Возвращение Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Priory School
ShehadsenttoMackletonforadoctor,buthedidnotarriveuntilmorning,beingabsentatanothercase.Thepeopleattheinnwerealertallnight,awaitinghiscoming,andoneorotherofthemseemstohavecontinuallyhadaneyeupontheroad.Theydeclarethatnoonepassed.Iftheirevidenceisgood,thenwearefortunateenoughtobeabletoblockthewest,andalsotobeabletosaythatthefugitivesdidnotusetheroadatall.”
“Butthebicycle?”Iobjected.
“Quiteso.Wewillcometothebicyclepresently.Tocontinueourreasoning:ifthesepeopledidnotgobytheroad,theymusthavetraversedthecountrytothenorthofthehouseortothesouthofthehouse.Thatiscertain.Letusweightheoneagainsttheother.Onthesouthofthehouseis,asyouperceive,alargedistrictofarableland,cutupintosmallfields,withstonewallsbetweenthem.There,Iadmitthatabicycleisimpossible.Wecandismisstheidea.Weturntothecountryonthenorth.Herethereliesagroveoftrees,markedasthe‘RaggedShaw,’andonthefarthersidestretchesagreatrollingmoor,LowerGillMoor,extendingfortenmilesandslopinggraduallyupward.Here,atonesideofthiswilderness,isHoldernesseHall,tenmilesbyroad,butonlysixacrossthemoor.Itisapeculiarlydesolateplain.Afewmoorfarmershavesmallholdings,wheretheyrearsheepandcattle.Exceptthese,theploverandthecurlewaretheonlyinhabitantsuntilyoucometotheChesterfieldhighroad.Thereisachurchthere,yousee,afewcottages,andaninn.Beyondthatthehillsbecomeprecipitous.
