Возвращение Шерлока Холмса

The Adventure of the Three Students

           Inafewhourstheexaminationwouldcommence,andhewasstillinthedilemmabetweenmakingthefactspublicandallowingtheculprittocompeteforthevaluablescholarship.Hecouldhardlystandstillsogreatwashismentalagitation,andherantowardsHolmeswithtwoeagerhandsoutstretched.

           “Thankheaventhatyouhavecome!Ifearedthatyouhadgivenitupindespair.WhatamItodo?Shalltheexaminationproceed?”

           “Yes,letitproceed,byallmeans.”

           “Butthisrascal?”

           “Heshallnotcompete.”

           “Youknowhim?”

           “Ithinkso.Ifthismatterisnottobecomepublic,wemustgiveourselvescertainpowersandresolveourselvesintoasmallprivatecourt-martial.Youthere,ifyouplease,Soames!Watsonyouhere!I’lltakethearmchairinthemiddle.Ithinkthatwearenowsufficientlyimposingtostriketerrorintoaguiltybreast.Kindlyringthebell!”

           Bannisterentered,andshrankbackinevidentsurpriseandfearatourjudicialappearance.

           “Youwillkindlyclosethedoor,”saidHolmes.“Now,Bannister,willyoupleasetellusthetruthaboutyesterday’sincident?”

           Themanturnedwhitetotherootsofhishair.

           “Ihavetoldyoueverything,sir.”

           “Nothingtoadd?”

           “Nothingatall,sir.”

           “Well,then,Imustmakesomesuggestionstoyou.Whenyousatdownonthatchairyesterday,didyoudosoinordertoconcealsomeobjectwhichwouldhaveshownwhohadbeenintheroom?”

           Bannister’sfacewasghastly.

           “No,sir,certainlynot.”

           “Itisonlyasuggestion,”saidHolmes,suavely.“IfranklyadmitthatIamunabletoproveit.

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