Приключения Шерлока Холмса
The Five Orange Pips
"Save,perhaps,theSignofFour."
"Well,yes.Save,perhaps,that.AndyetthisJohnOpenshawseemstometobewalkingamidevengreaterperilsthandidtheSholtos."
"Buthaveyou,"Iasked,"formedanydefiniteconceptionastowhattheseperilsare?"
"Therecanbenoquestionastotheirnature,"heanswered.
"Thenwhatarethey? WhoisthisK.K.K.,andwhydoeshepursuethisunhappyfamily?"
SherlockHolmesclosedhiseyesandplacedhiselbowsuponthearmsofhischair,withhisfinger-tipstogether. "Theidealreasoner,"heremarked,"would,whenhehadoncebeenshownasinglefactinallitsbearings,deducefromitnotonlyallthechainofeventswhichleduptoitbutalsoalltheresultswhichwouldfollowfromit. AsCuviercouldcorrectlydescribeawholeanimalbythecontemplationofasinglebone,sotheobserverwhohasthoroughlyunderstoodonelinkinaseriesofincidentsshouldbeabletoaccuratelystatealltheotherones,bothbeforeandafter. Wehavenotyetgraspedtheresultswhichthereasonalonecanattainto. Problemsmaybesolvedinthestudywhichhavebaffledallthosewhohavesoughtasolutionbytheaidoftheirsenses. Tocarrytheart,however,toitshighestpitch,itisnecessarythatthereasonershouldbeabletoutilizeallthefactswhichhavecometohisknowledge; andthisinitselfimplies,asyouwillreadilysee,apossessionofallknowledge,which,eveninthesedaysoffreeeducationandencyclopaedias,isasomewhatrareaccomplishment. Itisnotsoimpossible,however,thatamanshouldpossessallknowledgewhichislikelytobeusefultohiminhiswork,andthisIhaveendeavouredinmycasetodo.
