"Know then that in the time of the Great Rebellion (the history of which by the learned Lord Clarendon I most earnestly commend to your attention) this Manor of Baskerville was held by Hugo of that name, nor can it be gainsaid that he was a most wild, profane, and godless man.
„Sąsiedzi przebaczyliby łatwo to ostatnie wykroczenie, bo nasza okolica nie słynęła nigdy religijności, ale nie mogli mu przebaczyć wrodzonego okrucieństwa.