Собака Баскервіллів
Three Broken Threads
"DidBarrymoreprofitatallbySirCharles’swill? "askedHolmes.
"Heandhiswifehadfivehundredpoundseach."
"Ha! Didtheyknowthattheywouldreceivethis?"
"Yes; SirCharleswasveryfondoftalkingabouttheprovisionsofhiswill."
"Thatisveryinteresting."
"Ihope,"saidDr.Mortimer,"thatyoudonotlookwithsuspiciouseyesuponeveryonewhoreceivedalegacyfromSirCharles, forIalsohadathousandpoundslefttome."
"Indeed! Andanyoneelse?"
"Thereweremanyinsignificantsumstoindividuals,andalargenumberofpubliccharities. TheresidueallwenttoSirHenry."
"Andhowmuchwastheresidue?"
"Sevenhundredandfortythousandpounds."
Holmesraisedhiseyebrowsinsurprise. "Ihadnoideathatsogiganticasumwasinvolved,"saidhe.
"SirCharleshadthereputationofbeingrich,butwedidnotknowhowveryrichhewasuntilwecametoexaminehissecurities. Thetotalvalueoftheestatewascloseontoamillion."
"Dearme! Itisastakeforwhichamanmightwellplayadesperategame. Andonemorequestion,Dr.Mortimer. Supposingthatanythinghappenedtoouryoungfriendhere—youwillforgivetheunpleasanthypothesis! —whowouldinherittheestate?"
