Its eyes and jaws were burning bright with fire. horrible huge monster. It ran past Lestrade. We heard Sir Henry cry out.
We heard the sound of falling stones.
Holmes and I both fired our revolvers at the black shape. We heard a howl. We fired again and again. Then we moved forward carefully and climbed down the Tor.
Sir Henry was at the bottom of the Tor. He had but he was not hurt. He now stood up carefully. "What was it, Mr Holmes?" he asked. "What was that thing in the mist!"
Holmes walked along the path, reloading his revolver with bullets. "We are safe,' he called back. "The dog is dead.
I went to look. There on the path lay the largest black dog I have ever seen. Fire burned around the dog's eyes and mouth. Blood was pouring from its head.