Приключения Шерлока Холмса
The Five Orange Pips
Thealarm,however,wasgiven,and,bytheaidofthewater-police,thebodywaseventuallyrecovered. Itprovedtobethatofayounggentlemanwhosename,asitappearsfromanenvelopewhichwasfoundinhispocket,wasJohnOpenshaw,andwhoseresidenceisnearHorsham. ItisconjecturedthathemayhavebeenhurryingdowntocatchthelasttrainfromWaterlooStation,andthatinhishasteandtheextremedarknesshemissedhispathandwalkedovertheedgeofoneofthesmalllanding-placesforriversteamboats. Thebodyexhibitednotracesofviolence,andtherecanbenodoubtthatthedeceasedhadbeenthevictimofanunfortunateaccident,whichshouldhavetheeffectofcallingtheattentionoftheauthoritiestotheconditionoftheriversidelanding-stages."
Wesatinsilenceforsomeminutes,HolmesmoredepressedandshakenthanIhadeverseenhim.
"Thathurtsmypride,Watson,"hesaidatlast. "Itisapettyfeeling,nodoubt,butithurtsmypride. Itbecomesapersonalmatterwithmenow,and,ifGodsendsmehealth,Ishallsetmyhanduponthisgang. Thatheshouldcometomeforhelp,andthatIshouldsendhimawaytohisdeath—!" Hesprangfromhischairandpacedabouttheroominuncontrollableagitation,withaflushuponhissallowcheeksandanervousclaspingandunclaspingofhislongthinhands.
"Theymustbecunningdevils,"heexclaimedatlast. "Howcouldtheyhavedecoyedhimdownthere? TheEmbankmentisnotonthedirectlinetothestation. Thebridge,nodoubt,wastoocrowded,evenonsuchanight,fortheirpurpose. Well,Watson,weshallseewhowillwininthelongrun. Iamgoingoutnow!"
"Tothepolice?"
