Chapter 5
Three Threads Snap, Watson Sent to Devon
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1 A grey London midday seen from high above Trafalgar Square, looking toward Charing Cross.
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2 At the top of the Northumberland Hotel stairs, Holmes and Watson run into Sir Henry
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3 After luncheon, Dr. Mortimer names Barrymore, the butler with the full black beard
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4 Holmes asks who would inherit the Baskerville fortune if Sir Henry died
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5 Hand on Watson's arm, Holmes puts him forward as Sir Henry's companion on Dartmoor
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6 Watson calmly agrees to go to Devonshire.
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7 Bowler in fist, the cabman walks in and demands to know what Holmes has against him
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8 The cabman John Clayton stands on the hearth-rug with his bowler in his hands.
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9 For an instant, Holmes sits in silent amazement.
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10 Alone by the dying fire, Holmes admits he has met an opponent as clever as himself
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11 Holmes drops his irony by the lamplight and tells Watson plainly that he fears for him.
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