Возвращение Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
Thedrawerswereopen,thecupboardlocked.Thedrawers,itseems,werealwaysopen,andnothingofvaluewaskeptinthem.Thereweresomepapersofimportanceinthecupboard,buttherewerenosignsthatthishadbeentamperedwith,andtheprofessorassuresmethatnothingwasmissing.Itiscertainthatnorobberyhasbeencommitted.
“Icomenowtothebodyoftheyoungman.Itwasfoundnearthebureau,andjusttotheleftofit,asmarkeduponthatchart.Thestabwasontherightsideoftheneckandfrombehindforward,sothatitisalmostimpossiblethatitcouldhavebeenself-inflicted.”
“Unlesshefellupontheknife,”saidHolmes.
“Exactly.Theideacrossedmymind.Butwefoundtheknifesomefeetawayfromthebody,sothatseemsimpossible.Then,ofcourse,therearetheman’sowndyingwords.And,finally,therewasthisveryimportantpieceofevidencewhichwasfoundclaspedinthedeadman’srighthand.”
FromhispocketStanleyHopkinsdrewasmallpaperpacket.Heunfoldeditanddisclosedagoldenpince-nez,withtwobrokenendsofblacksilkcorddanglingfromtheendofit.“WilloughbySmithhadexcellentsight,”headded.“Therecanbenoquestionthatthiswassnatchedfromthefaceorthepersonoftheassassin.”
SherlockHolmestooktheglassesintohishand,andexaminedthemwiththeutmostattentionandinterest.
