Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса
Silver Blaze
"Thetwoladswhosleptinthechaff-cuttingloftabovetheharness-roomwerequicklyaroused.Theyhadheardnothingduringthenight,fortheyarebothsoundsleepers.Hunterwasobviouslyundertheinfluenceofsomepowerfuldrug,andasnosensecouldbegotoutofhim,hewaslefttosleepitoffwhilethetwoladsandthetwowomenranoutinsearchoftheabsentees.Theystillhadhopesthatthetrainerhadforsomereasontakenoutthehorseforearlyexercise,butonascendingtheknollnearthehouse,fromwhichalltheneighbouringmoorswerevisible,theynotonlycouldseenosignsofthemissingfavourite,buttheyperceivedsomethingwhichwarnedthemthattheywereinthepresenceofatragedy.
"AboutaquarterofamilefromthestablesJohnStraker’sovercoatwasflappingfromafurze-bush.Immediatelybeyondtherewasabowl-shapeddepressioninthemoor,andatthebottomofthiswasfoundthedeadbodyoftheunfortunatetrainer.Hisheadhadbeenshatteredbyasavageblowfromsomeheavyweapon,andhewaswoundedonthethigh,wheretherewasalong,cleancut,inflictedevidentlybysomeverysharpinstrument.Itwasclear,however,thatStrakerhaddefendedhimselfvigorouslyagainsthisassailants,forinhisrighthandheheldasmallknife,whichwasclottedwithblooduptothehandle,whileinhisleftheclaspedaredandblacksilkcravat,whichwasrecognizedbythemaidashavingbeenwornontheprecedingeveningbythestrangerwhohadvisitedthestables.
