Приключения Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
"Thisgentlemanwasnotoneofyourwife’sfriends?"
"No,no;Icallhimagentlemanbycourtesy,buthewasquiteacommon-lookingperson. Ihardlynoticedhisappearance. ButreallyIthinkthatwearewanderingratherfarfromthepoint."
"LadySt.Simon,then,returnedfromtheweddinginalesscheerfulframeofmindthanshehadgonetoit. Whatdidshedoonreenteringherfather’shouse?"
"Isawherinconversationwithhermaid."
"Andwhoishermaid?"
"Aliceishername.SheisanAmericanandcamefromCaliforniawithher."
"Aconfidentialservant?"
"Alittletoomuchso. Itseemedtomethathermistressallowedhertotakegreatliberties. Still,ofcourse,inAmericatheylookuponthesethingsinadifferentway."
"HowlongdidshespeaktothisAlice?"
"Oh,afewminutes.Ihadsomethingelsetothinkof."
"Youdidnotoverhearwhattheysaid?"
"LadySt.Simonsaidsomethingabout‘jumpingaclaim.’ Shewasaccustomedtouseslangofthekind. Ihavenoideawhatshemeant."
"Americanslangisveryexpressivesometimes. Andwhatdidyourwifedowhenshefinishedspeakingtohermaid?"
