Mrs. Barrymore is upset at hearing news of Selden’s death but Mr. Barrymore takes it with much more relief. The risk he ran is further lessened because there are no features on the clothes to allow them to be traced back. For his part, Sir Henry is glad to see Holmes and agrees to do as he says without question. The baronet has already behaved according to instructions, when he declined the invitation from Stapleton and remained at home instead, a decision that saved his life.