Приключения Шерлока Холмса

The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb

           "Iglancedatthebooksuponthetable,andinspiteofmyignoranceofGermanIcouldseethattwoofthemweretreatisesonscience,theothersbeingvolumesofpoetry. ThenIwalkedacrosstothewindow,hopingthatImightcatchsomeglimpseofthecountry-side,butanoakshutter,heavilybarred,wasfoldedacrossit. Itwasawonderfullysilenthouse. Therewasanoldclocktickingloudlysomewhereinthepassage,butotherwiseeverythingwasdeadlystill. Avaguefeelingofuneasinessbegantostealoverme. WhoweretheseGermanpeople,andwhatweretheydoinglivinginthisstrange,out-of-the-wayplace? Andwherewastheplace? IwastenmilesorsofromEyford,thatwasallIknew,butwhethernorth,south,east,orwestIhadnoidea. Forthatmatter,Reading,andpossiblyotherlargetowns,werewithinthatradius,sotheplacemightnotbesosecluded,afterall. Yetitwasquitecertain,fromtheabsolutestillness,thatwewereinthecountry. Ipacedupanddowntheroom,hummingatuneundermybreathtokeepupmyspiritsandfeelingthatIwasthoroughlyearningmyfifty-guineafee. 

           "Suddenly,withoutanypreliminarysoundinthemidstoftheutterstillness,thedoorofmyroomswungslowlyopen. Thewomanwasstandingintheaperture,thedarknessofthehallbehindher,theyellowlightfrommylampbeatinguponhereagerandbeautifulface. Icouldseeataglancethatshewassickwithfear,andthesightsentachilltomyownheart. Shehelduponeshakingfingertowarnmetobesilent,andsheshotafewwhisperedwordsofbrokenEnglishatme,hereyesglancingback,likethoseofafrightenedhorse,intothegloombehindher. 

           "‘Iwouldgo,’saidshe,tryinghard,asitseemedtome,tospeakcalmly; ‘Iwouldgo. Ishouldnotstayhere. Thereisnogoodforyoutodo.’ 

           "‘But,madam,’saidI,‘IhavenotyetdonewhatIcamefor. IcannotpossiblyleaveuntilIhaveseenthemachine.’ 

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