Приключения Шерлока Холмса
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
Logicisrare. Thereforeitisuponthelogicratherthanuponthecrimethatyoushoulddwell. Youhavedegradedwhatshouldhavebeenacourseoflecturesintoaseriesoftales."
Itwasacoldmorningoftheearlyspring,andwesatafterbreakfastoneithersideofacheeryfireintheoldroomatBakerStreet. Athickfogrolleddownbetweenthelinesofdun-colouredhouses,andtheopposingwindowsloomedlikedark,shapelessblursthroughtheheavyyellowwreaths. Ourgaswaslitandshoneonthewhiteclothandglimmerofchinaandmetal,forthetablehadnotbeenclearedyet. SherlockHolmeshadbeensilentallthemorning,dippingcontinuouslyintotheadvertisementcolumnsofasuccessionofpapersuntilatlast,havingapparentlygivenuphissearch,hehademergedinnoverysweettempertolecturemeuponmyliteraryshortcomings.
"Atthesametime,"heremarkedafterapause,duringwhichhehadsatpuffingathislongpipeandgazingdownintothefire,"youcanhardlybeopentoachargeofsensationalism,foroutofthesecaseswhichyouhavebeensokindastointerestyourselfin,afairproportiondonottreatofcrime,initslegalsense,atall. ThesmallmatterinwhichIendeavouredtohelptheKingofBohemia,thesingularexperienceofMissMarySutherland,theproblemconnectedwiththemanwiththetwistedlip,andtheincidentofthenoblebachelor,wereallmatterswhichareoutsidethepaleofthelaw. Butinavoidingthesensational,Ifearthatyoumayhaveborderedonthetrivial."
"Theendmayhavebeenso,"Ianswered,"butthemethodsIholdtohavebeennovelandofinterest."
"Pshaw,mydearfellow,whatdothepublic,thegreatunobservantpublic,whocouldhardlytellaweaverbyhistoothoracompositorbyhisleftthumb,careaboutthefinershadesofanalysisanddeduction!
