Meeting the "Stapletons"

I have now read the chapter Called “Stapleton’s of Merripet House” of the Sherlock Holmes book: “The Hound of the Baskervilles”. In this chapter Watson and Sir Henry discuss the advantages of the great Baskerville hall. Watson being who he was starts to mention the crying he heard the night before. Sir Henry also agrees with Watson, he said that he had heard sobbing, but Sir Henry said that he thought that it was just a dream. Barrymore the butler starts to get flustered when they start talking about the crying and sobbing. He told them that it was not him and it was not his wife. Watson figures out that it was actually Barrymore’s wife hat was crying because he saw that her eyes were red and they were very swollen. In all of the confusion he starts to wish that Holmes was with him.

               Just as Watson and Sir Henry are walking and are just taking a stroll, a man who is carrying a butterfly net, starts to call Watson by his name. He shows casual manners to Watson and also to Sir Henry.  After they meet Mr. Stapleton he starts to run after a butterfly. Then Watson starts to talk to the dark, slender beauty Mrs. Stapleton. The two are not actually married but they are actually brother and sister, well that is what Mr. Stapleton said.

               I was very shocked at how Mr. Stapleton knew Watson’s name. After that I found it very strange how he just left them standing there. This whole chapter was very mysterious. The whole theme over the chapter was deceiving. Many people lied to each other but in later parts of the chapter.