Собака Баскервіллів
Sir Henry Baskerville
"Well,itdependsuponwhatyouthinkworthreporting."
"Ithinkanythingoutoftheordinaryroutineoflifewellworthreporting."
SirHenrysmiled.
"Idon’tknowmuchofBritishlifeyet,forIhavespentnearlyallmytimeintheStatesandinCanada. ButIhopethattoloseoneofyourbootsisnotpartoftheordinaryroutineoflifeoverhere."
"Youhavelostoneofyourboots?"
"Mydearsir,"criedDr.Mortimer,"itisonlymislaid. Youwillfinditwhenyoureturntothehotel. WhatistheuseoftroublingMr.Holmeswithtriflesofthiskind?"
"Well,heaskedmeforanythingoutsidetheordinaryroutine."
"Exactly,"saidHolmes,"howeverfoolishtheincidentmayseem. Youhavelostoneofyourboots,yousay?"
"Well,mislaidit,anyhow. Iputthembothoutsidemydoorlastnight,andtherewasonlyoneinthemorning. Icouldgetnosenseoutofthechapwhocleansthem. TheworstofitisthatIonlyboughtthepairlastnightintheStrand,andIhaveneverhadthemon."
"Ifyouhaveneverwornthem,whydidyouputthemouttobecleaned?"
"Theyweretanbootsandhadneverbeenvarnished. ThatwaswhyIputthemout."
