Приключения Шерлока Холмса

           "Yes,sir;forhehadstartedtoEnglandjustbeforeitarrived." 

           "Ha!thatwasunfortunate. Yourweddingwasarranged,then,fortheFriday. Wasittobeinchurch?" 

           "Yes,sir,butveryquietly. ItwastobeatSt.Saviour’s,nearKing’sCross,andweweretohavebreakfastafterwardsattheSt.PancrasHotel. Hosmercameforusinahansom,butasthereweretwoofusheputusbothintoitandsteppedhimselfintoafour-wheeler,whichhappenedtobetheonlyothercabinthestreet. Wegottothechurchfirst,andwhenthefour-wheelerdroveupwewaitedforhimtostepout,butheneverdid,andwhenthecabmangotdownfromtheboxandlookedtherewasnoonethere! Thecabmansaidthathecouldnotimaginewhathadbecomeofhim,forhehadseenhimgetinwithhisowneyes. ThatwaslastFriday,Mr.Holmes,andIhaveneverseenorheardanythingsincethentothrowanylightuponwhatbecameofhim." 

           "Itseemstomethatyouhavebeenveryshamefullytreated,"saidHolmes. 

           "Oh,no,sir! Hewastoogoodandkindtoleavemeso. Why,allthemorninghewassayingtomethat,whateverhappened,Iwastobetrue; andthatevenifsomethingquiteunforeseenoccurredtoseparateus,IwasalwaystorememberthatIwaspledgedtohim,andthathewouldclaimhispledgesoonerorlater. Itseemedstrangetalkforawedding-morning,butwhathashappenedsincegivesameaningtoit." 

           "Mostcertainlyitdoes. Yourownopinionis,then,thatsomeunforeseencatastrophehasoccurredtohim?" 

           "Yes,sir.Ibelievethatheforesawsomedanger,orelsehewouldnothavetalkedso. AndthenIthinkthatwhatheforesawhappened."