Возвращение Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
Butthen,whenthemancommitsburglaryinordertobreakimageswhicharenothisown,thatbringsitawayfromthedoctorandontothepoliceman.”
Holmessatupagain.
“Burglary!Thisismoreinteresting.Letmehearthedetails.”
Lestradetookouthisofficialnotebookandrefreshedhismemoryfromitspages.
“Thefirstcasereportedwasfourdaysago,”saidhe.“ItwasattheshopofMorseHudson,whohasaplaceforthesaleofpicturesandstatuesintheKenningtonRoad.Theassistanthadleftthefrontshopforaninstant,whenheheardacrash,andhurryinginhefoundaplasterbustofNapoleon,whichstoodwithseveralotherworksofartuponthecounter,lyingshiveredintofragments.Herushedoutintotheroad,but,althoughseveralpassers-bydeclaredthattheyhadnoticedamanrunoutoftheshop,hecouldneitherseeanyonenorcouldhefindanymeansofidentifyingtherascal.Itseemedtobeoneofthosesenselessactsofhooliganismwhichoccurfromtimetotime,anditwasreportedtotheconstableonthebeatassuch.Theplastercastwasnotworthmorethanafewshillings,andthewholeaffairappearedtobetoochildishforanyparticularinvestigation.
“Thesecondcase,however,wasmoreserious,andalsomoresingular.Itoccurredonlylastnight.
“InKenningtonRoad,andwithinafewhundredyardsofMorseHudson’sshop,therelivesawell-knownmedicalpractitioner,namedDr.Barnicot,whohasoneofthelargestpracticesuponthesouthsideoftheThames.
