Возвращение Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez
Youwillfindthattheclipsaretoowideforyournose,showingthatthelady’snosewasverybroadatthebase.Thissortofnoseisusuallyashortandcoarseone,butthereisasufficientnumberofexceptionstopreventmefrombeingdogmaticorfrominsistinguponthispointinmydescription.Myownfaceisanarrowone,andyetIfindthatIcannotgetmyeyesintothecentre,nornearthecentre,oftheseglasses.Therefore,thelady’seyesaresetveryneartothesidesofthenose.Youwillperceive,Watson,thattheglassesareconcaveandofunusualstrength.Aladywhosevisionhasbeensoextremelycontractedallherlifeissuretohavethephysicalcharacteristicsofsuchvision,whichareseenintheforehead,theeyelids,andtheshoulders.”
“Yes,”Isaid,“Icanfolloweachofyourarguments.Iconfess,however,thatIamunabletounderstandhowyouarriveatthedoublevisittotheoptician.”
Holmestooktheglassesinhishand.
“Youwillperceive,”hesaid,“thattheclipsarelinedwithtinybandsofcorktosoftenthepressureuponthenose.Oneoftheseisdiscolouredandworntosomeslightextent,buttheotherisnew.Evidentlyonehasfallenoffandbeenreplaced.Ishouldjudgethattheolderofthemhasnotbeentheremorethanafewmonths.Theyexactlycorrespond,soIgatherthattheladywentbacktothesameestablishmentforthesecond.”
“ByGeorge,it’smarvellous!”criedHopkins,inanecstasyofadmiration.“TothinkthatIhadallthatevidenceinmyhandandneverknewit!Ihadintended,however,togotheroundoftheLondonopticians.
