Plot in The Hound of the Baskervilles

Plot Examples in The Hound of the Baskervilles:

Chapter I

"you make your own cigarettes..." See in text (Chapter I)

Holmes probably refers to a slight yellowing on Mortimer's forefinger, indicating a nicotine stain.

Stephen Holliday

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"To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.,” was engraved upon it, with the date “1884..." See in text (Chapter I)

Watson tries to use the band on the walking stick to deduce Mortimer's purpose and occupation, but as usual he is a bit off even when he tries to mimic Holmes.

Trinity Tracy

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Chapter II

"the long s and the short..." See in text (Chapter II)

Holmes refers to the form of s that looks like a modern lower-case *f (*which he calls the "long s").

Stephen Holliday

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