Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса
The Crooked Man
"Itisoneofthoseinstanceswherethereasonercanproduceaneffectwhichseemsremarkabletohisneighbour,becausethelatterhasmissedtheonelittlepointwhichisthebasisofthededuction.Thesamemaybesaid,mydearfellow,fortheeffectofsomeoftheselittlesketchesofyours,whichisentirelymeretricious,dependingasitdoesuponyourretaininginyourownhandssomefactorsintheproblemwhichareneverimpartedtothereader.Now,atpresentIaminthepositionofthesesamereaders,forIholdinthishandseveralthreadsofoneofthestrangestcaseswhicheverperplexedaman’sbrain,andyetIlacktheoneortwowhichareneedfultocompletemytheory.ButI’llhavethem,Watson,I‘llhavethem!"Hiseyeskindledandaslightflushsprangintohisthincheeks.Foraninstanttheveilhadlifteduponhiskeen,intensenature,butforaninstantonly.WhenIglancedagainhisfacehadresumedthatred-Indiancomposurewhichhadmadesomanyregardhimasamachineratherthanaman.
"Theproblempresentsfeaturesofinterest,"saidhe."Imayevensayexceptionalfeaturesofinterest.Ihavealreadylookedintothematter,andhavecome,asIthink,withinsightofmysolution.Ifyoucouldaccompanymeinthatlaststepyoumightbeofconsiderableservicetome."
"Ishouldbedelighted."
"CouldyougoasfarasAldershotto-morrow?"
"IhavenodoubtJacksonwouldtakemypractice."
"Verygood.Iwanttostartbythe11:10fromWaterloo.
