Возвращение Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
Hisresidenceandprincipalconsulting-roomisatKenningtonRoad,buthehasabranchsurgeryanddispensaryatLowerBrixtonRoad,twomilesaway.ThisDr.BarnicotisanenthusiasticadmirerofNapoleon,andhishouseisfullofbooks,pictures,andrelicsoftheFrenchEmperor.SomelittletimeagohepurchasedfromMorseHudsontwoduplicateplastercastsofthefamousheadofNapoleonbytheFrenchsculptor,Devine.OneoftheseheplacedinhishallinthehouseatKenningtonRoad,andtheotheronthemantelpieceofthesurgeryatLowerBrixton.Well,whenDr.Barnicotcamedownthismorninghewasastonishedtofindthathishousehadbeenburgledduringthenight,butthatnothinghadbeentakensavetheplasterheadfromthehall.Ithadbeencarriedoutandhadbeendashedsavagelyagainstthegardenwall,underwhichitssplinteredfragmentswerediscovered.”
Holmesrubbedhishands.
“Thisiscertainlyverynovel,”saidhe.
“Ithoughtitwouldpleaseyou.ButIhavenotgottotheendyet.Dr.Barnicotwasdueathissurgeryattwelveo’clock,andyoucanimaginehisamazementwhen,onarrivingthere,hefoundthatthewindowhadbeenopenedinthenightandthatthebrokenpiecesofhissecondbustwerestrewnallovertheroom.Ithadbeensmashedtoatomswhereitstood.Inneithercasewerethereanysignswhichcouldgiveusaclueastothecriminalorlunaticwhohaddonethemischief.Now,Mr.Holmes,youhavegotthefacts.”
“Theyaresingular,nottosaygrotesque,”saidHolmes.“MayIaskwhetherthetwobustssmashedinDr.
