Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса
The Yellow Face
"‘Iwilltrustyouononecondition,andononeconditiononly,"saidIatlast.‘Itisthatthismysterycomestoanendfromnow.Youareatlibertytopreserveyoursecret,butyoumustpromisemethatthereshallbenomorenightlyvisits,nomoredoingswhicharekeptfrommyknowledge.Iamwillingtoforgetthosewhicharepastifyouwillpromisethatthereshallbenomoreinthefuture.’
"‘Iwassurethatyouwouldtrustme,"shecriedwithagreatsighofrelief.‘Itshallbejustasyouwish.Comeaway—oh,comeawayuptothehouse.’
"Stillpullingatmysleeve,sheledmeawayfromthecottage.AswewentIglancedback,andtherewasthatyellowlividfacewatchingusoutoftheupperwindow.Whatlinkcouldtherebebetweenthatcreatureandmywife?Orhowcouldthecoarse,roughwomanwhomIhadseenthedaybeforebeconnectedwithher?Itwasastrangepuzzle,andyetIknewthatmymindcouldneverknoweaseagainuntilIhadsolvedit.
"FortwodaysafterthisIstayedathome,andmywifeappearedtoabideloyallybyourengagement,for,asfarasIknow,sheneverstirredoutofthehouse.Onthethirddayhowever,Ihadampleevidencethathersolemnpromisewasnotenoughtoholdherbackfromthissecretinfluencewhichdrewherawayfromherhusbandandherduty.
"Ihadgoneintotownonthatday,butIreturnedbythe2:40insteadofthe3:36,whichismyusualtrain.
