sir Charles the new baronet might refuse to live here.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 7. The Stapletons of Merripit House 3 On the death of Sir Charles we inquired for this young gentleman and found that he had been farming in Canada.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 3. The Problem 4 There is no reason whatever to suspect foul play, or to imagine that death could be from any but natural causes.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 5 The commutation of his death sentence had been due to some doubts as to his complete sanity, so atrocious was his conduct.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 6. Baskerville Hall 6 I was a boy in my teens at the time of my father's death and had never seen the Hall, for he lived in a little cottage on the South Coast.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 6. Baskerville Hall 7 But to tell the truth, sir, we were both very much attached to Sir Charles, and his death gave us a shock and made these surroundings very painful to us.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 6. Baskerville Hall 8 It was he who had been the first to discover the body of Sir Charles, and we had only his word for all the circumstances which led up to the old man's death.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 7. The Stapletons of Merripit House 9 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 10 When taken in conjunction with your uncle's death I am not sure that of all the five hundred cases of capital importance which I have handled there is one which cuts so deep.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 5. Three Broken Threads 11 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 12 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 13 I feel sure that if Sir Charles could have spoken with me before his death he would have warned me against bringing this, the last of the old race, and the heir to great wealth, to that deadly place.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 3. The Problem 14 Anything which may seem to have a bearing however indirect upon the case, and especially the relations between young Baskerville and his neighbours or any fresh particulars concerning the death of Sir Charles.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 6. Baskerville Hall 15 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 16 The circumstances connected with the death of Sir Charles cannot be said to have been entirely cleared up by the inquest, but at least enough has been done to dispose of those rumours to which local superstition has given rise.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles 17 Setting aside the whole grim story of Sir Charles's death, we had a line of inexplicable incidents all within the limits of two days, which included the receipt of the printed letter, the black-bearded spy in the hansom, the loss of the new brown boot, the loss of the old black boot, and now the return of the new brown boot.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan DoyleContextHighlight In Chapter 5. Three Broken Threads Your search result possibly is over 17 sentences. If you upgrade to a VIP account, you will see up to 500 sentences for one search.