Приключения Шерлока Холмса
The Boscombe Valley Mystery
"Noneatall. Iwasinclinedtothinkatonetimethatheknewwhohaddoneitandwasscreeninghimorher,butIamconvincednowthatheisaspuzzledaseveryoneelse. Heisnotaveryquick-wittedyouth,thoughcomelytolookatand,Ishouldthink,soundatheart."
"Icannotadmirehistaste,"Iremarked,"ifitisindeedafactthathewasaversetoamarriagewithsocharmingayoungladyasthisMissTurner."
"Ah,therebyhangsaratherpainfultale. Thisfellowismadly,insanely,inlovewithher,butsometwoyearsago,whenhewasonlyalad,andbeforehereallyknewher,forshehadbeenawayfiveyearsataboarding-school,whatdoestheidiotdobutgetintotheclutchesofabarmaidinBristolandmarryherataregistryoffice? Nooneknowsawordofthematter,butyoucanimaginehowmaddeningitmustbetohimtobeupbraidedfornotdoingwhathewouldgivehisveryeyestodo,butwhatheknowstobeabsolutelyimpossible. Itwassheerfrenzyofthissortwhichmadehimthrowhishandsupintotheairwhenhisfather,attheirlastinterview,wasgoadinghimontoproposetoMissTurner. Ontheotherhand,hehadnomeansofsupportinghimself,andhisfather,whowasbyallaccountsaveryhardman,wouldhavethrownhimoverutterlyhadheknownthetruth. ItwaswithhisbarmaidwifethathehadspentthelastthreedaysinBristol,andhisfatherdidnotknowwherehewas. Markthatpoint.Itisofimportance. Goodhascomeoutofevil,however,forthebarmaid,findingfromthepapersthatheisinserioustroubleandlikelytobehanged,hasthrownhimoverutterlyandhaswrittentohimtosaythatshehasahusbandalreadyintheBermudaDockyard,sothatthereisreallynotiebetweenthem. IthinkthatthatbitofnewshasconsoledyoungMcCarthyforallthathehassuffered."
"Butifheisinnocent,whohasdoneit?"
