Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса

           "Anysteps?"heasked.

           MycroftpickeduptheDailyNews,whichwaslyingontheside-table.

           "AnybodysupplyinganyinformationastothewhereaboutsofaGreekgentlemannamedPaulKratides,from

           Athens,whoisunabletospeakEnglish,willberewarded.

           Asimilarrewardpaidtoanyonegivinginformationabouta

           GreekladywhosefirstnameisSophy.X2473.

           "Thatwasinallthedailies.Noanswer."

           "HowabouttheGreeklegation?"

           "Ihaveinquired.Theyknownothing."

           "AwiretotheheadoftheAthenspolice,then?"

           "Sherlockhasalltheenergyofthefamily,"saidMycroft,turningtome."Well,youtakethecaseupbyallmeansandletmeknowifyoudoanygood."

           "Certainly,"answeredmyfriend,risingfromhischair."I’llletyouknow,andMr.Melasalso.Inthemeantime,Mr.Melas,IshouldcertainlybeonmyguardifIwereyou,forofcoursetheymustknowthroughtheseadvertisementsthatyouhavebetrayedthem."

           Aswewalkedhometogether,Holmesstoppedatatelegraphofficeandsentoffseveralwires.

           "Yousee,Watson,"heremarked,"oureveninghasbeenbynomeanswasted.SomeofmymostinterestingcaseshavecometomeinthiswaythroughMycroft.Theproblemwhichwehavejustlistenedto,althoughitcanadmitofbutoneexplanation,hasstillsomedistinguishingfeatures.