Возвращение Шерлока Холмса

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons

           Ihadnotevenconcludedforcertainthatitwasthepearl,butitwasevidenttomethathewaslookingforsomething,sincehecarriedthebustpasttheotherhousesinordertobreakitinthegardenwhichhadalampoverlookingit.SinceHarker’sbustwasoneinthree,thechanceswereexactlyasItoldyou—twotooneagainstthepearlbeinginsideit.Thereremainedtwobusts,anditwasobviousthathewouldgofortheLondononefirst.Iwarnedtheinmatesofthehouse,soastoavoidasecondtragedy,andwewentdown,withthehappiestresults.Bythattime,ofcourse,IknewforcertainthatitwastheBorgiapearlthatwewereafter.Thenameofthemurderedmanlinkedtheoneeventwiththeother.Thereonlyremainedasinglebust—theReadingone—andthepearlmustbethere.Iboughtitinyourpresencefromtheowner—andthereitlies.”

           Wesatinsilenceforamoment.

           “Well,”saidLestrade,“I’veseenyouhandleagoodmanycases,Mr.Holmes,butIdon’tknowthatIeverknewamoreworkmanlikeonethanthat.We’renotjealousofyouatScotlandYard.No,sir,weareveryproudofyou,andifyoucomedownto-morrow,there’snotaman,fromtheoldestinspectortotheyoungestconstable,whowouldn’tbegladtoshakeyoubythehand.”

           “Thankyou!”saidHolmes.“Thankyou!”andasheturnedaway,itseemedtomethathewasmorenearlymovedbythesofterhumanemotionsthanIhadeverseenhim.Amomentlaterhewasthecoldandpracticalthinkeroncemore.“Putthepearlinthesafe,Watson,”saidhe,“andgetoutthepapersoftheConk-Singletonforgerycase

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