Собака Баскервиллей
Fixing the Nets
"No."
"AndhemadeyousweartosaynothingaboutyourappointmentwithSirCharles?"
"Hedid. Hesaidthatthedeathwasaverymysteriousone,andthatIshouldcertainlybesuspectedifthefactscameout. Hefrightenedmeintoremainingsilent."
"Quiteso. Butyouhadyoursuspicions?"
Shehesitatedandlookeddown.
"Iknewhim,"shesaid. "ButifhehadkeptfaithwithmeIshouldalwayshavedonesowithhim."
"Ithinkthatonthewholeyouhavehadafortunateescape,"saidSherlockHolmes. "Youhavehadhiminyourpowerandheknewit,andyetyouarealive. Youhavebeenwalkingforsomemonthsveryneartotheedgeofaprecipice. Wemustwishyougood-morningnow,Mrs.Lyons,anditisprobablethatyouwillveryshortlyhearfromusagain."
"Ourcasebecomesroundedoff,anddifficultyafterdifficultythinsawayinfrontofus,"saidHolmesaswestoodwaitingforthearrivaloftheexpressfromtown. "Ishallsoonbeinthepositionofbeingabletoputintoasingleconnectednarrativeoneofthemostsingularandsensationalcrimesofmoderntimes. StudentsofcriminologywillremembertheanalogousincidentsinGodno,inLittleRussia,intheyear’66, andofcoursetherearetheAndersonmurdersinNorthCarolina,butthiscasepossessessomefeatureswhichareentirelyitsown. Evennowwehavenoclearcaseagainstthisverywilyman. ButIshallbeverymuchsurprisedifitisnotclearenoughbeforewegotobedthisnight."
