Собака Баскервиллей
Sir Henry Baskerville
"Butthisismyspecialhobby,andthedifferencesareequallyobvious. ThereisasmuchdifferencetomyeyesbetweentheleadedbourgeoistypeofaTimesarticleandtheslovenlyprintofaneveninghalf-pennypaperastherecouldbebetweenyournegroandyourEsquimau. Thedetectionoftypesisoneofthemostelementarybranchesofknowledgetothespecialexpertincrime,thoughIconfessthatoncewhenIwasveryyoungIconfusedtheLeedsMercurywiththeWesternMorningNews. ButaTimesleaderisentirelydistinctive,andthesewordscouldhavebeentakenfromnothingelse. Asitwasdoneyesterdaythestrongprobabilitywasthatweshouldfindthewordsinyesterday’sissue."
"SofarasIcanfollowyou,then,Mr.Holmes,"saidSirHenryBaskerville,"someonecutoutthismessagewithascissors—"
"Nail-scissors,"saidHolmes. "Youcanseethatitwasaveryshort-bladedscissors,sincethecutterhadtotaketwosnipsover‘keepaway.’"
"Thatisso. Someone,then,cutoutthemessagewithapairofshort-bladedscissors,pasteditwithpaste—"
"Gum,"saidHolmes.
"Withgumontothepaper. ButIwanttoknowwhytheword‘moor’shouldhavebeenwritten?"
"Becausehecouldnotfinditinprint. Theotherwordswereallsimpleandmightbefoundinanyissue,but‘moor’wouldbelesscommon."
"Why,ofcourse,thatwouldexplainit. Haveyoureadanythingelseinthismessage,Mr.Holmes?"
