Приключения Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
TheyinheritPlantagenetbloodbydirectdescent,andTudoronthedistaffside. Ha!Well,thereisnothingveryinstructiveinallthis. IthinkthatImustturntoyouWatson,forsomethingmoresolid."
"IhaveverylittledifficultyinfindingwhatIwant,"saidI, "forthefactsarequiterecent,andthematterstruckmeasremarkable. Ifearedtoreferthemtoyou,however,asIknewthatyouhadaninquiryonhandandthatyoudislikedtheintrusionofothermatters."
"Oh,youmeanthelittleproblemoftheGrosvenorSquarefurniturevan. Thatisquiteclearedupnow—though,indeed,itwasobviousfromthefirst. Praygivemetheresultsofyournewspaperselections."
"HereisthefirstnoticewhichIcanfind. ItisinthepersonalcolumnoftheMorningPost,anddates,asyousee,someweeksback:
"Amarriagehasbeenarrangedandwill,ifrumouriscorrect,veryshortlytakeplace,betweenLordRobertSt.Simon,secondsonoftheDukeofBalmoral,andMissHattyDoran,theonlydaughterofAloysiusDoran.Esq.,ofSanFrancisco,Cal.,U.S.A.
Thatisall."
"Terseandtothepoint,"remarkedHolmes,stretchinghislong,thinlegstowardsthefire.
"Therewasaparagraphamplifyingthisinoneofthesocietypapersofthesameweek.Ah,hereitis:
"Therewillsoonbeacallforprotectioninthemarriagemarket,forthepresentfree-tradeprincipleappearstotellheavilyagainstourhomeproduct.
