H：I...I didn't sleep very well.

S：Oh, that's a shame.Shall I make us some coffee? Oh, look, you've got damp!

H：Listen, last night...Why did you say you hadn't seen anything? I mean, I only saw the hound for a minute, but... 

S：Hound? 

H: What? 

S: Why do you call it a hound? Why a hound?

H: Why? What do you mean?

S: It's odd, isn't it? It's a strange choice of words,archaic.That's why I took the case."Mr Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound." Why say "hound"?

H: I don't know, I've never...

S: Actually, I'd better skip the coffee.