Собака Баскервіллів
Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson
"Well,sir,Ithoughtnogoodcouldcomeofit. Butnowyouhavebeenkindtous,andIfeelasifitwouldbetreatingyouunfairlynottotellyouallthatIknowaboutthematter."
"Verygood,Barrymore;youcango. "WhenthebutlerhadleftusSirHenryturnedtome. "Well,Watson,whatdoyouthinkofthisnewlight?"
"Itseemstoleavethedarknessratherblackerthanbefore."
"SoIthink. ButifwecanonlytraceL.L.itshouldclearupthewholebusiness. Wehavegainedthatmuch. Weknowthatthereissomeonewhohasthefactsifwecanonlyfindher. Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddo?"
"LetHolmesknowallaboutitatonce. Itwillgivehimtheclueforwhichhehasbeenseeking. Iammuchmistakenifitdoesnotbringhimdown."
Iwentatoncetomyroomanddrewupmyreportofthemorning’sconversationforHolmes. Itwasevidenttomethathehadbeenverybusyoflate,forthenoteswhichIhadfromBakerStreetwerefewandshort, withnocommentsupontheinformationwhichIhadsuppliedandhardlyanyreferencetomymission. Nodoubthisblackmailingcaseisabsorbingallhisfaculties. Andyetthisnewfactormustsurelyarresthisattentionandrenewhisinterest. Iwishthathewerehere.
OCTOBER17TH. —Alldayto-daytherainpoureddown,rustlingontheivyanddrippingfromtheeaves. Ithoughtoftheconvictoutuponthebleak,cold,shelterlessmoor. Poordevil! Whateverhiscrimes,hehassufferedsomethingtoatoneforthem. AndthenIthoughtofthatotherone—thefaceinthecab,thefigureagainstthemoon. Washealsooutinthatdeluged—theunseenwatcher,themanofdarkness?
