Возвращение Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Norwood Builder
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“Well,Itriedoneortwoleads,butcouldgetatnothingwhichwouldhelpourhypothesis,andseveralpointswhichwouldmakeagainstit.IgaveitupatlastandoffIwenttoNorwood.
“Thisplace,DeepDeneHouse,isabigmodernvillaofstaringbrick,standingbackinitsowngrounds,withalaurel-clumpedlawninfrontofit.Totherightandsomedistancebackfromtheroadwasthetimber-yardwhichhadbeenthesceneofthefire.Here’saroughplanonaleafofmynotebook.ThiswindowontheleftistheonewhichopensintoOldacre’sroom.Youcanlookintoitfromtheroad,yousee.ThatisabouttheonlybitofconsolationIhavehadto-day.Lestradewasnotthere,buthisheadconstabledidthehonours.Theyhadjustfoundagreattreasure-trove.Theyhadspentthemorningrakingamongtheashesoftheburnedwood-pile,andbesidesthecharredorganicremainstheyhadsecuredseveraldiscolouredmetaldiscs.Iexaminedthemwithcare,andtherewasnodoubtthattheyweretrouserbuttons.Ievendistinguishedthatoneofthemwasmarkedwiththenameof‘Hyams,’whowasOldacrestailor.Ithenworkedthelawnverycarefullyforsignsandtraces,butthisdroughthasmadeeverythingashardasiron.Nothingwastobeseensavethatsomebodyorbundlehadbeendraggedthroughalowprivethedgewhichisinalinewiththewood-pile.Allthat,ofcourse,fitsinwiththeofficialtheory.IcrawledaboutthelawnwithanAugustsunonmyback,butIgotupattheendofanhournowiserthanbefore.
“Well,afterthisfiascoIwentintothebedroomandexaminedthatalso.
