Возвращение Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
Whenwepartedshewasafreewoman,butIcouldneveragainbeafreeman.
“NexttimeIcamebackfromsea,Iheardofhermarriage.Well,whyshouldn’tshemarrywhomsheliked?Titleandmoney—whocouldcarrythembetterthanshe?Shewasbornforallthatisbeautifulanddainty.Ididn’tgrieveoverhermarriage.Iwasnotsuchaselfishhoundasthat.Ijustrejoicedthatgoodluckhadcomeherway,andthatshehadnotthrownherselfawayonapennilesssailor.That’showIlovedMaryFraser.
“Well,Ineverthoughttoseeheragain,butlastvoyageIwaspromoted,andthenewboatwasnotyetlaunched,soIhadtowaitforacoupleofmonthswithmypeopleatSydenham.OnedayoutinacountrylaneImetTheresaWright,heroldmaid.Shetoldmeallabouther,abouthim,abouteverything.Itellyou,gentlemen,itnearlydrovememad.Thisdrunkenhound,thatheshoulddaretoraisehishandtoher,whosebootshewasnotworthytolick!ImetTheresaagain.ThenImetMaryherself—andmetheragain.Thenshewouldmeetmenomore.ButtheotherdayIhadanoticethatIwastostartonmyvoyagewithinaweek,andIdeterminedthatIwouldseeheroncebeforeIleft.Theresawasalwaysmyfriend,forshelovedMaryandhatedthisvillainalmostasmuchasIdid.FromherIlearnedthewaysofthehouse.Maryusedtositupreadinginherownlittleroomdownstairs.Icreptroundtherelastnightandscratchedatthewindow.Atfirstshewouldnotopentome,butinherheartIknowthatnowshelovesme,andshecouldnotleavemeinthefrostynight.
