Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса
The Final Problem
Hesawthequestioninmyeyes,and,puttinghisfinger-tipstogetherandhiselbowsuponhisknees,heexplainedthesituation.
"YouhaveprobablyneverheardofProfessorMoriarty?"saidhe.
"Never."
"Ay,there’sthegeniusandthewonderofthething!"hecried."ThemanpervadesLondon,andnoonehasheardofhim.That’swhatputshimonapinnacleintherecordsofcrime.ItellyouWatson,inallseriousness,thatifIcouldbeatthatman,ifIcouldfreesocietyofhim,Ishouldfeelthatmyowncareerhadreacheditssummit,andIshouldbepreparedtoturntosomemoreplacidlineinlife.Betweenourselves,therecentcasesinwhichIhavebeenofassistancetotheroyalfamilyofScandinavia,andtotheFrenchrepublic,haveleftmeinsuchapositionthatIcouldcontinuetoliveinthequietfashionwhichismostcongenialtome,andtoconcentratemyattentionuponmychemicalresearches.ButIcouldnotrest.Watson,Icouldnotsitquietinmychair,ifIthoughtthatsuchamanasProfessorMoriartywerewalkingthestreetsofLondonunchallenged."
"Whathashedone,then?"
"Hiscareerhasbeenanextraordinaryone.Heisamanofgoodbirthandexcellenteducation,endowedbynaturewithaphenomenalmathematicalfaculty.Attheageoftwenty-onehewroteatreatiseuponthebinomialtheorem,whichhashadaEuropeanvogue.
