Собака Баскервиллей
Death on the Moor
"Welldone! Ourresearcheshaveevidentlybeenrunningonparallellines, andwhenweuniteourresultsIexpectweshallhaveafairlyfullknowledgeofthecase."
"Well,Iamgladfrommyheartthatyouarehere,forindeedtheresponsibilityandthemysterywerebothbecomingtoomuchformynerves. Buthowinthenameofwonderdidyoucomehere,andwhathaveyoubeendoing? IthoughtthatyouwereinBakerStreetworkingoutthatcaseofblackmailing."
"ThatwaswhatIwishedyoutothink."
"Thenyouuseme,andyetdonottrustme! "Icriedwithsomebitterness. "IthinkthatIhavedeservedbetteratyourhands,Holmes."
"Mydearfellow,youhavebeeninvaluabletomeinthisasinmanyothercases,andIbegthatyouwillforgivemeifIhaveseemedtoplayatrickuponyou. Intruth,itwaspartlyforyourownsakethatIdidit,anditwasmyappreciationofthedangerwhichyouranwhichledmetocomedownandexaminethematterformyself. HadIbeenwithSirHenryandyouitisconfidentthatmypointofviewwouldhavebeenthesameasyours,andmypresencewouldhavewarnedourveryformidableopponentstobeontheirguard. Asitis,IhavebeenabletogetaboutasIcouldnotpossiblyhavedonehadIbeenlivingintheHall,andIremainanunknownfactorinthebusiness,readytothrowinallmyweightatacriticalmoment."
"Butwhykeepmeinthedark?"
"Foryoutoknowcouldnothavehelpedus,andmightpossiblyhaveledtomydiscovery. Youwouldhavewishedtotellmesomething,orinyourkindnessyouwouldhavebroughtmeoutsomecomfortorother,andsoanunnecessaryriskwouldberun.
