Пригоди Шерлока Холмса
A Case of Identity
"Yes,sir;forhehadstartedtoEnglandjustbeforeitarrived."
"Ha!thatwasunfortunate. Yourweddingwasarranged,then,fortheFriday. Wasittobeinchurch?"
"Yes,sir,butveryquietly. ItwastobeatSt.Saviour’s,nearKing’sCross,andweweretohavebreakfastafterwardsattheSt.PancrasHotel. Hosmercameforusinahansom,butasthereweretwoofusheputusbothintoitandsteppedhimselfintoafour-wheeler,whichhappenedtobetheonlyothercabinthestreet. Wegottothechurchfirst,andwhenthefour-wheelerdroveupwewaitedforhimtostepout,butheneverdid,andwhenthecabmangotdownfromtheboxandlookedtherewasnoonethere! Thecabmansaidthathecouldnotimaginewhathadbecomeofhim,forhehadseenhimgetinwithhisowneyes. ThatwaslastFriday,Mr.Holmes,andIhaveneverseenorheardanythingsincethentothrowanylightuponwhatbecameofhim."
"Itseemstomethatyouhavebeenveryshamefullytreated,"saidHolmes.
"Oh,no,sir! Hewastoogoodandkindtoleavemeso. Why,allthemorninghewassayingtomethat,whateverhappened,Iwastobetrue; andthatevenifsomethingquiteunforeseenoccurredtoseparateus,IwasalwaystorememberthatIwaspledgedtohim,andthathewouldclaimhispledgesoonerorlater. Itseemedstrangetalkforawedding-morning,butwhathashappenedsincegivesameaningtoit."
"Mostcertainlyitdoes. Yourownopinionis,then,thatsomeunforeseencatastrophehasoccurredtohim?"
"Yes,sir.Ibelievethatheforesawsomedanger,orelsehewouldnothavetalkedso. AndthenIthinkthatwhatheforesawhappened."
