Воспоминания Шерлока Холмса

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           AtCanterbury,therefore,wealighted,onlytofindthatweshouldhavetowaitanhourbeforewecouldgetatraintoNewhaven.

           Iwasstilllookingratherruefullyaftertherapidlydisappearingluggage-vanwhichcontainedmywardrobe,whenHolmespulledmysleeveandpointeduptheline.

           "Already,yousee,"saidhe.

           Faraway,fromamongtheKentishwoodsthereroseathinsprayofsmoke.Aminutelateracarriageandenginecouldbeseenflyingalongtheopencurvewhichleadstothestation.Wehadhardlytimetotakeourplacebehindapileofluggagewhenitpassedwitharattleandaroar,beatingablastofhotairintoourfaces.

           "Therehegoes,"saidHolmes,aswewatchedthecarriageswingandrockoverthepoints."Therearelimits,yousee,toourfriend’sintelligence.Itwouldhavebeenacoup-de-maitrehadhededucedwhatIwoulddeduceandactedaccordingly."

           "Andwhatwouldhehavedonehadheovertakenus?"

           "Therecannotbetheleastdoubtthathewouldhavemadeamurderousattackuponme.Itis,however,agameatwhichtwomayplay.Thequestionnowiswhetherweshouldtakeaprematurelunchhere,orrunourchanceofstarvingbeforewereachthebuffetatNewhaven."

           WemadeourwaytoBrusselsthatnightandspenttwodaysthere,movingonuponthethirddayasfarasStrasbourg.