Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса

           Therewasaboxofvestas,twoinchesoftallowcandle,anADPbrier-rootpipe,apouchofsealskinwithhalfanounceoflong-cutCavendish,asilverwatchwithagoldchain,fivesovereignsingold,analuminumpencil-case,afewpapers,andanivory-handledknifewithaverydelicate,inflexibleblademarkedWeiss&Co.,London.

           "Thisisaverysingularknife,"saidHolmes,liftingitupandexaminingitminutely."Ipresume,asIseeblood-stainsuponit,thatitistheonewhichwasfoundinthedeadman’sgrasp.Watson,thisknifeissurelyinyourline?"

           "Itiswhatwecallacataractknife,"saidI.

           "Ithoughtso.Averydelicatebladedevisedforverydelicatework.Astrangethingforamantocarrywithhimuponaroughexpedition,especiallyasitwouldnotshutinhispocket."

           "Thetipwasguardedbyadiscofcorkwhichwefoundbesidehisbody,"saidtheinspector."Hiswifetellsusthattheknifehadlainuponthedressing-table,andthathehadpickeditupashelefttheroom.Itwasapoorweapon,butperhapsthebestthathecouldlayhishandsonatthemoment."

           "Verypossibly.Howaboutthesepapers?"

           "Threeofthemarereceiptedhay-dealers"accounts.OneofthemisaletterofinstructionsfromColonelRoss.Thisotherisamilliner’saccountforthirty-sevenpoundsfifteenmadeoutbyMadameLesurier,ofBondStreet,toWilliamDerbyshire.Mrs.