Собака Баскервіллів
Three Broken Threads
"Iwillcome,withpleasure,"saidI. "IdonotknowhowIcouldemploymytimebetter."
"Andyouwillreportverycarefullytome,"saidHolmes. "Whenacrisiscomes,asitwilldo,Iwilldirecthowyoushallact. IsupposethatbySaturdayallmightbeready?"
"WouldthatsuitDr.Watson?"
"Perfectly."
"ThenonSaturday,unlessyouheartothecontrary,weshallmeetatthe10:30trainfromPaddington."
WehadrisentodepartwhenBaskervillegaveacry,oftriumph,anddivingintooneofthecornersoftheroomhedrewabrownbootfromunderacabinet.
"Mymissingboot!"hecried.
"Mayallourdifficultiesvanishaseasily! "saidSherlockHolmes.
"Butitisaverysingularthing,"Dr.Mortimerremarked. "Isearchedthisroomcarefullybeforelunch."
"AndsodidI,"saidBaskerville. "Everyinchofit."
"Therewascertainlynobootinitthen."
"Inthatcasethewaitermusthaveplacedittherewhilewewerelunching."
TheGermanwassentforbutprofessedtoknownothingofthematter,norcouldanyinquiryclearitup.
