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jaisson
jaisson
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High School - 10th Grade

"I think you have made a wise decision." What are the reasons behind Holmes saying this to Sir Henry?

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Posted by jaisson on Saturday April 19, 2008 at 1:06 AM and tagged with holmes, question, sir henry, the hound of the baskervilles.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    eNotes Editor

    Interestingly, in my version of the story that line reads as follows: " I think that your decision is a wise one."

     

    He refers to the decision to go to Baskerville, and his reasons are fairly straightforward. First, the man Holmes is speaking to is being followed, and that's dangerous; a move might throw the person off his trail. Second, in London there are too many people to control them all, and that means Sir Henry will always be at risk. Third, Holmes suspects the resolution to the mystery is there, rather than in London, and plans to solve it.

     

     

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    Posted by gbeatty on Saturday April 19, 2008 at 1:47 PM

  2. talhahyder
    talhahyder Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    The reason is that the crime took place in Devonshire and notin London so there was no reason to stay in London and it was dangerous also, atleast in Devonshire the can came to any conclusion.

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    Posted by talhahyder on Friday October 30, 2009 at 11:28 AM