Возвращение Шерлока Холмса

The Adventure of the Three Students

           Iwasmeasuringhowtallamanwouldneedtobeinordertosee,ashepassed,whatpaperswereonthecentraltable.Iamsixfeethigh,andIcoulddoitwithaneffort.Noonelessthanthatwouldhaveachance.AlreadyyouseeIhadreasontothinkthat,ifoneofyourthreestudentswasamanofunusualheight,hewasthemostworthwatchingofthethree.

           “Ientered,andItookyouintomyconfidenceastothesuggestionsofthesidetable.OfthecentretableIcouldmakenothing,untilinyourdescriptionofGilchristyoumentionedthathewasalong-distancejumper.Thenthewholethingcametomeinaninstant,andIonlyneededcertaincorroborativeproofs,whichIspeedilyobtained.

           “Whathappenedwasthis.Thisyoungfellowhademployedhisafternoonattheathleticgrounds,wherehehadbeenpractisingthejump.Hereturnedcarryinghisjumping-shoes,whichareprovided,asyouareaware,withseveralsharpspikes.Ashepassedyourwindowhesaw,bymeansofhisgreatheight,theseproofsuponyourtable,andconjecturedwhattheywere.Noharmwouldhavebeendonehaditnotbeenthat,ashepassedyourdoor,heperceivedthekeywhichhadbeenleftbythecarelessnessofyourservant.Asuddenimpulsecameoverhimtoenter,andseeiftheywereindeedtheproofs.Itwasnotadangerousexploitforhecouldalwayspretendthathehadsimplylookedintoaskaquestion.

           “Well,whenhesawthattheywereindeedtheproofs,itwasthenthatheyieldedtotemptation.Heputhisshoesonthetable.Whatwasityouputonthatchairnearthewindow?”

           “Gloves,”saidtheyoungman.

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