Пригоди Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
"Hum!Somuchforthepolice-court,"saidHolmesthoughtfully,tossingasidethepaper. "Thequestionforusnowtosolveisthesequenceofeventsleadingfromarifledjewel-caseatoneendtothecropofagooseinTottenhamCourtRoadattheother. Yousee,Watson,ourlittledeductionshavesuddenlyassumedamuchmoreimportantandlessinnocentaspect. Hereisthestone; thestonecamefromthegoose,andthegoosecamefromMr.HenryBaker,thegentlemanwiththebadhatandalltheothercharacteristicswithwhichIhaveboredyou. Sonowwemustsetourselvesveryseriouslytofindingthisgentlemanandascertainingwhatparthehasplayedinthislittlemystery. Todothis,wemusttrythesimplestmeansfirst,andtheselieundoubtedlyinanadvertisementinalltheeveningpapers. Ifthisfail,Ishallhaverecoursetoothermethods."
"Whatwillyousay?"
"Givemeapencilandthatslipofpaper.Now,then:
"FoundatthecornerofGoodgeStreet,agooseandablackfelthat. Mr.HenryBakercanhavethesamebyapplyingat6:30thiseveningat221B,BakerStreet.
Thatisclearandconcise."
"Very.Butwillheseeit?"
"Well,heissuretokeepaneyeonthepapers,since,toapoorman,thelosswasaheavyone. HewasclearlysoscaredbyhismischanceinbreakingthewindowandbytheapproachofPetersonthathethoughtofnothingbutflight,butsincethenhemusthavebitterlyregrettedtheimpulsewhichcausedhimtodrophisbird.
