? ? ? ? "You make too much of it, Dr. Watson," said she. "My brother and I were very much shocked by the death of Sir Charles. We knew him very intimately, for his favourite walk was over the moor to our house. He was deeply impressed with the curse which hung over the family, and when this tragedy came I naturally felt that there must be some grounds for the fears which he had expressed. I was distressed therefore when another member of the family came down to live here, and I felt that he should be warned of the danger which he will run. That was all which I intended to convey.
? ? ? ? "But what is the danger?"
? ? ? ? "You know the story of the hound?"
? ? ? ? "I do not believe in such nonsense."
? ? ? ? "But I do. If you have any influence with Sir Henry, take him away from a place which has always been fatal to his family. The world is wide. Why should he wish to live at the place of danger?"
? ? ? ? "Because it is the place of danger. That is Sir Henry's nature. I fear that unless you can give me some more definite information than this it would be impossible to get him to move."
? ? ? ? "I cannot say anything definite, for I do not know anything definite."
? ? ? ? "I would ask you one more question, Miss Stapleton.
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