Holmes and t were surprised. This was a very strange story. I did not believe that Sir Charles Baskerville had been killed by a gigantic black dog. But I wanted to know the truth.
Who else saw these footprints asked Sherlock Holmes. His bright eyes shone and he leant forward in his chair.
No one else saw the footprints answered Dr Mortimer. There was a lot of rain in the night. By morning the footprints had been washed away.
How large were the footprints? Were they larger than the footprints of a sheepdog?
Yes Mr Holmes much larger. They were not the prints of an ordinary dog.
Also you say that Sir Charles ran away from his dog? How do you know ? asked Holmes.
The ground was soft answered Dr Mortimer. I saw Sir Charles footprints outside Baskerville Hall. His footprints were close together as he walked along a path at the edge of the moor. Then he stopped and waited by a wooden gate. After that his footprints Changed -they became wide apart and deep. I am sure he began to run. He ran towards the house. I believe that something came from the moor. I believe he saw Hound of the Baskervilles.