Знак четырех

X. The End of the Islander

           Astrangeenigmaisman!”

           “Someonecallshimasoulconcealedinananimal,”Isuggested.

           “WinwoodReadeisgooduponthesubject,”saidHolmes.“Heremarksthat,whiletheindividualmanisaninsolublepuzzle,intheaggregatehebecomesamathematicalcertainty.Youcan,forexample,neverforetellwhatanyonemanwilldo,butyoucansaywithprecisionwhatanaveragenumberwillbeupto.Individualsvary,butpercentagesremainconstant.Sosaysthestatistician.ButdoIseeahandkerchief?Surelythereisawhiteflutteroveryonder.”

           “Yes,itisyourboy,”Icried.“Icanseehimplainly.”

           “AndthereistheAurora,”exclaimedHolmes,“andgoinglikethedevil!Fullspeedahead,engineer.Makeafterthatlaunchwiththeyellowlight.Byheaven,Ishallneverforgivemyselfifsheprovestohavetheheelsofus!”

           Shehadslippedunseenthroughtheyard-entranceandpassedbehindtwoorthreesmallcraft,sothatshehadfairlygotherspeedupbeforewesawher.Nowshewasflyingdownthestream,nearintotheshore,goingatatremendousrate.Joneslookedgravelyatherandshookhishead.

           “Sheisveryfast,”hesaid.“Idoubtifweshallcatchher.”

           “Wemustcatchher!”criedHolmes,betweenhisteeth.“Heapiton,stokers!Makeherdoallshecan!Ifweburntheboatwemusthavethem!”

           Wewerefairlyafterhernow.Thefurnacesroared,andthepowerfulengineswhizzedandclanked,likeagreatmetallicheart.Hersharp,steepprowcutthroughtheriver-waterandsenttworollingwavestorightandtoleftofus.

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