Возвращение Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Priory School
’—halfthealphabet!‘BaronBeverley,EarlofCarston’—dearme,whatalist!‘LordLieutenantofHallamshiresince1900.MarriedEdith,daughterofSirCharlesAppledore,1888.Heirandonlychild,LordSaltire.Ownsabouttwohundredandfiftythousandacres.MineralsinLancashireandWales.Address:CarltonHouseTerrace;HoldernesseHall,Hallamshire;CarstonCastle,Bangor,Wales.LordoftheAdmiralty,1872;ChiefSecretaryofStatefor——’Well,well,thismaniscertainlyoneofthegreatestsubjectsoftheCrown!”
“Thegreatestandperhapsthewealthiest.Iamaware,Mr.Holmes,thatyoutakeaveryhighlineinprofessionalmatters,andthatyouarepreparedtoworkforthework’ssake.Imaytellyou,however,thathisGracehasalreadyintimatedthatacheckforfivethousandpoundswillbehandedovertothepersonwhocantellhimwherehissonis,andanotherthousandtohimwhocannamethemanormenwhohavetakenhim.”
“Itisaprincelyoffer,”saidHolmes.“Watson,IthinkthatweshallaccompanyDr.HuxtablebacktothenorthofEngland.Andnow,Dr.Huxtable,whenyouhaveconsumedthatmilk,youwillkindlytellmewhathashappened,whenithappened,howithappened,and,finally,whatDr.ThorneycroftHuxtable,ofthePriorySchool,nearMackleton,hastodowiththematter,andwhyhecomesthreedaysafteranevent—thestateofyourchingivesthedate—toaskformyhumbleservices.”
Ourvisitorhadconsumedhismilkandbiscuits.
