Приключения Шерлока Холмса

           "Theceremony,whichwasperformedatSt.George’s,HanoverSquare,wasaveryquietone,noonebeingpresentsavethefatherofthebride,Mr.AloysiusDoran,theDuchessofBalmoral,LordBackwater,LordEustace,andLadyClaraSt.Simon(theyoungerbrotherandsisterofthebridegroom),andLadyAliciaWhittington. ThewholepartyproceededafterwardstothehouseofMr.AloysiusDoran,atLancasterGate,wherebreakfasthadbeenprepared. Itappearsthatsomelittletroublewascausedbyawoman,whosenamehasnotbeenascertained,whoendeavouredtoforceherwayintothehouseafterthebridalparty,allegingthatshehadsomeclaimuponLordSt.Simon. Itwasonlyafterapainfulandprolongedscenethatshewasejectedbythebutlerandthefootman. Thebride,whohadfortunatelyenteredthehousebeforethisunpleasantinterruption,hadsatdowntobreakfastwiththerest,whenshecomplainedofasuddenindispositionandretiredtoherroom. Herprolongedabsencehavingcausedsomecomment,herfatherfollowedher,butlearnedfromhermaidthatshehadonlycomeuptoherchamberforaninstant,caughtupanulsterandbonnet,andhurrieddowntothepassage. Oneofthefootmendeclaredthathehadseenaladyleavethehousethusapparelled,buthadrefusedtocreditthatitwashismistress,believinghertobewiththecompany. Onascertainingthathisdaughterhaddisappeared,Mr.AloysiusDoran,inconjunctionwiththebridegroom,instantlyputthemselvesincommunicationwiththepolice,andveryenergeticinquiriesarebeingmade,whichwillprobablyresultinaspeedyclearingupofthisverysingularbusiness. Uptoalatehourlastnight,however,nothinghadtranspiredastothewhereaboutsofthemissinglady. Therearerumoursoffoulplayinthematter,anditissaidthatthepolicehavecausedthearrestofthewomanwhohadcausedtheoriginaldisturbance,inthebeliefthat,fromjealousyorsomeothermotive,shemayhavebeenconcernedinthestrangedisappearanceofthebride."