Приключения Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
"Precisely. Andifitwereguilty,whydidhenotinventalie? Hissilenceappearstometocutbothways. Thereareseveralsingularpointsaboutthecase. Whatdidthepolicethinkofthenoisewhichawokeyoufromyoursleep?"
"TheyconsideredthatitmightbecausedbyArthur’sclosinghisbedroomdoor."
"Alikelystory!Asifamanbentonfelonywouldslamhisdoorsoastowakeahousehold. Whatdidtheysay,then,ofthedisappearanceofthesegems?"
"Theyarestillsoundingtheplankingandprobingthefurnitureinthehopeoffindingthem."
"Havetheythoughtoflookingoutsidethehouse?"
"Yes,theyhaveshownextraordinaryenergy. Thewholegardenhasalreadybeenminutelyexamined."
"Now,mydearsir,"saidHolmes. "isitnotobvioustoyounowthatthismatterreallystrikesverymuchdeeperthaneitheryouorthepolicewereatfirstinclinedtothink? Itappearedtoyoutobeasimplecase;tomeitseemsexceedinglycomplex. Considerwhatisinvolvedbyyourtheory. Yousupposethatyoursoncamedownfromhisbed,went,atgreatrisk,toyourdressing-room,openedyourbureau,tookoutyourcoronet,brokeoffbymainforceasmallportionofit,wentofftosomeotherplace,concealedthreegemsoutofthethirty-nine,withsuchskillthatnobodycanfindthem,andthenreturnedwiththeotherthirty-sixintotheroominwhichheexposedhimselftothegreatestdangerofbeingdiscovered. Iaskyounow,issuchatheorytenable?"
