Приключения Шерлока Холмса
A Scandal in Bohemia
"Pshaw!Theydidnotknowhowtolook."
"Buthowwillyoulook?"
"Iwillnotlook."
"Whatthen?"
"Iwillgethertoshowme."
"Butshewillrefuse."
"Shewillnotbeableto. ButIheartherumbleofwheels. Itishercarriage. Nowcarryoutmyorderstotheletter."
Ashespokethegleamoftheside-lightsofacarriagecameroundthecurveoftheavenue. ItwasasmartlittlelandauwhichrattleduptothedoorofBrionyLodge. Asitpulledup,oneoftheloafingmenatthecornerdashedforwardtoopenthedoorinthehopeofearningacopper,butwaselbowedawaybyanotherloafer,whohadrushedupwiththesameintention. Afiercequarrelbrokeout,whichwasincreasedbythetwoguardsmen,whotooksideswithoneoftheloungers,andbythescissors-grinder,whowasequallyhotupontheotherside. Ablowwasstruck,andinaninstantthelady,whohadsteppedfromhercarriage,wasthecentreofalittleknotofflushedandstrugglingmen,whostrucksavagelyateachotherwiththeirfistsandsticks. Holmesdashedintothecrowdtoprotectthelady; butjustashereachedherhegaveacryanddroppedtotheground,withthebloodrunningfreelydownhisface. Athisfalltheguardsmentooktotheirheelsinonedirectionandtheloungersintheother,whileanumberofbetter-dressedpeople,whohadwatchedthescufflewithouttakingpartinit,crowdedintohelptheladyandtoattendtotheinjuredman.
