Speckled Band Sparknotes

In “The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle portrayed hope for a young woman, Helen Stoner, as she attempted to determine the cause of her sister’s death. Helen was involuntarily courageous as she endured the death of her twin sister in the year of 1881. The cause of her death was still undiscovered; although, numerous professionals strived to explore the incident. Helen solicited assistance from two tremendously intelligent men, a detective and a doctor, to help her solve this conundrum. The story occurred in the Roylott Stoke Maron Manor during April of 1883. It was terribly early in the morning when Helen Stoner worked up the audacity to elucidate her situation to Sherlock Holmes, a renowned detective. He demonstrated his observances quite plausibly; for he was indeed a perceptive man. His assistant, Dr. Watson, expressed his cooperative behavior in resolving the mystery. The solitary individual who could prevent the men from solving the case was an aggressive man named Dr. Grimesby Roylott, Helen Stoner’s stepfather. Helen’s mother had passed
He saw an object out of the bend of his eye which he swatted at it with his cane. After some time had passed, a shriek came from Dr. Roylott’s chamber; then, everything was soundless. Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes stepped softly to Dr. Roylott’s room. As the approached the door, they pressed it open, cautiously. They directed their eyes toward the chair in which Dr. Grimesby Roylott was seated. He was motionless with a yellow band with brown speckles, tightly wrapped around his head. Once the band moved, Holmes saw the eyes in which he cried that it was the deadly swamp adder from India. The remaining characters were somewhat blue, yet happy as they were able to solve the mystery. After all, they prevented Helen from confronting her own demise. Everyone felt uplifted that Sherlock Holmes had solved yet another