Пригоди Шерлока Холмса
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
"Youcannotsaywhatitwas?"
"No,Ihadafeelingsomethingwasthere."
"Howfarfromthebody?"
"Adozenyardsorso."
"Andhowfarfromtheedgeofthewood?"
"Aboutthesame."
"Thenifitwasremoveditwaswhileyouwerewithinadozenyardsofit?"
"Yes,butwithmybacktowardsit."
Thisconcludedtheexaminationofthewitness.
"Isee,"saidIasIglanceddownthecolumn,"thatthecoronerinhisconcludingremarkswasrathersevereuponyoungMcCarthy. Hecallsattention,andwithreason,tothediscrepancyabouthisfatherhavingsignalledtohimbeforeseeinghimalsotohisrefusaltogivedetailsofhisconversationwithhisfather,andhissingularaccountofhisfather’sdyingwords. Theyareall,asheremarks,verymuchagainsttheson."
Holmeslaughedsoftlytohimselfandstretchedhimselfoutuponthecushionedseat. "Bothyouandthecoronerhavebeenatsomepains,"saidhe,"tosingleouttheverystrongestpointsintheyoungman’sfavour. Don’tyouseethatyoualternatelygivehimcreditforhavingtoomuchimaginationandtoolittle? Toolittle,ifhecouldnotinventacauseofquarrelwhichwouldgivehimthesympathyofthejury; toomuch,ifheevolvedfromhisowninnerconsciousnessanythingsooutreasadyingreferencetoarat,andtheincidentofthevanishingcloth.
