Пригоди Шерлока Холмса
The Five Orange Pips
IfIrememberrightly,youononeoccasion,intheearlydaysofourfriendship,definedmylimitsinaveryprecisefashion."
"Yes,"Ianswered,laughing."Itwasasingulardocument. Philosophy,astronomy,andpoliticsweremarkedatzero,Iremember. Botanyvariable,geologyprofoundasregardsthemud-stainsfromanyregionwithinfiftymilesoftown,chemistryeccentric,anatomyunsystematic,sensationalliteratureandcrimerecordsunique,violin-player,boxer,swordsman,lawyer,andself-poisonerbycocaineandtobacco. Those,Ithink,werethemainpointsofmyanalysis."
Holmesgrinnedatthelastitem. "Well,"hesaid,"Isaynow,asIsaidthen,thatamanshouldkeephislittlebrain-atticstockedwithallthefurniturethatheislikelytouse,andtheresthecanputawayinthelumber-roomofhislibrary,wherehecangetitifhewantsit. Now,forsuchacaseastheonewhichhasbeensubmittedtousto-night,weneedcertainlytomusterallourresources. KindlyhandmedowntheletterKoftheAmericanEncyclopaediawhichstandsupontheshelfbesideyou. Thankyou. Nowletusconsiderthesituationandseewhatmaybededucedfromit. Inthefirstplace,wemaystartwithastrongpresumptionthatColonelOpenshawhadsomeverystrongreasonforleavingAmerica. MenathistimeoflifedonotchangealltheirhabitsandexchangewillinglythecharmingclimateofFloridaforthelonelylifeofanEnglishprovincialtown. HisextremeloveofsolitudeinEnglandsuggeststheideathathewasinfearofsomeoneorsomething,sowemayassumeasaworkinghypothesisthatitwasfearofsomeoneorsomethingwhichdrovehimfromAmerica. Astowhatitwashefeared,wecanonlydeducethatbyconsideringtheformidableletterswhichwerereceivedbyhimselfandhissuccessors. Didyouremarkthepostmarksofthoseletters?"
"ThefirstwasfromPondicherry,thesecondfromDundee,andthethirdfromLondon."
