4 Read the next part of the text. Who do you think the stranger is? How do you think Watson feels when he finds out?
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Cold and alone, I sat in the dark corner of the hut and waited for the man to come.
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And then finally I heard him. Far away came the clink of a boot hitting a stone. Then another and yet
another, slowly coming nearer and nearer. I pushed myself back into the darkest corner and took out the qun
from my pocket. I knew I must not show myself until I could see this man. For a few moments there was no
sound and I knew he had stopped. Then once more the footsteps came towards me and a shadow fell across the
opening of the hut.
It's a lovely evening, my dear Watson, said a well-known voice. 'I really think you will be more comfortable
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out here than inside.
shining from pools of water on the moor. I could see the two towers of Baskerville Hall, and far away a curl of
Outside the sun was getting low. In the west the sky was brilliant with red and gold, and these colours
smoke came from the village of Grimpen. All was quiet and lovely in the golden evening light. But I could not
enjoy this beauty. I was thinking only of my meeting with the stranger. Every minute was bringing it closer.
