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\"That is true,\" I said.
\"Did Barrymore get anything by Sir Charles's will?\" asked Holmes.
\"He and his wife got five hundred pounds each.\"
\"Did they know that they would receive this?\"
\"Yes, Sir Charles liked to talk about his will.\"
\"That is very interesting. Did anyone else get anything?\"
\"He left many small sums to individuals and a large number of public charities. The rest all went to Sir Henry,\" explained Dr Mortimer.
\"And how much was the rest?\"
\"Seven hundred and forty thousand pounds. The total value of the estate is almost a million.\"
Holmes looked surprised. \"I had no idea he was so rich,\" he said. \"That explains some things. I can understand that a man may risk much for such a large sum. Have you made your will, Sir Henry?\"
\"No, Mr Holmes, I have not. I've had no time for it. You forget that I arrived here only yesterday.\"
\"Well, Sir Henry, I agree that it's best for you to go to Devonshire without delay, but you certainly mustn't go alone.\"
\"Dr Mortimer returns with me.\"
\"But Dr Mortimer has his practice, and his house is miles away from yours. No, Sir Henry, you must take with you someone who will always be by your side.\"
\"Could you come yourself, Mr Holmes?\"
\"That is quite impossible. I cannot leave London for an indefinite time, as I'm too busy.\"
\"Whom could you recommend then?\"
Holmes laid his hand upon my arm. \"There is no man better to have by your side than my friend Dr Watson,\" he said.
\"That would be really kind of you. I'll never forget it.\"
\"I will come with pleasure,\" I said.
\"And you must report everything to me,\" said Holmes. \"I'll tell you how to act.\"
The question was soon settled. It was decided that Sir Henry, Dr Mortimer and I should start for Devonshire on Saturday. Lunch was over and Holmes was just saying good-bye when suddenly Sir Henry with a cry of surprise drew a brown boot from under a table in the corner of the room.
\"My missing boot!\" he exclaimed.
\"But this is very strange,\" said Dr Mortimer. \"I searched this room carefully before lunch and there was certainly no boot in it.\"
The servant was called and questioned, but he said he knew nothing about it.
Holmes was silent in the cab as we drove home. All the evening he sat in his armchair smoking and thinking. So many strange things had happened in these two days - the printed letter, the black-bearded spy in the cab, the loss of the new brown boot, the loss of the old black boot, and now the return of the brown boot. Just before dinner a telegram was brought. It ran: \"Have just received answer from postmaster, Grimpen. Barrymore is at the Hall. Baskerville.\"


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