Приключения Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
"Yes,Ifancywemayhavesomecompanydroppingin,"saidhe."IamsurprisedthatLordSt.Simonhasnotalreadyarrived.Ha!IfancythatIhearhisstepnowuponthestairs."
Itwasindeedourvisitoroftheafternoonwhocamebustlingin,danglinghisglassesmorevigorouslythanever,andwithaveryperturbedexpressionuponhisaristocraticfeatures.
"Mymessengerreachedyou,then?"askedHolmes.
"Yes,andIconfessthatthecontentsstartledmebeyondmeasure.Haveyougoodauthorityforwhatyousay?"
"Thebestpossible."
LordSt.Simonsankintoachairandpassedhishandoverhisforehead.
"WhatwilltheDukesay,"hemurmured,"whenhehearsthatoneofthefamilyhasbeensubjectedtosuchhumiliation?"
"Itisthepurestaccident.Icannotallowthatthereisanyhumiliation."
"Ah,youlookonthesethingsfromanotherstandpoint."
"Ifailtoseethatanyoneistoblame.Icanhardlyseehowtheladycouldhaveactedotherwise,thoughherabruptmethodofdoingitwasundoubtedlytoberegretted.Havingnomother,shehadnoonetoadviseheratsuchacrisis."
"Itwasaslight,sir,apublicslight,"saidLordSt.Simon,tappinghisfingersuponthetable.
"Youmustmakeallowanceforthispoorgirl,placedinsounprecedentedaposition."
