Приключения Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb
BradstreethadspreadanordnancemapofthecountyoutupontheseatandwasbusywithhiscompassesdrawingacirclewithEyfordforitscentre.
"Thereyouare,"saidhe."Thatcircleisdrawnataradiusoftenmilesfromthevillage. Theplacewewantmustbesomewherenearthatline. Yousaidtenmiles,Ithink,sir."
"Itwasanhour’sgooddrive."
"Andyouthinkthattheybroughtyoubackallthatwaywhenyouwereunconscious?"
"TheymusthavedonesoIhaveaconfusedmemory,too,ofhavingbeenliftedandconveyedsomewhere."
"WhatIcannotunderstand,"saidI,"iswhytheyshouldhavesparedyouwhentheyfoundyoulyingfaintinginthegarden. Perhapsthevillainwassoftenedbythewoman’sentreaties."
"Ihardlythinkthatlikely.Ineversawamoreinexorablefaceinmylife."
"Oh,weshallsoonclearupallthat,"saidBradstreet. "Well,Ihavedrawnmycircle,andIonlywishIknewatwhatpointuponitthefolkthatweareinsearchofaretobefound."
"IthinkIcouldlaymyfingeronit,"saidHolmesquietly.
"Really,now!"criedtheinspector,"youhaveformedyouropinion! Come,now,weshallseewhoagreeswithyou. Isayitissouth,forthecountryismoredesertedthere."
"AndIsayeast,"saidmypatient.
