Собака Баскервиллей

           Theaddress,"SirHenryBaskerville,NorthumberlandHotel,"wasprintedinroughcharacters; thepostmark"CharingCross,"andthedateofpostingtheprecedingevening. 

           "WhoknewthatyouweregoingtotheNorthumberlandHotel? "askedHolmes,glancingkeenlyacrossatourvisitor. 

           "Noonecouldhaveknown. WeonlydecidedafterImetDr.Mortimer." 

           "ButDr.Mortimerwasnodoubtalreadystoppingthere?" 

           "No,Ihadbeenstayingwithafriend,"saidthedoctor. "Therewasnopossibleindicationthatweintendedtogotothishotel." 

           "Hum! Someoneseemstobeverydeeplyinterestedinyourmovements. "Outoftheenvelopehetookahalf-sheetoffoolscappaperfoldedintofour. Thisheopenedandspreadflatuponthetable. Acrossthemiddleofitasinglesentencehadbeenformedbytheexpedientofpastingprintedwordsuponit. Itran: "Asyouvalueyourlifeoryourreasonkeepawayfromthemoor. "Theword"moor"onlywasprintedinink. 

           "Now,"saidSirHenryBaskerville,"perhapsyouwilltellme,Mr.Holmes,whatinthunderisthemeaningofthat,andwhoitisthattakessomuchinterestinmyaffairs?" 

           "Whatdoyoumakeofit,Dr.Mortimer? Youmustallowthatthereisnothingsupernaturalaboutthis,atanyrate?" 

           "No,sir,butitmightverywellcomefromsomeonewhowasconvincedthatthebusinessissupernatural."