Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса

The Naval Treaty

           Holmes,thatthethieftookthetreatyinordertoframeitandhangitup."

           "Perhapsheiswaitingforabetterprice."

           "Ifhewaitsalittlelongerhewillgetnopriceatall.Thetreatywillceasetobesecretinafewmonths."

           "Thatismostimportant,"saidHolmes."Ofcourse,itisapossiblesuppositionthatthethiefhashadasuddenillness"

           "Anattackofbrain-fever,forexample?"askedthestatesman,flashingaswiftglanceathim.

           "Ididnotsayso,"saidHolmesimperturbably."AndnowLordHoldhurst,wehavealreadytakenuptoomuchofyourvaluabletime,andweshallwishyougood-day."

           "Everysuccesstoyourinvestigation,bethecriminalwhoitmay,"answeredthenoblemanashebowedusoutatthedoor.

           "He’safinefellow,"saidHolmesaswecameoutintoWhitehall."Buthehasastruggletokeepuphisposition.Heisfarfromrichandhasmanycalls.Younoticed,ofcourse,thathisbootshadbeenresoled.Now,Watson,Iwon’tdetainyoufromyourlegitimateworkanylonger.Ishalldonothingmoreto-dayunlessIhaveananswertomycabadvertisement.ButIshouldbeextremelyobligedtoyouifyouwouldcomedownwithmetoWokingto-morrowbythesametrainwhichwetookyesterday."

           ***

           ImethimaccordinglynextmorningandwetravelleddowntoWokingtogether.Hehadhadnoanswertohisadvertisement,hesaid,andnofreshlighthadbeenthrownuponthecase.

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