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"Footprints?"
"Footprints."
"A man's or a woman's?"

Dr. Mortimer looked strangely at us for an instant, and his voice sank almost to a whisper as he answered:-- "Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!"

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One of my favorite story moments in all the books I've read, few come close. Burnt into my memory for how charged, yet silent, the atmosphere in 221B Baker Street would have been.

"I am afraid, my dear Watson, that most of your conclusions were erroneous. When I said that you stimulated me I meant, to be frank, that in noting your fallacies I was occasionally guided towards the truth."

Savage by Holmes. If someone were to say this to me, even a best friend, I'd straight up walk out.

I don't know. People might think I'm mad for reading this book 3-4 times every year. But I love it that much. The kick I get out of the mystery, suspense and thriller aspects of this story never get old for me.

"Footprints?"

"Yes"

"A man's or a woman's?"

"Mr. Holmes, they were footprints of a gigantic hound!"

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This remains one of my favorite scenes in the whole book, and I have many favorite scenes from this one. The gentle pronouncement that Dr. Mortimer makes always gives me goosebumps! It sets up the tone for the whole book excellently, eerie, sinister, thrilling, fantastical.

God, I love this book!

I read this 4 times last year. :D I love this one, it will remain close to my heart forever because this was essentially the book that captured my imagination and made me fall in love with fiction. My favorite Sherlock Holmes story without a doubt. And Stephen Fry's audiobook is just awesome.

Reading this for the 5th time this year.

I've been reading too much fantasy lately. I want to read something familiar and nothing better and quick than this awesome novel. I will never get tired of this book.


Dr. Mortimer looked strangely at us for an instant, and his voice sank almost to a whisper as he answered: "Mr Holmes, they were the footprints of s gigantic hound!”

Fourth time this year. I'm in love with the audiobook narrated by David Clarke in Librivox.