A woman by the name of Helen Stoner went to visit Sherlock Holmes, because she thinks that her stepfather plans to kill her. She said that some time ago her sister was found dead on her bed two weeks before her wedding, and that the police didn’t find any poison or blood on her. She also tells that her mother died in an accident, and she left her money to her husband, with the condition that he had to take care of the girls, and once they would get marry, they would receive their money.
When she left, Holmes and Watson were thinking on what could it be that killed her sister, while they were thinking, there was a knock on the door, and a man who revealed himself as the stepfather of Helen came angry to Holmes, and asked if Helen Stoner had visited him. Sherlock Holmes said that no one had come, but he still wasn’t convinced and he left. To this point, Helen`s stepfather could be suspicious, because he tailed her all the way to Holmes's house, so I think he has something to do with the death of Helen`s sister. Watson and Holmes went to her house, which was one of the oldest Saxons in England. Helen greeted them, and she told them to be careful, because there were exotic animals from India in the backyard.
Holmes went to investigate the yard, and found some people camping around, and there was a cheetah with them. At night, without the stepfather noticing, Holmes and Watson sneak to the house into Helen's sister room to find clues. They hear a whistle not far away, and suddenly a snake appears from a hole, and Holmes sends its back with a crowbar. They went to the room behind them, and saw Helen's stepfather dead with a snake on his neck. They go tell Helen, and she said it was an Indian snake. Holmes later realized that since it was an Indian snake, European doctors could not detect its poison. He also finds out that the stepdad had domesticated the snake and trained it to kill its victims, and perhaps he was killed by it, because the snake got scared when Holmes attacked it.
When she left, Holmes and Watson were thinking on what could it be that killed her sister, while they were thinking, there was a knock on the door, and a man who revealed himself as the stepfather of Helen came angry to Holmes, and asked if Helen Stoner had visited him. Sherlock Holmes said that no one had come, but he still wasn’t convinced and he left. To this point, Helen`s stepfather could be suspicious, because he tailed her all the way to Holmes's house, so I think he has something to do with the death of Helen`s sister. Watson and Holmes went to her house, which was one of the oldest Saxons in England. Helen greeted them, and she told them to be careful, because there were exotic animals from India in the backyard.
Holmes went to investigate the yard, and found some people camping around, and there was a cheetah with them. At night, without the stepfather noticing, Holmes and Watson sneak to the house into Helen's sister room to find clues. They hear a whistle not far away, and suddenly a snake appears from a hole, and Holmes sends its back with a crowbar. They went to the room behind them, and saw Helen's stepfather dead with a snake on his neck. They go tell Helen, and she said it was an Indian snake. Holmes later realized that since it was an Indian snake, European doctors could not detect its poison. He also finds out that the stepdad had domesticated the snake and trained it to kill its victims, and perhaps he was killed by it, because the snake got scared when Holmes attacked it.
I really enjoyed this short story. I always knew that Helen's stepfather was a suspect, and had something to do with it. He had been violent. He had been in jail. He had killed before. Besides, he had an economic motive, because he would have to give away the money that his wife had left him. When he follows Helen all the way to Holmes's house, he was very angry when he got there. To this point we can say that the stepfather was the one who killed Helen's sister with the Indian snake, and was planning to kill Helen as well, since she was about to get married. I like the story because it is mysterious and full of dangers. The author keeps the reader interested until the very end.
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