Edmund Lovelace

This stick is covered with teeth marks, therefore it has been carried many times by the dog.

Now, it's a heavy stick, so only a large dog could have carried it.

And the teeth marks also indicate a large jaw.

The older marks are deep sunk.

Look here.

The fresh ones, where the wood has not yet darkened, are shallow.

Yes, it's obvious that the jaws are losing their strength.

That's very clever of you, Mr. Holmes, but I don't see what it has to do with the case at hand.

Neither do I, Holmes, I must confess.

No, surely it tells us that your story, Mr. Lovelace, may bear a less terrifying implication than you think.

On the other hand, its implication may be even more terrifying.

Oh, it's late at night.

I feel that any further delay in this matter would be extremely dangerous.

I suggest that you get a cab and come to your house in Camberwell at once.

Alice, Randolph, I'm glad you're still up.

I was able to persuade Mr. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to come back with me.

Gentlemen, this is my cousin, Alice Harley.

How do you do?

How do you do, Miss Harley?

How do you do?