Приключения Шерлока Холмса

The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor

           "Ihavenotesofseveralsimilarcases,thoughnone,asIremarkedbefore,whichwerequiteasprompt. Mywholeexaminationservedtoturnmyconjectureintoacertainty. Circumstantialevidenceisoccasionallyveryconvincing,aswhenyoufindatroutinthemilk,toquoteThoreau’sexample." 

           "ButIhaveheardallthatyouhaveheard." 

           "Without,however,theknowledgeofpreexistingcaseswhichservesmesowell. TherewasaparallelinstanceinAberdeensomeyearsback,andsomethingonverymuchthesamelinesatMunichtheyearaftertheFranco-PrussianWar. Itisoneofthesecasesbut,hello,hereisLestrade! Good-afternoon,Lestrade! Youwillfindanextratumbleruponthesideboard,andtherearecigarsinthebox." 

           Theofficialdetectivewasattiredinapeajacketandcravat,whichgavehimadecidedlynauticalappearance,andhecarriedablackcanvasbaginhishand. Withashortgreetingheseatedhimselfandlitthecigarwhichhadbeenofferedtohim. 

           "What’sup,then?"askedHolmeswithatwinkleinhiseye. "Youlookdissatisfied." 

           "AndIfeeldissatisfied. ItisthisinfernalSt.Simonmarriagecase. Icanmakeneitherheadnortailofthebusiness." 

           "Really! Yousurpriseme." 

           "Whoeverheardofsuchamixedaffair? Everyclueseemstoslipthroughmyfingers. Ihavebeenatworkuponitallday." 

           "Andverywetitseemstohavemadeyou,"saidHolmeslayinghishanduponthearmofthepeajacket. 

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