Select the correct text in the passage.
which sentence in this excerpt from sir arthur conan doyle's "the adventure of the speckled band" portrays the theme of evil?

the 1st sentence

Explanation:

alas, replied our visitor the very horror of my situation lies in the fact that my fears are so vague ect

But I have heard, Mr. Holmes, that you can see deeply into the manifold wickedness of the human heart.

Explanation:

well stockyards mean a large yard containing pens and sheds, typically adjacent to a slaughterhouse, in which livestock is kept and sorted. and i'm assuming that by party you   mean a large group of people which does make sense because chicago is a very crowded place much like new york. stockyards tend to take up a lot of room due to needing the area for pens to keep animals in and the fact that stockyards are usually right by slaughterhouse where they process and distribute the product. so its much like a zoo but with some dead animal products close by.