Приключения Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
"No.Theywerefoundfloatingnearthemarginbyaparkkeeper. Theyhavebeenidentifiedasherclothes,anditseemedtomethatiftheclothesweretherethebodywouldnotbefaroff."
"Bythesamebrilliantreasoning,everyman’sbodyistobefoundintheneighbourhoodofhiswardrobe. Andpraywhatdidyouhopetoarriveatthroughthis?"
"AtsomeevidenceimplicatingFloraMillarinthedisappearance."
"Iamafraidthatyouwillfinditdifficult."
"Areyou,indeed,now?"criedLestradewithsomebitterness. "Iamafraid,Holmes,thatyouarenotverypracticalwithyourdeductionsandyourinferences. Youhavemadetwoblundersinasmanyminutes. ThisdressdoesimplicateMissFloraMillar."
"Andhow?"
"Inthedressisapocket.Inthepocketisacard-case.Inthecard-caseisanote.Andhereistheverynote."Heslappeditdownuponthetableinfrontofhim."Listentothis:
"Youwillseemewhenallisready.Comeatonce.
"F.H.M.
NowmytheoryallalonghasbeenthatLadySt.SimonwasdecoyedawaybyFloraMillar,andthatshe,withconfederates,nodoubt,wasresponsibleforherdisappearance. Here,signedwithherinitials,istheverynotewhichwasnodoubtquietlyslippedintoherhandatthedoorandwhichluredherwithintheirreach."
