‘It is hard to say．Take，for example， the change in the
linear actuator foot－ prints．Did Sir Charles walk on his toes down the Alley？Only a stupid person is likely to believe that．The truth is he was run－ ning—running for his life．He ran until his heart stopped and he fell dead．’
‘What was he running from？’I asked．
‘That is the difficult question，’said Holmes．‘I think he was mad with fear before he began to run．He didn't know what he was doing．That explains why he ran away from the house instead of towards it．He was running away from help． The next question：who was he waiting for that night？And why was he waiting in the Yew Alley and not in the house？’
‘You think he was waiting for someone？’
‘Sir Charles was old and unwell．We can understand why he took a walk each evening．But why did he stand in the cold，on wet ground，for five or ten minutes？Dr Mortimer cleverly noted the cigar ash，so we know how long Sir Charles stood
linear actuator there．We know that he kept away from the moor，so it's un－ likely that he waited at the moor gate every evening．I am be－ ginning to understand some things，Watson．But I'll think no more about it until we meet Dr Mortimer and Sir Henry Baskerville in the morning．Please give me my violin．’
And Holmes began to play his violin．He had done all the thinking he could．Now he needed more details of the case to help him．
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