Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса
The “Gloria Scott”
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"ι"Thenmaybeyouremembersomethingqueeraboutit?"
"ι"Whatwasthat,then?"
"ι"I’dhadnearlyaquarterofamillion,hadn‘tI?"
"ι"Soitwassaid."
"ι"Butnonewasrecovered,eh?"
"ι"No."
"ι"Well,whered’yesupposethebalanceis?"heasked.
"ι"Ihavenoidea,"saidI.
"ι"Rightbetweenmyfingerandthumb,"hecried."ByGod!I’vegotmarepoundstomynamethanyou’vehairsonyourhead.Andifyou’vemoney,myson,andknowhowtohandleitandspreadit,youcandoanything.Now,youdon’tthinkitlikelythatamanwhocoulddoanythingisgoingtowearhisbreechesoutsittinginthestinkingholdofarat-guttedbeetle-ridden,mouldyoldcoffinofaChinChinacoaster.No,sir,suchamanwilllookafterhimselfandwilllookafterhischums.Youmaylaytothat!Youholdontohim,andyoumaykisstheBookthathe’llhaulyouthrough."
"‘Thatwashisstyleoftalk,andatfirstIthoughtitmeantnothing;butafterawhile,whenhehadtestedmeandswornmeinwithallpossiblesolemnity,heletmeunderstandthattherereallywasaplottogaincommandofthevessel.Adozenoftheprisonershadhatcheditbeforetheycameaboard,Prendergastwastheleader,andhismoneywasthemotivepower.
"ι"I’dapartner,"saidhe,"araregoodman,astrueasastocktoabarrel.
