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the　Stapletons　were　the　pair．I　had　to　watch　Stapleton，but　I　had　to　hide　myself　As　I　have　explained．I　could　not　tell　you　what　I　was　doing．I　stayed　in　Newtown　and　used　the　hut　on　the　moor　only　when　necessary．

‘Your　letters　were　sent　to　me　immediately　from　Baker　Street，and　were　very　helpful．When　you　told　me　that　Stapleton　had　owned　a　school　in　the　north　of　England．I　checked　on　him　and　where　he　had　come　from．I　discovered　he　had　come　from　South　America．And　then　everything　became　clear．

‘By　the　time　you　found　me　on　the　moor，I　knew　everything，but　I　could　prove　nothing．We　had　to　catch　the　man　doing　something　criminal，and　so　I　had　to　put　Sir　Henry　in　danger．

‘Dr　Mortimer　tells　me　that　Sir　Henry　will　be　completely　better　after　some　rest．As　you　know，the　two　of　them　have　be…　come　good　friends，and　are　going　on　a　long　holiday　together．Sir　Henry　will　take　some　time　to　forget　Miss　Stapleton．He　loved　her　deeply　and　it　hurt　him　badly　when　he　learned　the　truth　about　her．

‘She　was　very　frightened　of　her　cruel　husband，but　she　sus…　pected　that　he　was　responsible　for　Sir　Charles’　death．She　knew　about　the　hound，and　when　Selden　died　she　guessed　that　the　hound　had　killed　him．She　knew　her　husband　had　the　hound　at　their　house　on　the　night　Sir　Henry　came　to　dinner．They　argued　about　the　hound　that　evening，and　as　they　argued　Stapleton　told　her　about　Mrs　Lyons．Any　love　she　had　for　her　husband　disappeared　at　that　moment．He　knew　that　she　want…　ed　to　help　Sir　Henry，so　he　beat　her　and　tied　her　up．

‘He　probably　hoped　that　when　he　inherited　the　Baskerville　lands，she　would　love　him　again．He　certainly　thought　that　she　would　keep　silent　if　she　became　Lady　Baskerville．But　I　think　he　was　wrong．He　had　been　too　cruel　to　her．She　could　not　for…　give　him　or　love　him　again，nor，I　think，allow　him　to　enjoy　the　results　of　his　crime．

‘Of　course，he　could　not　frighten　Sir　Henry　in　the　same　way　as　Sir　Charles．Sir　Henry　was　a　young　and　healthy　man．So　he　kept　the　hound　hungry．He　knew　that　the　animal　would　either　kill　Sir　Henry　or　would　hurt　him　so　badly　that　it　would　be　easy　to　complete　the　murder．’

I　had　one　last　question　for　Holmes．‘But　Stapleton　was　living　so　close　to　Baskerville　Hall　and　using　a　false　name．It　looked　very　strange．How　would　he　explain　that　to　the　police，if　after　Sir　Henry's　death　he　then　inherited　the　Baskerville　lands　and　fortune？’

‘I　don't　know　how　he　planned　to　explain　the　false　name　and　why　he　was　living　at　Pen　House，’said　Holmes．‘I　can　only　say　that　he　was　a　very　clever　man．I　am　sure　he　had　thought　of　an　answer　to　the　problem．

‘But　that's　enough　work　for　the　evening，Watson．I　have　two　tickets　for　the　theatre．If　we　get　ready　now，we　shall　have　time　to　stop　at　my　favourite　restaurant　for　some　dinner　on　the　way．’

　　



　
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