Собака Баскервиллей
Three Broken Threads
"SinceRodgerBaskerville,SirCharles’syoungerbrotherdiedunmarried,theestatewoulddescendtotheDesmonds,whoaredistantcousins. JamesDesmondisanelderlyclergymaninWestmoreland."
"Thankyou. Thesedetailsareallofgreatinterest. HaveyoumetMr.JamesDesmond?"
"Yes;heoncecamedowntovisitSirCharles. Heisamanofvenerableappearanceandofsaintlylife. IrememberthatherefusedtoacceptanysettlementfromSirCharles,thoughhepressedituponhim."
"AndthismanofsimpletasteswouldbetheheirtoSirCharles’sthousands."
"Hewouldbetheheirtotheestatebecausethatisentailed. Hewouldalsobetheheirtothemoneyunlessitwerewilledotherwisebythepresentowner,whocan,ofcourse,dowhathelikeswithit."
"Andhaveyoumadeyourwill,SirHenry?"
"No,Mr.Holmes,Ihavenot. I’vehadnotime,foritwasonlyyesterdaythatIlearnedhowmattersstood. ButinanycaseIfeelthatthemoneyshouldgowiththetitleandestate. Thatwasmypooruncle’sidea. HowistheownergoingtorestorethegloriesoftheBaskervillesifhehasnotmoneyenoughtokeepuptheproperty? House,land,anddollarsmustgotogether."
"Quiteso. Well,SirHenry,IamofonemindwithyouastotheadvisabilityofyourgoingdowntoDevonshirewithoutdelay. ThereisonlyoneprovisionwhichImustmake. Youcertainlymustnotgoalone."
"Dr.Mortimerreturnswithme."
