Dr. Grimesby Roylott trains his snake to climb down a false bell pull to bit Julia Stoner in her sleep. So, while the snake's poison kills Julia Stoner, it is widely held that Dr. Roylott is her murderer.
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At the end of the story, Holmes remarks that he feels no guilt for HIS responsibility in turning the snake on Dr. Roylott. This epitomizes the notion in detective fiction that poetic justice is justice. (Roylott dies at the wrong end of his own tactics)
First of all, there is no "spectral" or specter or ghost in the story, and she used the term "speckled band" because that is what she thought she saw.
"In her right hand was found the charred stump of a match, and in her left a matchbox." -- Helen Stoner, 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band'
In Arthur Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," the final victim is Helen Stoner's twin sister, Julia Stoner. Julia died under mysterious circumstances shortly before the events of the story, leading Helen to seek Sherlock Holmes's help. It is revealed that she was murdered by their stepfather, Dr. Grimesby Roylott, using a snake, the titular "speckled band."
The last victim of the "speckled band" in Arthur Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is Helen Stoner. She is the stepdaughter of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, who is responsible for the deaths of Helen's sister, Julia, and attempts to kill Helen as well. Julia's mysterious death, which is linked to the sinister "speckled band," serves as the catalyst for Sherlock Holmes's investigation.
Julia Stoner. "Julia went there at Christmas two years ago, and met there a half-pay Major of Marines, to whom she became engaged." -- Helen Stoner, 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band'
First of all, there is no "spectral" or specter or ghost in the story, and she used the term "speckled band" because that is what she thought she saw.
"In her right hand was found the charred stump of a match, and in her left a matchbox." -- Helen Stoner, 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band'
In Arthur Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," the final victim is Helen Stoner's twin sister, Julia Stoner. Julia died under mysterious circumstances shortly before the events of the story, leading Helen to seek Sherlock Holmes's help. It is revealed that she was murdered by their stepfather, Dr. Grimesby Roylott, using a snake, the titular "speckled band."
Julia's last words about a "speckled band" were in fact describing "a swamp adder, the deadliest snake in India" see related link
The last victim of the "speckled band" in Arthur Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is Helen Stoner. She is the stepdaughter of Dr. Grimesby Roylott, who is responsible for the deaths of Helen's sister, Julia, and attempts to kill Helen as well. Julia's mysterious death, which is linked to the sinister "speckled band," serves as the catalyst for Sherlock Holmes's investigation.
Julia Stoner. "Julia went there at Christmas two years ago, and met there a half-pay Major of Marines, to whom she became engaged." -- Helen Stoner, 'The Adventure of the Speckled Band'
Helen Stoner is one of the main characters in the story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band". It is a Sherlock Holmes mystery.
a speckled band
'Fatal night' is the phrase Helen Stoner used to describe the night her sister, Julia, died.
"Shortly after our return to England my mother died - she was killed eight years ago in a railway accident near Crewe." -- Helen Stoner
Well, darling, the names you're looking for are Helen Stoner and Julia Stoner. They're the unfortunate siblings tangled up in that twisted tale of murder and mystery. So, there you have it, case closed!
In the story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Helen Stoner's twin sister Julia said "The band! The speckled band!" before she died. These were her last words before succumbing to the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death.