'Sir Henry,' said another voice, 'please don't be angry with my husband. It is my fault.'
we turned and saw Mrs Barrymore. She was standing at the top of the stairs, holding her hands tightly together.
'My Brother is outside, sir,' she said. 'My Brother is Selden, the man who escaped from prison.'
'Selden-the murderer?' I said. 'And why do you signal to him at night?'
'My husband takes him food and clothes,' said Mrs Barrymore. 'We signal to tell him my husband is coming.'
'I understand,' said Sir Henry. 'He is your brother; you must try to help him. Go to your room. We will talk about this in the morning.'
The Barrymores left the room.
Sir Henry turned and spoke to me. 'I am sorry for them, but Selden is a murderer. I must try to catch him.'
'Look!' I said. 'Look out of the window. There is a light on the moor.'
Sir Henry looker. A small light was shining on the moor. It was near High Tor.
'That's him!' said Sir Henry. 'Come, Dr Watson, we will go to that light. Bring your revolver.'
We put on our coats quickly and went out onto the moor. The moon was bright and so we could see the path across the moor. Also, we could see the signal light. It was about a mile away.
'There!' said Sir Henry. 'Selden is there. Hurry!'
I followed Sir Henry along the path across the moor. I was worried. I did not want Sir Henry to go far on the moor at night.