Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса

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           "Youhavehopesofsolvingit?"

           "Well,knowingasmuchaswedo,itwillbesingularindeedifwefailtodiscovertherest.Youmustyourselfhaveformedsometheorywhichwillexplainthefactstowhichwehavelistened."

           "Inavagueway,yes."

           "Whatwasyouridea,then?"

           "ItseemedtometobeobviousthatthisGreekgirlhadbeencarriedoffbytheyoungEnglishmannamedHaroldLatimer."

           "Carriedofffromwhere?"

           "Athens,perhaps."

           SherlockHolmesshookhishead."ThisyoungmancouldnottalkawordofGreek.TheladycouldtalkEnglishfairlywell.Inference—thatshehadbeeninEnglandsomelittletime,buthehadnotbeeninGreece."

           "Well,then,wewillpresumethatshehadoncecomeonavisittoEngland,andthatthisHaroldhadpersuadedhertoflywithhim."

           "Thatismoreprobable."

           "Thenthebrother—forthat,Ifancy,mustbetherelationship—comesoverfromGreecetointerfere.Heimprudentlyputshimselfintothepoweroftheyoungmanandhisolderassociate.Theyseizehimanduseviolencetowardshiminordertomakehimsignsomepaperstomakeoverthegirl’sfortuneofwhichhemaybetrustee—tothem.Thisherefusestodo.Inordertonegotiatewithhimtheyhavetogetaninterpreter,andtheypitchuponthisMr.Melas,havingusedsomeotheronebefore.