Пригоди Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
Ihadn’tbeenatthetabletenminutesbeforeIsawFrankoutofthewindowattheothersideoftheroad. HebeckonedtomeandthenbeganwalkingintothePark. Islippedout,putonmythings,andfollowedhim. SomewomancametalkingsomethingorotheraboutLordSt.Simontome—seemedtomefromthelittleIheardasifhehadalittlesecretofhisownbeforemarriagealso—butImanagedtogetawayfromherandsoonovertookFrank. Wegotintoacabtogether,andawaywedrovetosomelodgingshehadtakeninGordonSquare,andthatwasmytrueweddingafterallthoseyearsofwaiting. FrankhadbeenaprisoneramongtheApaches,hadescaped,cameonto‘Frisco,foundthatIhadgivenhimupfordeadandhadgonetoEngland,followedmethere,andhadcomeuponmeatlastontheverymorningofmysecondwedding."
"Isawitinapaper,"explainedtheAmerican. "Itgavethenameandthechurchbutnotwheretheladylived."
"Thenwehadatalkastowhatweshoulddo,andFrankwasallforopenness,butIwassoashamedofitallthatIfeltasifIshouldliketovanishawayandneverseeanyofthemagain—justsendingalinetopa,perhaps,toshowhimthatIwasalive. Itwasawfultometothinkofallthoselordsandladiessittingroundthatbreakfast-tableandwaitingformetocomeback. SoFranktookmywedding-clothesandthingsandmadeabundleofthem,sothatIshouldnotbetraced,anddroppedthemawaysomewherewherenoonecouldfindthem. ItislikelythatweshouldhavegoneontoParisto-morrow,onlythatthisgoodgentleman,Mr.Holmes,cameroundtousthisevening,thoughhowhefoundusismorethanIcanthink,andheshowedusveryclearlyandkindlythatIwaswrongandthatFrankwasright,andthatweshouldbeputtingourselvesinthewrongifweweresosecret.
