Возвращение Шерлока Холмса

The Adventure of the Abbey Grange

           Onlyone,butaveryformidableperson.Strongasalion—witnesstheblowthatbentthatpoker!Sixfootthreeinheight,activeasasquirrel,dexterouswithhisfingers,finally,remarkablyquick-witted,forthiswholeingeniousstoryisofhisconcoction.Yes,Watson,wehavecomeuponthehandiworkofaveryremarkableindividual.Andyet,inthatbell-rope,hehasgivenusacluewhichshouldnothaveleftusadoubt.”

           “Wherewastheclue?”

           “Well,ifyouweretopulldownabell-rope,Watson,wherewouldyouexpectittobreak?Surelyatthespotwhereitisattachedtothewire.Whyshoulditbreakthreeinchesfromthetop,asthisonehasdone?”

           “Becauseitisfrayedthere?”

           “Exactly.Thisend,whichwecanexamine,isfrayed.Hewascunningenoughtodothatwithhisknife.Buttheotherendisnotfrayed.Youcouldnotobservethatfromhere,butifyouwereonthemantelpieceyouwouldseethatitiscutcleanoffwithoutanymarkoffrayingwhatever.Youcanreconstructwhatoccurred.Themanneededtherope.Hewouldnottearitdownforfearofgivingthealarmbyringingthebell.Whatdidhedo?Hespranguponthemantelpiece,couldnotquitereachit,puthiskneeonthebracket—youwillseetheimpressioninthedust—andsogothisknifetobearuponthecord.Icouldnotreachtheplacebyatleastthreeinches—fromwhichIinferthatheisatleastthreeinchesabiggermanthanI.Lookatthatmarkupontheseatoftheoakenchair!Whatisit?”

           “Blood.”

           “Undoubtedlyitisblood.Thisaloneputsthelady’sstoryoutofcourt.

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