This phrase refers to Watson and Henry because they were aware that the escaped convict, Seldon, was just within their grasps. Because that they had found that Seldon was Barrymore’s brother, they decided that they should be kind-hearted towards the family. This promise was not kept when Watson and Henry were out of the sight of the Barrymore’s during the night; they chased down Seldon but lost him in the darkness.
Barrymore
Barrymore was of great importance of the novel because he served as the red herring. He was known as the main suspect until Henry and Watson discovered the reason he traveled to the same window every night. This gave Stapleton time to plan his next kill, which would appear to be on Sir Henry Baskerville. In the novel, he was the Baskerville family’s butler, Seldon’s brother, and the wife of Elizabeth Barrymore.
Charles Baskerville
Sir Charles Baskerville’s death was what started the mystery in the novel. He was at the Yew alley waiting for Laura Lyons when the hound leaped into the alley and frightened Baskerville until his heart could not take it any longer. His heart failed (most likely because of his heart condition) and he died in the alley with no scratch on him.
Dartmoor
Dartmoor was a small area of Devonshire where all the clues of the mystery were unraveled. Dartmoor was where all the suspects and Baskerville Hall were. The mystery started here with the death of Sir Charles in a yew alley.
Elizabeth Barrymore
Elizabeth Barrymore did not have a large roll in the story but she got herself or her husband to deliver leftover food to Seldon whenever he was around Baskerville Hall. In order to see if Seldon was around, she got her husband to shine a light out of the window overlooking the moor. She served as the wife of Barrymore in the novel.