Пригоди Шерлока Холмса

           "Well,thereisatleastacuriouscoincidenceofdates. Aventilatorismade,acordishung,andaladywhosleepsinthebeddies.Doesnotthatstrikeyou?" 

           "Icannotasyetseeanyconnection." 

           "Didyouobserveanythingverypeculiaraboutthatbed?" 

           "No." 

           "Itwasclampedtothefloor.Didyoueverseeabedfastenedlikethatbefore?" 

           "IcannotsaythatIhave." 

           "Theladycouldnotmoveherbed.Itmustalwaysbeinthesamerelativepositiontotheventilatorandtotherope—orsowemaycallit,sinceitwasclearlynevermeantforabell-pull." 

           "Holmes,"Icried,"Iseemtoseedimlywhatyouarehintingat.Weareonlyjustintimetopreventsomesubtleandhorriblecrime." 

           "Subtleenoughandhorribleenough. Whenadoctordoesgowrongheisthefirstofcriminals. Hehasnerveandhehasknowledge. PalmerandPritchardwereamongtheheadsoftheirprofession. Thismanstrikesevendeeper,butIthink,Watson,thatweshallbeabletostrikedeeperstill. Butweshallhavehorrorsenoughbeforethenightisover;forgoodness’sakeletushaveaquietpipeandturnourmindsforafewhourstosomethingmorecheerful."