Повернення Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Priory School
Hehadobtainedalargeordnancemapoftheneighbourhood,andthishebroughtintomyroom,wherehelaiditoutonthebed,and,havingbalancedthelampinthemiddleofit,hebegantosmokeoverit,andoccasionallytopointoutobjectsofinterestwiththereekingamberofhispipe.
“Thiscasegrowsuponme,Watson,”saidhe.“Therearedecidedlysomepointsofinterestinconnectionwithit.Inthisearlystage,Iwantyoutorealizethosegeographicalfeatureswhichmayhaveagooddealtodowithourinvestigation.
HOLMES’MAPOFTHENEIGHBOURHOODOFTHESCHOOL.
“Lookatthismap.ThisdarksquareisthePriorySchool.I’llputapininit.Now,thislineisthemainroad.Youseethatitrunseastandwestpasttheschool,andyouseealsothatthereisnosideroadforamileeitherway.Ifthesetwofolkpassedawaybyroad,itwasthisroad.”
“Exactly.”
“Byasingularandhappychance,weareabletosomeextenttocheckwhatpassedalongthisroadduringthenightinquestion.Atthispoint,wheremypipeisnowresting,acountyconstablewasondutyfromtwelvetosix.Itis,asyouperceive,thefirstcross-roadontheeastside.Thismandeclaresthathewasnotabsentfromhispostforaninstant,andheispositivethatneitherboynormancouldhavegonethatwayunseen.Ihavespokenwiththispolicemanto-nightandheappearstometobeaperfectlyreliableperson.Thatblocksthisend.Wehavenowtodealwiththeother.Thereisaninnhere,theRedBull,thelandladyofwhichwasill.
