? ? ? ? "I heard a cry also. That was what brought me out. I was uneasy about Sir Henry."
? ? ? ? "Why about Sir Henry in particular?" I could not help asking.
? ? ? ? "Because I had suggested that he should come over. When he did not come I was surprised, and I naturally became alarmed for his safety when I heard cries upon the moor. By the way" -- his eyes darted again from my face to Holmes's -- "did you hear anything else besides a cry?"
? ? ? ? "No," said Holmes; "did you?"
? ? ? ? "No."
? ? ? ? "What do you mean, then?"
? ? ? ? "Oh, you know the stories that the peasants tell about a phantom hound, and so on. It is said to be heard at night upon the moor. I was wondering if there were any evidence of such a sound to-night."
? ? ? ? "We heard nothing of the kind," said I.
? ? ? ? "And what is your theory of this poor fellow's death?"
? ? ? ? "I have no doubt that anxiety and exposure have driven him off his head. He has rushed about the moor in a crazy state and eventually fallen over here and broken his neck."
? ? ? ? "That seems the most reasonable theory," said Stapleton, and he gave a sigh which I took to indicate his relief.
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