Приключения Шерлока Холмса
A Case of Identity
"Icannotnowentirelyseeallthestepsofyourreasoning,"Iremarked.
"Well,ofcourseitwasobviousfromthefirstthatthisMr.HosmerAngelmusthavesomestrongobjectforhiscuriousconduct,anditwasequallyclearthattheonlymanwhoreallyprofitedbytheincident,asfaraswecouldsee,wasthestepfather. Thenthefactthatthetwomenwerenevertogether,butthattheonealwaysappearedwhentheotherwasaway,wassuggestive. Sowerethetintedspectaclesandthecuriousvoice,whichbothhintedatadisguise,asdidthebushywhiskers. Mysuspicionswereallconfirmedbyhispeculiaractionintypewritinghissignature,which,ofcourse,inferredthathishandwritingwassofamiliartoherthatshewouldrecognizeeventhesmallestsampleofit. Youseealltheseisolatedfacts,togetherwithmanyminorones,allpointedinthesamedirection."
"Andhowdidyouverifythem?"
"Havingoncespottedmyman,itwaseasytogetcorroboration. Iknewthefirmforwhichthismanworked. Havingtakentheprinteddescription. Ieliminatedeverythingfromitwhichcouldbetheresultofadisguise—thewhiskers,theglasses,thevoice,andIsentittothefirm,witharequestthattheywouldinformmewhetheritansweredtothedescriptionofanyoftheirtravellers. Ihadalreadynoticedthepeculiaritiesofthetypewriter,andIwrotetothemanhimselfathisbusinessaddressaskinghimifhewouldcomehere. AsIexpected,hisreplywastypewrittenandrevealedthesametrivialbutcharacteristicdefects. ThesamepostbroughtmealetterfromWesthouse&Marbank,ofFenchurchStreet,tosaythatthedescriptiontalliedineveryrespectwiththatoftheiremployee,JamesWindibank. Voilatout!"
"AndMissSutherland?"
