Возвращение Шерлока Холмса

The Adventure of the Abbey Grange

           “Ifancythateveryoneofhiscaseshasfounditswayintoyourcollection,andImustadmit,Watson,thatyouhavesomepowerofselection,whichatonesformuchwhichIdeploreinyournarratives.Yourfatalhabitoflookingateverythingfromthepointofviewofastoryinsteadofasascientificexercisehasruinedwhatmighthavebeenaninstructiveandevenclassicalseriesofdemonstrations.Yousluroverworkoftheutmostfinesseanddelicacy,inordertodwelluponsensationaldetailswhichmayexcite,butcannotpossiblyinstruct,thereader.”

           “Whydoyounotwritethemyourself?”Isaid,withsomebitterness.

           “Iwill,mydearWatson,Iwill.AtpresentIam,asyouknow,fairlybusy,butIproposetodevotemydecliningyearstothecompositionofatextbook,whichshallfocusthewholeartofdetectionintoonevolume.Ourpresentresearchappearstobeacaseofmurder.”

           “YouthinkthisSirEustaceisdead,then?”

           “Ishouldsayso.Hopkins’swritingshowsconsiderableagitation,andheisnotanemotionalman.Yes,Igathertherehasbeenviolence,andthatthebodyisleftforourinspection.Ameresuicidewouldnothavecausedhimtosendforme.Astothereleaseofthelady,itwouldappearthatshehasbeenlockedinherroomduringthetragedy.Wearemovinginhighlife,Watson,cracklingpaper,‘E.B.’monogram,coat-of-arms,picturesqueaddress.IthinkthatfriendHopkinswillliveuptohisreputation,andthatweshallhaveaninterestingmorning.Thecrimewascommittedbeforetwelvelastnight.

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