Приключения Шерлока Холмса
A Scandal in Bohemia
"It’squitetoofunny. IamsureyoucouldneverguesshowIemployedmymorning,orwhatIendedbydoing."
"Ican’timagine. Isupposethatyouhavebeenwatchingthehabits,andperhapsthehouse,ofMissIreneAdler."
"Quiteso;butthesequelwasratherunusual. Iwilltellyou,however. Ileftthehousealittleaftereighto’clockthismorninginthecharacterofagroomoutofwork. Thereisawonderfulsympathyandfreemasonryamonghorseymen. Beoneofthem,andyouwillknowallthatthereistoknow. IsoonfoundBrionyLodge. Itisabijouvilla,withagardenattheback,butbuiltoutinfrontrightuptotheroad,twostories. Chubblocktothedoor. Largesitting-roomontherightside,wellfurnished,withlongwindowsalmosttothefloor,andthosepreposterousEnglishwindowfastenerswhichachildcouldopen. Behindtherewasnothingremarkable,savethatthepassagewindowcouldbereachedfromthetopofthecoach-house. Iwalkedrounditandexamineditcloselyfromeverypointofview,butwithoutnotinganythingelseofinterest.
"Ithenloungeddownthestreetandfound,asIexpected,thattherewasamewsinalanewhichrunsdownbyonewallofthegarden. Ilenttheostlersahandinrubbingdowntheirhorses,andreceivedinexchangetwopence,aglassofhalfandhalf,twofillsofshagtobacco,andasmuchinformationasIcoulddesireaboutMissAdler,tosaynothingofhalfadozenotherpeopleintheneighbourhoodinwhomIwasnotintheleastinterested,butwhosebiographiesIwascompelledtolistento."
"AndwhatofIreneAdler?"Iasked.
"Oh,shehasturnedallthemen’sheadsdowninthatpart. Sheisthedaintiestthingunderabonnetonthisplanet.
