Повернення Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
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“Thesetheoriestakenoaccountofthetelegram.”
“Quitetrue,Watson.Thetelegramstillremainstheonlysolidthingwithwhichwehavetodeal,andwemustnotpermitourattentiontowanderawayfromit.ItistogainlightuponthepurposeofthistelegramthatwearenowuponourwaytoCambridge.Thepathofourinvestigationisatpresentobscure,butIshallbeverymuchsurprisedifbeforeeveningwehavenotcleareditup,ormadeaconsiderableadvancealongit.”
Itwasalreadydarkwhenwereachedtheolduniversitycity.HolmestookacabatthestationandorderedthemantodrivetothehouseofDr.LeslieArmstrong.Afewminuteslater,wehadstoppedatalargemansioninthebusiestthoroughfare.Wewereshownin,andafteralongwaitwereatlastadmittedintotheconsulting-room,wherewefoundthedoctorseatedbehindhistable.
ItarguesthedegreeinwhichIhadlosttouchwithmyprofessionthatthenameofLeslieArmstrongwasunknowntome.NowIamawarethatheisnotonlyoneoftheheadsofthemedicalschooloftheuniversity,butathinkerofEuropeanreputationinmorethanonebranchofscience.
