Every night before going to bed

The official report of his death does not explain every－ thing that happened．However，it does show that there was no question of murder．Sir Charles died from natural causes，and the strange stories people are telling about Hydraulic power pack his death are not true．His friend and doctor，Dr James Mor－ timer，said that Sir Charles’heart had been weak for some time．

The facts are simple．Every night before going to bed，Sir Charles went for a walk in the gardens of Baskerville Hall．His favourite walk was down a path between two hedges of yew trees，the famous Yew Alley of Baskerville Hall．On the night of 4th June he went out for his walk to think and to smoke his usual cigar．

Sir Charles was going to London on the next day，and Barrymore，his butler，was packing his suitcases．By mid- night Barrymore was worried that Sir Charles had not re－ turned，so he went to look for him．He found the door of the Hall open．The day had been rainy and wet so Barry－ more saw the prints left by Sir Charles’shoes as he had walked down the Alley．Half way down the Alley is a gate，which leads to the moor．There were signs that Sir Charles had stood there for some time．Barrymore fol－ lowed the footprints to the far end of the Alley．And there he found Sir Charles’body．

Barrymore reported something interesting about the footprints．He said that they changed between the moor gate and the end of the Alley． As far as the moor gate there was a whole footprint for each of Sir Charles’steps． After he passed the gate，only toe prints could be seen．Barrymore thought that Sir Charles had walked on his toes．