Возвращение Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Priory School
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“Inthatcase,yourGrace,sinceyouhaveyourselfstatedthatanyunhappinessinyourmarriedlifewascausedbyhispresenceIwouldsuggestthatyoumakesuchamendsasyoucantotheDuchess,andthatyoutrytoresumethoserelationswhichhavebeensounhappilyinterrupted.”
“ThatalsoIhavearranged,Mr.Holmes.IwrotetotheDuchessthismorning.”
“Inthatcase,”saidHolmes,rising,“IthinkthatmyfriendandIcancongratulateourselvesuponseveralmosthappyresultsfromourlittlevisittotheNorth.ThereisoneothersmallpointuponwhichIdesiresomelight.ThisfellowHayeshadshodhishorseswithshoeswhichcounterfeitedthetracksofcows.WasitfromMr.Wilderthathelearnedsoextraordinaryadevice?”
TheDukestoodinthoughtforamoment,withalookofintensesurpriseonhisface.Thenheopenedadoorandshowedusintoalargeroomfurnishedasamuseum.Heledthewaytoaglasscaseinacorner,andpointedtotheinscription.
“Theseshoes,”itran,“weredugupinthemoatofHoldernesseHall.Theyarefortheuseofhorses,buttheyareshapedbelowwithaclovenfootofiron,soastothrowpursuersoffthetrack.TheyaresupposedtohavebelongedtosomeofthemaraudingBaronsofHoldernesseintheMiddleAges.”
Holmesopenedthecase,andmoisteninghisfingerhepasseditalongtheshoe.Athinfilmofrecentmudwasleftuponhisskin.
“Thankyou,”saidhe,ashereplacedtheglass.“ItisthesecondmostinterestingobjectthatIhaveseenintheNorth
