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Our encounter with the Stapleton's provides more questions, "What sort of facts?" Watson was
asking questions to himself. When Stapleton's first meets Watson, he asks all kind of questions to
Holmes about the case, and about Sir Henry. On the over hand, we are suppose to believe that the
convicts behaviour makes him look suspicious, Selden is a convicted killer who recently escaped out
of prison. On the other hand, we are also supposed to believe that Mr Stapleton is trustworthy, and
his actions make him appear to be a concerned person and an unsuspicious character. "Would it not
be well in the first place to get rid of this Barrymore Couple?"-This is what Watson tells Holmes at the
start of chapter 6, a statement that manifest his suspicions of Sir Henry's butler the Barrymore's.
Watson's suspicion here is due to previous events, which puts Barrymore in the spotlight, in this
chapter we receive an introduction to Stapleton's past life as a schoolmaster, a piece if information
that is not helpful until Holmes takes over. Stapleton justifies Holmes later on the investigation. We
wonder whether there is another reason for Doyle to mention Stapleton's past, other that to tie the plot
together at the end.
Conclusion
In conclusion I have discussed all the points that I thought were necessary and of significance. I have
analyzed key situations and events such as the Stapleton's being husband and wife, the diversion of
Barrymore from the true killers and the good written and hooking descriptions of the settings. Conan
Doyle, I though, I did a great job of concealing the villain and especially of creating that haunted,
foreboding feel of the moor, always throwing the reader on the edge and making sure they stay there.
A well written masterpiece that deserves the rank of one of the greatest mystery stories ever written,
for it is secretive, a component highly needed by books of this genre and clever, to mould and shape
the readers thoughts and feelings in any direction it desires. The moor was painted in a dull way with
dark colours just to make it even creepier but in some pieces of the story is confusing I think the
author, Conan Doyle was meant to do that to keep the ready away from the secrets.