Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса

The Yellow Face

           Suddenlythismorningitoccurredtomethatyouwerethemantoadviseme,soIhavehurriedtoyounow,andIplacemyselfunreservedlyinyourhands.IfthereisanypointwhichIhavenotmadeclear,prayquestionmeaboutit.But,aboveall,tellmequicklywhatIamtodo,forthismiseryismorethanIcanbear."

           HolmesandIhadlistenedwiththeutmostinteresttothisextraordinarystatement,whichhadbeendeliveredinthejerky,brokenfashionofamanwhoisundertheinfluenceofextremeemotion.Mycompanionsatsilentnowforsometime,withhischinuponhishand,lostinthought.

           "Tellme,"saidheatlast,"couldyouswearthatthiswasaman’sfacewhichyousawatthewindow?"

           "EachtimethatIsawitIwassomedistanceawayfromitsothatitisimpossibleformetosay."

           "Youappear,however,tohavebeendisagreeablyimpressedbyit."

           "Itseemedtobeofanunusualcolourandtohaveastrangerigidityaboutthefeatures.WhenIapproacheditvanishedwithajerk."

           "Howlongisitsinceyourwifeaskedyouforahundredpounds?"

           "Nearlytwomonths."

           "Haveyoueverseenaphotographofherfirsthusband?"

           "No,therewasagreatfireatAtlantaveryshortlyafterhisdeath,andallherpapersweredestroyed."

           "Andyetshehadacertificateofdeath.Yousaythatyousawit."

           "Yes,shegotaduplicateafterthefire.

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