Возвращение Шерлока Холмса

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons

           

           Theafternoonwasfaradvancedbeforewewereabletosnatchahastyluncheonatarestaurant.Anews-billattheentranceannounced“KensingtonOutrage.MurderbyaMadman,”andthecontentsofthepapershowedthatMr.HoraceHarkerhadgothisaccountintoprintafterall.Twocolumnswereoccupiedwithahighlysensationalandfloweryrenderingofthewholeincident.Holmesproppeditagainstthecruet-standandreaditwhileheate.Onceortwicehechuckled.

           “Thisisallright,Watson,”saidhe.“Listentothis:

           “Itissatisfactorytoknowthattherecanbenodifferenceofopinionuponthiscase,sinceMr.Lestrade,oneofthemostexperiencedmembersoftheofficialforce,andMr.SherlockHolmes,thewell-knownconsultingexpert,haveeachcometotheconclusionthatthegrotesqueseriesofincidents,whichhaveendedinsotragicafashion,arisefromlunacyratherthanfromdeliberatecrime.Noexplanationsavementalaberrationcancoverthefacts.

           “ThePress,Watson,isamostvaluableinstitution,ifyouonlyknowhowtouseit.Andnow,ifyouhavequitefinished,wewillharkbacktoKensingtonandseewhatthemanagerofHardingBrothershastosayonthematter.”

           Thefounderofthatgreatemporiumprovedtobeabrisk,crisplittleperson,verydapperandquick,withaclearheadandareadytongue.

           “Yes,sir,Ihavealreadyreadtheaccountintheeveningpapers.Mr.HoraceHarkerisacustomerofours.Wesuppliedhimwiththebustsomemonthsago.WeorderedthreebustsofthatsortfromGelder&Co.,ofStepney.Theyareallsoldnow.

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