The Adventure of the Speckled Band the snake wrong, a theory that the swamp adder was an artificial hybrid between the Mexican Gila monster ("Heloderma suspectum") and "Naja naja". His speculation suggests that Doyle might have hidden a double-meaning in Holmes' words. What Holmes said, reported by Watson, was "It is a swamp adder, the deadliest snake in India"; but Klauber suggested what Holmes really said was "It is a "samp-aderm", the deadliest skink in India." "Samp-aderm" can be translated "snake-Gila-monster": "Samp" is Hindi for snake, and the suffix "aderm" is derived from "heloderm", the common or vernacular name of the Gila monster generally used by
Mute (short story) he adds a few extra Our Fathers and Hail Marys. Mute (short story) "Mute" is a horror short story by author Stephen King, first published in "Playboy Magazine" in 2007 and included in his collection "Just After Sunset" (2008). In 2012, it was adapted into a short film by the British screenwriter Gemma Rigg, directed by Jacqueline Wright and starring Patrick Ryecart. Monette, a middle-aged traveling book salesman (his first name is never given), goes to confession. When the priest asks him what sin he has committed, Monette admits that he believes he has sinned in some way but is