'Sir Charles died of a heart attack, "said Dr. Mortimer." He was running from something, when he died. " "What was he running from? "I looked at the ground, where Sir Charles had been," said Dr. Mortimer. "There were footprints on the floor. They were the footprints of a man. Were the footprints of a gigantic hound!
'Sir Charles morreu de um ataque cardíaco ", disse o Dr. Mortimer. "Ele estava fugindo de alguma coisa, quando ele morreu." "Do que ele estava fugindo? "Eu olhei para o chão, onde Sir Charles tinha andado", disse o Dr. Mortimer. "Havia pegadas no chão. Eles não eram as pegadas de um homem. Eram as pegadas de um cão gigantesco!