Собака Баскервіллів
Fixing the Nets
"Ihavenodoubtthatyouwouldhavehadamorelivelyevening,"saidHolmesdrily. "Bytheway,Idon’tsupposeyouappreciatethatwehavebeenmourningoveryouashavingbrokenyourneck?"
SirHenryopenedhiseyes. "Howwasthat?"
"Thispoorwretchwasdressedinyourclothes. Ifearyourservantwhogavethemtohimmaygetintotroublewiththepolice."
"Thatisunlikely. Therewasnomarkonanyofthem,asfarasIknow."
"That’sluckyforhim—infact,it’sluckyforallofyou,sinceyouareallonthewrongsideofthelawinthismatter. Iamnotsurethatasaconscientiousdetectivemyfirstdutyisnottoarrestthewholehousehold. Watson’sreportsaremostincriminatingdocuments."
"Buthowaboutthecase? "askedthebaronet. "Haveyoumadeanythingoutofthetangle? Idon’tknowthatWatsonandIaremuchthewisersincewecamedown."
"IthinkthatIshallbeinapositiontomakethesituationrathermorecleartoyoubeforelong. Ithasbeenanexceedinglydifficultandmostcomplicatedbusiness. Thereareseveralpointsuponwhichwestillwantlight—butitiscomingallthesame."
"We’vehadoneexperience,asWatsonhasnodoubttoldyou. Weheardthehoundonthemoor,soIcanswearthatitisnotallemptysuperstition. IhadsomethingtodowithdogswhenIwasoutWest,andIknowonewhenIhearone. IfyoucanmuzzlethatoneandputhimonachainI’llbereadytoswearyouarethegreatestdetectiveofalltime."
"IthinkIwillmuzzlehimandchainhimallrightifyouwillgivemeyourhelp."
