We moved away from the house and out of the fog, which was creeping slowly along the ground and hiding the path from our view.

　　“We must not go too far，” said Holmes.“If we do, Sir Henry may be caught before he reaches us.”

　　Then we heard quick footsteps on the path.After a few moments, Sir Henry appeared out of the fog and walked on in the clear moonlight.He came quickly along the path, passed close to where we were hidden, and began to walk up the hill behind us.As he walked, he looked over his shoulder again and again, like a man who is worried that something is following him.

　　“Listen！” said Holmes sharply.“Look out! It's coming！”

　　I heard him make his revolver ready to fire，and I did the same.

　　We tried to see into it, and wondered what horrible thing would appear.I looked at Holmes.His eyes were fixed on the place where the path disappeared into the fog.He was pale，but his eyes were bright.Then suddenly his eyes nearly jumped out of his head，and his mouth opened in frightened surprise.I looked away from him to see what his eyes were fixed on.When I saw the awful shape that was coming towards us out of the fog, my blood turned cold.The revolver nearly fell from my hands，________．

　　The huge black burning hound(猎犬)ran quickly and silently after Sir Henry, who was near to death, and we were helpless with fear.

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