Приключения Шерлока Холмса
A Scandal in Bohemia
"Oh,thenwehavethreedaysyet,"saidHolmeswithayawn. "Thatisveryfortunate,asIhaveoneortwomattersofimportancetolookintojustatpresent. YourMajestywill,ofcourse,stayinLondonforthepresent?"
"Certainly.YouwillfindmeattheLanghamunderthenameoftheCountVonKramm."
"ThenIshalldropyoualinetoletyouknowhowweprogress."
"Praydoso.Ishallbeallanxiety."
"Then,astomoney?"
"Youhavecarteblanche."
"Absolutely?"
"ItellyouthatIwouldgiveoneoftheprovincesofmykingdomtohavethatphotograph."
"Andforpresentexpenses?"
TheKingtookaheavychamoisleatherbagfromunderhiscloakandlaiditonthetable.
"Therearethreehundredpoundsingoldandsevenhundredinnotes,"hesaid.
Holmesscribbledareceiptuponasheetofhisnote-bookandhandedittohim.
"AndMademoiselle’saddress?"heasked.
