Собака Баскервиллей

Death on the Moor

           "Thisismostimportant,"saidhewhenIhadconcluded. "ItfillsupagapwhichIhadbeenunabletobridge,inthismostcomplexaffair. Youareaware,perhaps,thatacloseintimacyexistsbetweenthisladyandthemanStapleton?" 

           "Ididnotknowofacloseintimacy." 

           "Therecanbenodoubtaboutthematter. Theymeet,theywrite,thereisacompleteunderstandingbetweenthem. Now,thisputsaverypowerfulweaponintoourhands. IfIcouldonlyuseittodetachhiswife" 

           "Hiswife?" 

           "Iamgivingyousomeinformationnow,inreturnforallthatyouhavegivenme. TheladywhohaspassedhereasMissStapletonisinrealityhiswife." 

           "Goodheavens,Holmes! Areyousureofwhatyousay? HowcouldhehavepermittedSirHenrytofallinlovewithher?" 

           "SirHenry’sfallinginlovecoulddonoharmtoanyoneexceptSirHenry. HetookparticularcarethatSirHenrydidnotmakelovetoher,asyouhaveyourselfobserved. Irepeatthattheladyishiswifeandnothissister." 

           "Butwhythiselaboratedeception?" 

           "Becauseheforesawthatshewouldbeverymuchmoreusefultohiminthecharacterofafreewoman." 

           Allmyunspokeninstincts,myvaguesuspicions,suddenlytookshapeandcentreduponthenaturalist. Inthatimpassive,colourlessman,withhisstrawhatandhisbutterfly-net,Iseemedtoseesomethingterrible acreatureofinfinitepatienceandcraft,withasmilingfaceandamurderousheart. 

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