Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса
The “Gloria Scott”
Irefused,asyoucanimagine,andaskedmyfatherhowhecouldallowsuchawretchtotakesuchlibertieswithhimselfandhishousehold.
"ι"Ah,myboy,"saidhe,"itisallverywelltotalk,butyoudon’tknowhowIamplaced.Butyoushallknow,Victor.I‘llseethatyoushallknow,comewhatmay.Youwouldn’tbelieveharmofyourpooroldfather,wouldyou,lad?"Hewasverymuchmovedandshuthimselfupinthestudyallday,whereIcouldseethroughthewindowthathewaswritingbusily.
"‘Thateveningtherecamewhatseemedtometobeagrandrelease,forHudsontoldusthathewasgoingtoleaveus.Hewalkedintothedining-roomaswesatafterdinnerandannouncedhisintentioninthethickvoiceofahalf-drunkenman.
"ι"I’vehadenoughofNorfolk,"saidhe."I‘llrundowntoMr.BeddoesinHampshire.He’llbeasgladtoseemeasyouwere,Idaresay."
"ι"You’renotgoingawayinanunkindspirit,Hudson,Ihope,"saidmyfatherwithatamenesswhichmademybloodboil.
"ι"I’venothadmy‘pology,"saidhesulkily,glancinginmydirection.
"ι"Victor,youwillacknowledgethatyouhaveusedthisworthyfellowratherroughly,"saidthedad,turningtome.
"ι"Onthecontrary,Ithinkthatwehavebothshownextraordinarypatiencetowardshim,"Ianswered.
"ι"Oh,youdo,doyou?"hesnarled."Verygood,mate.
