The Hound of the Baskervilles

What did Watson find out about the moor from Stapleton? Chapter 7

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Watson learns about the moor’s dangers. He also learns that Stapleton knows paths and secrets that allow him move about where no one else would dare.

"That is the great Grimpen Mire," said he. "A false step yonder means death to man or beast. Only yesterday I saw one of the moor ponies wander into it. He never came out. I saw his head for quite a long time craning out of the bog-hole, but it sucked him down at last. Even in dry seasons it is a danger to cross it, but after these autumn rains it is an awful place. And yet I can find my way to the very heart of it and return alive. By George, there is another of those miserable ponies!"

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The Hound of the Baskervilles