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Moments later, up in the flat of the famous Sherlock Holmes, Basil opened a small wall design, his secret passage, and looked outside. Olivia, who was with them, opened it further.
Basil glared at Olivia in annoyance, before he said, "And not a word out of you. Is that clear?"
Both Olivia and Veronica shushed him, as two shadows approached and Basil quickly moved the doorway, leaving it open a crack.
"I observe that there's a good deal of German music on the program," They heard Holmes say. "It is introspective and I want to introspect."
"But Holmes," They heard Watson protest, "that music is so frightfully dull."
"Come along," Holmes said.
The two men left, allowing Basil, Dawson, Olivia, and Veronica to come out into the open.
"Toby?" Basil called out. "Toby?"
Olivia tugged on Dawson's coat and whispered to him, "Who is Toby?"
"Well, my dear," Dawson said, "Toby is…" But then Dawson realized that he had no idea who Toby was, as he said, "…well, he's uh, uh…" Dawson then turned to Basil and said, "I say, Basil, who is this Toby chap?"
Before Basil could answer, the ground shook, as thundering footsteps approached.
"Ah, here he is now," Basil said. Towering above them was an adorable basset hound, who was obviously very happy to see Basil. Basil pushed Dawson forward, as Toby leaned down, "Dawson…Toby."
Dawson nervously tipped his hat and patted Toby's nose, as he said, "Charmed, I'm sure."
Toby didn't seem too thrilled with Dawson's introduction and growled at him, but Basil moved forward and pushed Toby back.
"Now, Toby!" Basil said. "Toby, stop that! Toby, cease! Desist!"
Dawson was trembling behind the leg of a chair, as Basil said, "Frightfully sorry, old man."
Toby then sniffed Veronica and licked her, making her giggle and pet him, as she said, "What a cutie."
"You should've seen him when he was a puppy." Basil said to her with a smirk, before he said, as Toby began to sniff around the room, "Toby has the most splendid sense of smell of any hound I've trained. But he can be deucedly frisky."
Basil chuckled as Toby stopped at a footrest where Olivia was hiding. She pushed the fringe aside and smiled at Toby, who seemed to like her very much.
"Hello, Toby," Olivia said, as she patted his nose and he sniffed her again. "Silly doggy! Would you like a crumpet?"
Toby nodded happily, as Olivia reached into her pocket and pulled out a crumpet. She held it up for him and he licked it off her hand.
"Here now, Toby?" Basil said, reaching into his pocket. "Toby! To the matter at hand. I want you to-"
He turned around, only to find that Toby wasn't listening to him. Right now, he was on his back, enjoying a belly rub from Olivia, while Veronica was scratching behind his ear. Basil whistled and Toby looked back to see Basil clearing his throat and tapping his foot expectantly. Olivia slid off of Toby into Dawson's arms and Toby rolled back to his feet, facing Basil.
"Good, now Toby!" Basil said. "Toby…I want you to find…this fiend!"
He whipped out Fidget's hat and Toby began to growl.
"Yes, you know his type," Basil said, before he began to bark and growl along with Toby, earning him a confused look from Veronica. "A villain. A scoundrel! Low brow. Close set eyes. Broken wing." Toby gave him a confused look, before Basil said, "Oh, he's a peg-legged bat with a broken wing." Toby began to growl again, as Basil said, "Yes! Yes! That's the spirit! Got his scent?" Toby nodded happily and Basil retrieved his leash, as he said, "Good boy, good boy!" But as Basil turned to face Toby again, he found that Toby had turned around and was smiling at Olivia, Dawson, and Veronica, but Basil moved in front of them and said, "Miss Flamchester!"
"Flaversham!" Olivia, Dawson, and even Veronica said in unison, glaring at him.
"Whatever," Basil said. "Your father is as good as found." He hooked on Toby's leash and said, "Toby…" Toby struck a pointer pose and Basil said, "Sic 'em!"
As Toby rushed out, he stepped on Basil, who, although dazed, held onto Toby's leash.
"Aha! Yoicks!" Basil shouted. "Tally-ho!"
Olivia, Veronica, and Dawson hurried out after them, as Basil laughed gleefully.