Спогади Шерлока Холмса
The Stock-Broker’s Clerk
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Itappearedfromitspositioninthepapertohavebeentheoneeventofimportanceintown,andtheaccountofitraninthisway:
"Adesperateattemptatrobbery,culminatinginthedeathofonemanandthecaptureofthecriminal,occurredthisafternoonintheCity.ForsometimebackMawson&Williams,thefamousfinancialhouse,havebeentheguardiansofsecuritieswhichamountintheaggregatetoasumofconsiderablyoveramillionsterling.Soconsciouswasthemanageroftheresponsibilitywhichdevolveduponhiminconsequenceofthegreatinterestsatstakethatsafesoftheverylatestconstructionhavebeenemployed,andanarmedwatchmanhasbeenleftdayandnightinthebuilding.ItappearsthatlastweekanewclerknamedHallPycroftwasengagedbythefirm.ThispersonappearstohavebeennoneotherthanBeddington,thefamousforgerandcracksman,who,withhisbrother,hasonlyrecentlyemergedfromafiveyears"spellofpenalservitude.Bysomemeans,whicharenotyetclear,hesucceededinwinning,underafalsename,thisofficialpositionintheoffice,whichheutilizedinordertoobtainmouldingsofvariouslocks,andathoroughknowledgeofthepositionofthestrongroomandthesafes.
"ItiscustomaryatMawson’sfortheclerkstoleaveatmiddayonSaturday.SergeantTuson,oftheCitypolice,wassomewhatsurprised,therefore,toseeagentlemanwithacarpet-bagcomedownthestepsattwentyminutespastone.
