Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса

The Naval Treaty

           Outofthishiding-placehedrewthatlittlecylinderofpaper,pusheddowntheboard,rearrangedthecarpet,blewoutthecandles,andwalkedstraightintomyarmsasIstoodwaitingforhimoutsidethewindow.

           "Well,hehasrathermoreviciousnessthanIgavehimcreditfor,hasMasterJoseph.Heflewatmewithhisknife,andIhadtograsphimtwice,andgotacutovertheknuckles,beforeIhadtheupperhandofhim.Helookedmurderoutoftheonlyeyehecouldseewithwhenwehadfinished,buthelistenedtoreasonandgaveupthepapers.HavinggotthemIletmymango,butIwiredfullparticularstoForbesthismorning.Ifheisquickenoughtocatchhisbird,wellandgood.Butif,asIshrewdlysuspect,hefindsthenestemptybeforehegetsthere,why,allthebetterforthegovernment.IfancythatLordHoldhurst,forone,andMr.PercyPhelpsforanother,wouldverymuchratherthattheaffairnevergotasfarasapolice-court."

           "MyGod!"gaspedourclient."Doyoutellmethatduringtheselongtenweeksofagonythestolenpaperswerewithintheveryroomwithmeallthetime?"

           "Soitwas."

           "AndJoseph!Josephavillainandathief!"

           "Hum!IamafraidJoseph’scharacterisaratherdeeperandmoredangerousonethanonemightjudgefromhisappearance.FromwhatIhaveheardfromhimthismorning,Igatherthathehaslostheavilyindabblingwithstocks,andthatheisreadytodoanythingonearthtobetterhisfortunes.

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