Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса
The Resident Patient
"Sorrytobringyououtonsuchafool’serrand,Watson,"hesaidatlast."Itisaninterestingcase,too,atthebottomofit."
"Icanmakelittleofit,"Iconfessed.
"Well,itisquiteevidentthattherearetwomen—moreperhaps,butatleasttwo—whoaredeterminedforsomereasontogetatthisfellowBlessington.IhavenodoubtinmymindthatbothonthefirstandonthesecondoccasionthatyoungmanpenetratedtoBlessington’sroom,whilehisconfederate,byaningeniousdevice,keptthedoctorfrominterfering."
"Andthecatalepsy?"
"Afraudulentimitation,Watson,thoughIshouldhardlydaretohintasmuchtoourspecialist.Itisaveryeasycomplainttoimitate.Ihavedoneitmyself."
"Andthen?"
"BythepurestchanceBlessingtonwasoutoneachoccasion.Theirreasonforchoosingsounusualanhourforaconsultationwasobviouslytoinsurethatthereshouldbenootherpatientinthewaiting-room.Itjusthappened,however,thatthishourcoincidedwithBlessington’sconstitutional,whichseemstoshowthattheywerenotverywellacquaintedwithhisdailyroutine.Ofcourse,iftheyhadbeenmerelyafterplundertheywouldatleasthavemadesomeattempttosearchforit.Besides,Icanreadinaman’seyewhenitishisownskinthatheisfrightenedfor.Itisinconceivablethatthisfellowcouldhavemadetwosuchvindictiveenemiesastheseappeartobewithoutknowingofit.
