Возвращение Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Priory School
Inafortnighttheboywasquiteathomewithusandwasapparentlyabsolutelyhappy.
“HewaslastseenonthenightofMay13th—thatis,thenightoflastMonday.Hisroomwasonthesecondfloorandwasapproachedthroughanotherlargerroom,inwhichtwoboysweresleeping.Theseboyssawandheardnothing,sothatitiscertainthatyoungSaltiredidnotpassoutthatway.Hiswindowwasopen,andthereisastoutivyplantleadingtotheground.Wecouldtracenofootmarksbelow,butitissurethatthisistheonlypossibleexit.
“Hisabsencewasdiscoveredatseveno’clockonTuesdaymorning.Hisbedhadbeensleptin.Hehaddressedhimselffully,beforegoingoff,inhisusualschoolsuitofblackEtonjacketanddarkgreytrousers.Therewerenosignsthatanyonehadenteredtheroom,anditisquitecertainthatanythinginthenatureofcriesorastrugglewouldhavebeenheard,sinceCaunter,theelderboyintheinnerroom,isaverylightsleeper.
“WhenLordSaltire’sdisappearancewasdiscovered,Iatoncecalledarollofthewholeestablishment—boys,masters,andservants.ItwasthenthatweascertainedthatLordSaltirehadnotbeenaloneinhisflight.Heidegger,theGermanmaster,wasmissing.Hisroomwasonthesecondfloor,atthefartherendofthebuilding,facingthesamewayasLordSaltire’s.Hisbedhadalsobeensleptin,buthehadapparentlygoneawaypartlydressed,sincehisshirtandsockswerelyingonthefloor.Hehadundoubtedlylethimselfdownbytheivy,forwecouldseethemarksofhisfeetwherehehadlandedonthelawn.
