The Sign of the Four Audiobook | Chapter 7: The Episode of the Barrel - Arthur Conan Doyle

Listen to Chapter 7 of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes novel, "The Sign of the Four"[cite: 24]. In Chapter 7, "The Episode of the Barrel," Dr. Watson escorts Mary Morstan back to Camberwell, acutely aware that the vast Agra treasure forms a painful barrier between his modest means and his growing affection for her[cite: 24]. Setting out for Lambeth, Watson tracks down the bird-stuffer Mr. Sherman to borrow Toby, an ugly but brilliant scent-hound[cite: 24]. Returning to Pondicherry Lodge, Watson finds that Inspector Jones has arrested Thaddeus Sholto and the entire household[cite: 24]. Holmes deduces how the murderers climbed the roof and descended via a water barrel, recovering a dropped pouch of deadly poisoned thorns[cite: 24]. Unleashing Toby upon the trail of creosote left by the intruder, Holmes and Watson embark on a spirited morning chase across South London—culminating in an uproarious detour at a timber yard[cite: 24]. ▶ Listen to the Complete Playlist:    • Плейлист   ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ TIMESTAMPS: • 00:00 - Chapter 7: The Episode of the Barrel[cite: 24] • 00:45 - Watson's Love & The Barrier of the Agra Treasure[cite: 24] • 02:10 - Safe with Mrs. Cecil Forrester[cite: 24] • 03:30 - Journey to Pinchin Lane, Lambeth[cite: 24] • 04:15 - Mr. Sherman and his Menagerie[cite: 24] • 05:40 - Toby the Sleuth-Hound[cite: 24] • 06:45 - Return to Pondicherry Lodge & Jones's Sweeping Arrests[cite: 24] • 07:50 - Examining the Roof & The Savage Footprints[cite: 24] • 09:50 - The Water Barrel & The Pouch of Poisoned Thorns[cite: 24] • 12:00 - Toby Follows the Creosote Scent[cite: 24] • 13:30 - Morning Pursuit across South London[cite: 24] • 14:45 - Holmes Reconstructs the Crime & Jonathan Small[cite: 24] • 17:00 - The Timber Yard Scent Trail[cite: 24] • 18:15 - The Episode of the Barrel: Toby’s False Alarm[cite: 24] (Note: Adjust timestamps slightly if your final video cut differs.) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT THE NOVEL: Published in 1890, "The Sign of the Four" is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous second detective novel featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson[cite: 17, 24]. Set against the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London, the case revolves around a pact forged in India, the fabled Agra treasure, and the thrilling pursuit of a one-legged rogue and his venomous companion[cite: 17, 24]. Subscribe to the channel for more unabridged classic audiobooks, public domain detective fiction, and vintage mystery stories. #TheSignOfTheFour #SherlockHolmes #ArthurConanDoyle #Audiobook #Chapter7 #TheEpisodeOfTheBarrel #TobyTheDog #DrWatson #MysteryAudiobook #PublicDomainAudio