<P> At Baskerville Hall , Holmes notices a resemblance between Stapleton and a portrait of Hugo Baskerville . He realises that Stapleton could be an unknown Baskerville family member , seeking to claim the Baskerville wealth by eliminating his relatives . Accompanied by Inspector Lestrade , whom Holmes has summoned , Holmes and Watson travel to the Stapleton home , where Sir Henry is dining . They rescue him from a hound that Stapleton releases while Sir Henry is walking home across the moor . Shooting the animal dead in the struggle , Sherlock reveals that it was a perfectly mortal dog - a mix of bloodhound and mastiff , painted with phosphorus to give it a hellish appearance . They find Miss Stapleton bound and gagged inside the house , while Stapleton apparently dies in an attempt to reach his hideout in a nearby mine . They also find Sir Henry 's boot , which was used to give the hound Sir Henry 's scent . </P>
<P> At Baskerville Hall , Holmes notices a resemblance between Stapleton and a portrait of Hugo Baskerville . He realises that Stapleton could be an unknown Baskerville family member , seeking to claim the Baskerville wealth by eliminating his relatives . Accompanied by Inspector Lestrade , whom Holmes has summoned , Holmes and Watson travel to the Stapleton home , where Sir Henry is dining . They rescue him from a hound that Stapleton releases while Sir Henry is walking home across the moor . Shooting the animal dead in the struggle , Sherlock reveals that it was a perfectly mortal dog - a mix of bloodhound and mastiff , painted with phosphorus to give it a hellish appearance . They find Miss Stapleton bound and gagged inside the house , while Stapleton apparently dies in an attempt to reach his hideout in a nearby mine . They also find Sir Henry 's boot , which was used to give the hound Sir Henry 's scent . </P>
hound of the baskervilles description of the hound
hound of the baskervilles description of the hound
mortal dog - a mix of bloodhound and mastiff , painted with phosphorus to give it a hellish appearance
mortal dog - a mix of bloodhound and mastiff , painted with phosphorus to give it a hellish appearance