Peanuts by Charles Schulz for December 30, 1993
Transcript:
Snoopy and Charlie Brown lie in bed at night. Charlie Brown reads a book and says, "Dr. Mortimer's voice sank almost to a whisper, and he said, 'Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!'"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown says, "Well, that's enough reading for tonight . ."<BR><BR> Charlie Brown sleeps in bed as Snoopy lies wide awake. Snoopy thinks, "And I never sleep again for the rest of my life . ."<BR><BR>
Adiraiju over 6 years ago
To this day, no other words in any book, ever, have actually made me shake a bit upon reading them. It probably helps that I have a fear of big, barking dogs…
schillig7 over 2 years ago
Doyle’s four full-length Sherlock Holmes novels were published in installments in Strand Magazine. The first installment ended with these words. When the next month’s issue came out with the next installment, the lines to buy it stretched for blocks!