Спогади Шерлока Холмса
The Stock-Broker’s Clerk
Butintheintervaltheroguehadlearnedtoimitateyou,andhispositionwasthereforesecure,asIpresumethatnobodyintheofficehadeverseteyesuponyou.
"Notasoul,"groanedHallPycroft.
"Verygood.Ofcourseitwasoftheutmostimportancetopreventyoufromthinkingbetterofit,andalsotokeepyoufromcomingintocontactwithanyonewhomighttellyouthatyourdoublewasatworkinMawson’soffice.Thereforetheygaveyouahandsomeadvanceonyoursalary,andranyouofftotheMidlands,wheretheygaveyouenoughworktodotopreventyourgoingtoLondon,whereyoumighthavebursttheirlittlegameup.Thatisallplainenough."
"Butwhyshouldthismanpretendtobehisownbrother?"
"Well,thatisprettyclearalso.Thereareevidentlyonlytwooftheminit.Theotherisimpersonatingyouattheoffice.Thisoneactedasyourengager,andthenfoundthathecouldnotfindyouanemployerwithoutadmittingathirdpersonintohisplot.Thathewasmostunwillingtodo.Hechangedhisappearanceasfarashecould,andtrustedthatthelikeness,whichyoucouldnotfailtoobserve,wouldbeputdowntoafamilyresemblance.Butforthehappychanceofthegoldstuffing,yoursuspicionswouldprobablyneverhavebeenaroused."
HallPycroftshookhisclenchedhandsintheair."GoodLord!"hecried,"whileIhavebeenfooledinthisway,whathasthisotherHallPycroftbeendoingatMawson’s?Whatshouldwedo,Mr.Holmes?Tellmewhattodo.
