Возвращение Шерлока Холмса

The Adventure of the Three Students

           “Quitealittleparlourgame—sortofthree-cardtrick,isitnot?Thereareyourthreemen.Itmustbeoneofthem.Youtakeyourchoice.Whichisyours?”

           “Thefoul-mouthedfellowatthetop.Heistheonewiththeworstrecord.AndyetthatIndianwasaslyfellowalso.Whyshouldhebepacinghisroomallthetime?”

           “Thereisnothinginthat.Manymendoitwhentheyaretryingtolearnanythingbyheart.”

           “Helookedatusinaqueerway.”

           “Sowouldyou,ifaflockofstrangerscameinonyouwhenyouwerepreparingforanexaminationnextday,andeverymomentwasofvalue.No,Iseenothinginthat.Pencils,too,andknives—allwassatisfactory.Butthatfellowdoespuzzleme.”

           “Who?”

           “Why,Bannister,theservant.What’shisgameinthematter?”

           “Heimpressedmeasbeingaperfectlyhonestman.”

           “Sohedidme.That’sthepuzzlingpart.Whyshouldaperfectlyhonestman—well,well,here’salargestationer’s.Weshallbeginourresearcheshere.”

           Therewereonlyfourstationersofanyconsequencesinthetown,andateachHolmesproducedhispencilchips,andbidhighforaduplicate.Allwereagreedthatonecouldbeordered,butthatitwasnotausualsizeofpencilandthatitwasseldomkeptinstock.Myfrienddidnotappeartobedepressedbyhisfailure,butshruggedhisshouldersinhalf-humorousresignation.

           “Nogood,mydearWatson.This,thebestandonlyfinalclue,hasruntonothing.But,indeed,Ihavelittledoubtthatwecanbuildupasufficientcasewithoutit.

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