Возвращение Шерлока Холмса

The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez

           Icouldnotfindanythinginthenatureofadistinctimpression,butthegrasswastroddendown,andsomeonehadundoubtedlypassed.Itcouldonlyhavebeenthemurderer,sinceneitherthegardenernoranyoneelsehadbeentherethatmorning,andtherainhadonlybegunduringthenight.”

           “Onemoment,”saidHolmes.“Wheredoesthispathleadto?”

           “Totheroad.”

           “Howlongisit?”

           “Ahundredyardsorso.”

           “Atthepointwherethepathpassesthroughthegate,youcouldsurelypickupthetracks?”

           “Unfortunately,thepathwastiledatthatpoint.”

           “Well,ontheroaditself?”

           “No,itwasalltroddenintomire.”

           “Tut-tut!Well,then,thesetracksuponthegrass,weretheycomingorgoing?”

           “Itwasimpossibletosay.Therewasneveranyoutline.”

           “Alargefootorasmall?”

           “Youcouldnotdistinguish.”

           Holmesgaveanejaculationofimpatience.

           “Ithasbeenpouringrainandblowingahurricaneeversince,”saidhe.“Itwillbehardertoreadnowthanthatpalimpsest.Well,well,itcan’tbehelped.Whatdidyoudo,Hopkins,afteryouhadmadecertainthatyouhadmadecertainofnothing?”

           “IthinkImadecertainofagooddeal,Mr.Holmes.Iknewthatsomeonehadenteredthehousecautiouslyfromwithout.Inextexaminedthecorridor.Itislinedwithcocoanutmattingandhadtakennoimpressionofanykind.Thisbroughtmeintothestudyitself.Itisascantilyfurnishedroom.Themainarticleisalargewriting-tablewithafixedbureau.Thisbureauconsistsofadoublecolumnofdrawers,withacentralsmallcupboardbetweenthem.

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