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From "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Doyle, Arthur Conan
Sir Henry Baskerville
The heir to the Baskerville estate, threatened by the family curse.
Core Belief
"Family honor and personal responsibility are important, and he will face any challenge to uphold them."
Worldview
Sir Henry is initially grounded in a practical, American worldview, but he is gradually drawn into the more mysterious and superstitious world of Dartmoor.
Personality
Brave, determined, and somewhat impulsive, Sir Henry is a young man who has spent most of his life in America. He is initially skeptical of the Baskerville legend but becomes increasingly concerned as strange events unfold.
In Their Own Words
"There is no devil in hell, Mr. Holmes, and there is no man upon earth who can prevent me from going to the home of my own people, and you may take that to be my final answer."
"Well, I seem to have come into an inheritance with a vengeance."
"Seems to me they are playing me for a sucker in this hotel. They’ll find they’ve started in to monkey with the wrong man unless they are careful."
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