Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса

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           IhadlistenedwiththegreatestinteresttothestatementwhichHolmes,withcharacteristicclearness,hadlaidbeforeme.Thoughmostofthefactswerefamiliartome,Ihadnotsufficientlyappreciatedtheirrelativeimportance,northeirconnectiontoeachother.

           "Isitnotpossible,"Isuggested,"thattheincisedwounduponStrakermayhavebeencausedbyhisownknifeintheconvulsivestruggleswhichfollowanybraininjury?"

           "Itismorethanpossible;itisprobable,"saidHolmes."Inthatcaseoneofthemainpointsinfavouroftheaccuseddisappears."

           "Andyet,"saidI,"evennowIfailtounderstandwhatthetheoryofthepolicecanbe."

           "Iamafraidthatwhatevertheorywestatehasverygraveobjectionstoit,"returnedmycompanion."Thepoliceimagine,Itakeit,thatthisFitzroySimpson,havingdruggedthelad,andhavinginsomewayobtainedaduplicatekey,openedthestabledoorandtookoutthehorse,withtheintention,apparently,ofkidnappinghimaltogether.Hisbridleismissing,sothatSimpsonmusthaveputthison.Then,havingleftthedooropenbehindhim,hewasleadingthehorseawayoverthemoorwhenhewaseithermetorovertakenbythetrainer.Arownaturallyensued.