Спогади Шерлока Холмса
The Musgrave Ritual
Thenhereseatedhimselfinhischairandlookedthemoverwithagleamofsatisfactioninhiseyes.
"These,"saidhe,"areallthatIhavelefttoremindmeoftheadventureoftheMusgraveRitual."
Ihadheardhimmentionthecasemorethanonce,thoughIhadneverbeenabletogatherthedetails."Ishouldbesoglad,"saidI,"ifyouwouldgivemeanaccountofit."
"Andleavethelitterasitis?"hecriedmischievously."Yourtidinesswon’tbearmuchstrain,afterall,Watson.ButIshouldbegladthatyoushouldaddthiscasetoyourannals,fortherearepointsinitwhichmakeitquiteuniqueinthecriminalrecordsofthisor,Ibelieve,ofanyothercountry.Acollectionofmytriflingachievementswouldcertainlybeincompletewhichcontainednoaccountofthisverysingularbusiness.
"YoumayrememberhowtheaffairoftheGloriaScott,andmyconversationwiththeunhappymanwhosefateItoldyouof,firstturnedmyattentioninthedirectionoftheprofessionwhichhasbecomemylife’swork.Youseemenowwhenmynamehasbecomeknownfarandwide,andwhenIamgenerallyrecognizedbothbythepublicandbytheofficialforceasbeingafinalcourtofappealindoubtfulcases.Evenwhenyouknewmefirst,atthetimeoftheaffairwhichyouhavecommemoratedin‘AStudyinScarlet,"Ihadalreadyestablishedaconsiderable,thoughnotaverylucrative,connection.
