Возвращение Шерлока Холмса

The Adventure of Black Peter

           

           “Thisisamostextraordinarything,”saidtheinspector,“Icouldswearthatthesemarkswerenothereyesterdayevening.”

           “Somecuriouspersonfromthevillage,perhaps,”Isuggested.

           “Veryunlikely.Fewofthemwoulddaretosetfootinthegrounds,farlesstrytoforcetheirwayintothecabin.Whatdoyouthinkofit,Mr.Holmes?”

           “Ithinkthatfortuneisverykindtous.”

           “Youmeanthatthepersonwillcomeagain?”

           “Itisveryprobable.Hecameexpectingtofindthedooropen.Hetriedtogetinwiththebladeofaverysmallpenknife.Hecouldnotmanageit.Whatwouldhedo?”

           “Comeagainnextnightwithamoreusefultool.”

           “SoIshouldsay.Itwillbeourfaultifwearenottheretoreceivehim.Meanwhile,letmeseetheinsideofthecabin.”

           Thetracesofthetragedyhadbeenremoved,butthefurniturewithinthelittleroomstillstoodasithadbeenonthenightofthecrime.Fortwohours,withmostintenseconcentration,Holmesexaminedeveryobjectinturn,buthisfaceshowedthathisquestwasnotasuccessfulone.Onceonlyhepausedinhispatientinvestigation.

           “Haveyoutakenanythingoffthisshelf,Hopkins?”

           “No,Ihavemovednothing.”

           “Somethinghasbeentaken.Thereislessdustinthiscorneroftheshelfthanelsewhere.Itmayhavebeenabooklyingonitsside.Itmayhavebeenabox.Well,well,Icandonothingmore.Letuswalkinthesebeautifulwoods,Watson,andgiveafewhourstothebirdsandtheflowers.

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