Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса

           Shewasnever,asIthinkIhavesaid,ostentatiouslyaffectionate,butshewasheardbythecoachmanchattingwiththecolonelinafriendlyfashion.Now,itwasequallycertainthat,immediatelyonherreturn,shehadgonetotheroominwhichshewasleastlikelytoseeherhusband,hadflowntoteaasanagitatedwomanwill,andfinally,onhiscomingintoher,hadbrokenintoviolentrecriminations.Thereforesomethinghadoccurredbetweenseven-thirtyandnineo’clockwhichhadcompletelyalteredherfeelingstowardshim.ButMissMorrisonhadbeenwithherduringthewholeofthathourandahalf.Itwasabsolutelycertain,therefore,inspiteofherdenial,thatshemustknowsomethingofthematter.

           "Myfirstconjecturewasthatpossiblytherehadbeensomepassagesbetweenthisyoungladyandtheoldsoldier,whichtheformerhadnowconfessedtothewife.Thatwouldaccountfortheangryreturn,andalsoforthegirl’sdenialthatanythinghadoccurred.Norwoulditbeentirelyincompatiblewithmostofthewordsoverheard.ButtherewasthereferencetoDavid,andtherewastheknownaffectionofthecolonelforhiswifetoweighagainstit,tosaynothingofthetragicintrusionofthisotherman,whichmight,ofcourse,beentirelydisconnectedwithwhathadgonebefore.Itwasnoteasytopickone’ssteps,but,onthewhole,IwasinclinedtodismisstheideathattherehadbeenanythingbetweenthecolonelandMissMorrison,butmorethaneverconvincedthattheyoungladyheldtheclueastowhatitwaswhichhadturnedMrs.