Пригоди Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
"Ihavenotesofseveralsimilarcases,thoughnone,asIremarkedbefore,whichwerequiteasprompt. Mywholeexaminationservedtoturnmyconjectureintoacertainty. Circumstantialevidenceisoccasionallyveryconvincing,aswhenyoufindatroutinthemilk,toquoteThoreau’sexample."
"ButIhaveheardallthatyouhaveheard."
"Without,however,theknowledgeofpreexistingcaseswhichservesmesowell. TherewasaparallelinstanceinAberdeensomeyearsback,andsomethingonverymuchthesamelinesatMunichtheyearaftertheFranco-PrussianWar. Itisoneofthesecases—but,hello,hereisLestrade! Good-afternoon,Lestrade! Youwillfindanextratumbleruponthesideboard,andtherearecigarsinthebox."
Theofficialdetectivewasattiredinapeajacketandcravat,whichgavehimadecidedlynauticalappearance,andhecarriedablackcanvasbaginhishand. Withashortgreetingheseatedhimselfandlitthecigarwhichhadbeenofferedtohim.
"What’sup,then?"askedHolmeswithatwinkleinhiseye. "Youlookdissatisfied."
"AndIfeeldissatisfied. ItisthisinfernalSt.Simonmarriagecase. Icanmakeneitherheadnortailofthebusiness."
"Really! Yousurpriseme."
"Whoeverheardofsuchamixedaffair? Everyclueseemstoslipthroughmyfingers. Ihavebeenatworkuponitallday."
"Andverywetitseemstohavemadeyou,"saidHolmeslayinghishanduponthearmofthepeajacket.
