Возвращение Шерлока Холмса

The Adventure of the Empty House

           Holmes?”

           “Themanthatthewholeforcehasbeenseekinginvain—ColonelSebastianMoran,whoshottheHonourableRonaldAdairwithanexpandingbulletfromanair-gunthroughtheopenwindowofthesecond-floorfrontofNo.427,ParkLane,uponthethirtiethoflastmonth.That’sthecharge,Lestrade.Andnow,Watson,ifyoucanendurethedraughtfromabrokenwindow,Ithinkthathalfanhourinmystudyoveracigarmayaffordyousomeprofitableamusement.”

           OuroldchambershadbeenleftunchangedthroughthesupervisionofMycroftHolmesandtheimmediatecareofMrs.Hudson.AsIenteredIsaw,itistrue,anunwontedtidiness,buttheoldlandmarkswereallintheirplace.Therewerethechemicalcornerandtheacid-stained,deal-toppedtable.Thereuponashelfwastherowofformidablescrap-booksandbooksofreferencewhichmanyofourfellow-citizenswouldhavebeensogladtoburn.Thediagrams,theviolin-case,andthepipe-rack—eventhePersianslipperwhichcontainedthetobacco—allmetmyeyesasIglancedroundme.Thereweretwooccupantsoftheroom—one,Mrs.Hudson,whobeameduponusbothasweentered—theother,thestrangedummywhichhadplayedsoimportantapartintheevening’sadventures.Itwasawax-colouredmodelofmyfriend,soadmirablydonethatitwasaperfectfacsimile.Itstoodonasmallpedestaltablewithanolddressing-gownofHolmes’ssodrapedrounditthattheillusionfromthestreetwasabsolutelyperfect.

           “Ihopeyouobservedallprecautions,Mrs.Hudson?”saidHolmes.

           “Iwenttoitonmyknees,sir,justasyoutoldme.”

           “Excellent.

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