Приключения Шерлока Холмса
The Five Orange Pips
"Donotloseaninstant. And,aboveall,takecareofyourselfinthemeanwhile,forIdonotthinkthattherecanbeadoubtthatyouarethreatenedbyaveryrealandimminentdanger. Howdoyougoback?
"BytrainfromWaterloo."
"Itisnotyetnine. Thestreetswillbecrowded,soItrustthatyoumaybeinsafety. Andyetyoucannotguardyourselftooclosely."
"Iamarmed."
"Thatiswell. To-morrowIshallsettoworkuponyourcase."
"IshallseeyouatHorsham,then?"
"No,yoursecretliesinLondon.ItistherethatIshallseekit."
"ThenIshallcalluponyouinaday,orintwodays,withnewsastotheboxandthepapers. Ishalltakeyouradviceineveryparticular." Heshookhandswithusandtookhisleave. Outsidethewindstillscreamedandtherainsplashedandpatteredagainstthewindows. Thisstrange,wildstoryseemedtohavecometousfromamidthemadelements—blowninuponuslikeasheetofsea-weedinagale—andnowtohavebeenreabsorbedbythemoncemore.
SherlockHolmessatforsometimeinsilence,withhisheadsunkforwardandhiseyesbentupontheredglowofthefire. Thenhelithispipe,andleaningbackinhischairhewatchedthebluesmoke-ringsastheychasedeachotheruptotheceiling.
"Ithink,Watson,"heremarkedatlast,"thatofallourcaseswehavehadnonemorefantasticthanthis."
