-
Главная
-
- Книги
-
- Авторы
-
- Артур Конан Дойл
-
- Собака Баскервиллей
-
- Стр. 156/157
Для того чтобы воспользоваться озвучкой предложений, необходимо
Войти или зарегистрироваться
Озвучка предложений доступна при наличии PRO-доступа
Купить PRO-доступ
With
characteristic
promptness
and
audacity
he
set
about
this
at
once
,
and
we
can
not
doubt
that
the
boots
or
chamber-maid
of
the
hotel
was
well
bribed
to
help
him
in
his
design
.
By
chance
,
however
,
the
first
boot
which
was
procured
for
him
was
a
new
one
and
,
therefore
,
useless
for
his
purpose
.
He
then
had
it
returned
and
obtained
another
--
a
most
instructive
incident
,
since
it
proved
conclusively
to
my
mind
that
we
were
dealing
with
a
real
hound
,
as
no
other
supposition
could
explain
this
anxiety
to
obtain
an
old
boot
and
this
indifference
to
a
new
one
.
The
more
outre
and
grotesque
an
incident
is
the
more
carefully
it
deserves
to
be
examined
,
and
the
very
point
which
appears
to
complicate
a
case
is
,
when
duly
considered
and
scientifically
handled
,
the
one
which
is
most
likely
to
elucidate
it
.
"
Then
we
had
the
visit
from
our
friends
next
morning
,
shadowed
always
by
Stapleton
in
the
cab
.
From
his
knowledge
of
our
rooms
and
of
my
appearance
,
as
well
as
from
his
general
conduct
,
I
am
inclined
to
think
that
Stapleton
's
career
of
crime
has
been
by
no
means
limited
to
this
single
Baskerville
affair
.
It
is
suggestive
that
during
the
last
three
years
there
have
been
four
considerable
burglaries
in
the
West
Country
,
for
none
of
which
was
any
criminal
ever
arrested
.
The
last
of
these
,
at
Folkestone
Court
,
in
May
,
was
remarkable
for
the
cold-blooded
pistoling
of
the
page
,
who
surprised
the
masked
and
solitary
burglar
.
I
can
not
doubt
that
Stapleton
recruited
his
waning
resources
in
this
fashion
,
and
that
for
years
he
has
been
a
desperate
and
dangerous
man
.
"
We
had
an
example
of
his
readiness
of
resource
that
morning
when
he
got
away
from
us
so
successfully
,
and
also
of
his
audacity
in
sending
back
my
own
name
to
me
through
the
cabman
.
From
that
moment
he
understood
that
I
had
taken
over
the
case
in
London
,
and
that
therefore
there
was
no
chance
for
him
there
.
He
returned
to
Dartmoor
and
awaited
the
arrival
of
the
baronet
.
"
"
One
moment
!
"
said
I.
"
You
have
,
no
doubt
,
described
the
sequence
of
events
correctly
,
but
there
is
one
point
which
you
have
left
unexplained
.
What
became
of
the
hound
when
its
master
was
in
London
?
"
"
I
have
given
some
attention
to
this
matter
and
it
is
undoubtedly
of
importance
.
There
can
be
no
question
that
Stapleton
had
a
confidant
,
though
it
is
unlikely
that
he
ever
placed
himself
in
his
power
by
sharing
all
his
plans
with
him
.
There
was
an
old
manservant
at
Merripit
House
,
whose
name
was
Anthony
.
His
connection
with
the
Stapletons
can
be
traced
for
several
years
,
as
far
back
as
the
schoolmastering
days
,
so
that
he
must
have
been
aware
that
his
master
and
mistress
were
really
husband
and
wife
.
This
man
has
disappeared
and
has
escaped
from
the
country
.
It
is
suggestive
that
Anthony
is
not
a
common
name
in
England
,
while
Antonio
is
so
in
all
Spanish
or
Spanish-American
countries
.
The
man
,
like
Mrs.
Stapleton
herself
,
spoke
good
English
,
but
with
a
curious
lisping
accent
.
I
have
myself
seen
this
old
man
cross
the
Grimpen
Mire
by
the
path
which
Stapleton
had
marked
out
.
It
is
very
probable
,
therefore
,
that
in
the
absence
of
his
master
it
was
he
who
cared
for
the
hound
,
though
he
may
never
have
known
the
purpose
for
which
the
beast
was
used
.
"
The
Stapletons
then
went
down
to
Devonshire
,
whither
they
were
soon
followed
by
Sir
Henry
and
you
.
One
word
now
as
to
how
I
stood
myself
at
that
time
.
It
may
possibly
recur
to
your
memory
that
when
I
examined
the
paper
upon
which
the
printed
words
were
fastened
I
made
a
close
inspection
for
the
water-mark
.
In
doing
so
I
held
it
within
a
few
inches
of
my
eyes
,
and
was
conscious
of
a
faint
smell
of
the
scent
known
as
white
jessamine
.
There
are
seventy-five
perfumes
,
which
it
is
very
necessary
that
a
criminal
expert
should
be
able
to
distinguish
from
each
other
,
and
cases
have
more
than
once
within
my
own
experience
depended
upon
their
prompt
recognition
.
The
scent
suggested
the
presence
of
a
lady
,
and
already
my
thoughts
began
to
turn
towards
the
Stapletons
.
Thus
I
had
made
certain
of
the
hound
,
and
had
guessed
at
the
criminal
before
ever
we
went
to
the
west
country
.
"
It
was
my
game
to
watch
Stapleton
.
It
was
evident
,
however
,
that
I
could
not
do
this
if
I
were
with
you
,
since
he
would
be
keenly
on
his
guard
.
I
deceived
everybody
,
therefore
,
yourself
included
,
and
I
came
down
secretly
when
I
was
supposed
to
be
in
London
.
My
hardships
were
not
so
great
as
you
imagined
,
though
such
trifling
details
must
never
interfere
with
the
investigation
of
a
case
.
I
stayed
for
the
most
part
at
Coombe
Tracey
,
and
only
used
the
hut
upon
the
moor
when
it
was
necessary
to
be
near
the
scene
of
action
.
Cartwright
had
come
down
with
me
,
and
in
his
disguise
as
a
country
boy
he
was
of
great
assistance
to
me
.
I
was
dependent
upon
him
for
food
and
clean
linen
.
When
I
was
watching
Stapleton
,
Cartwright
was
frequently
watching
you
,
so
that
I
was
able
to
keep
my
hand
upon
all
the
strings
.
"
I
have
already
told
you
that
your
reports
reached
me
rapidly
,
being
forwarded
instantly
from
Baker
Street
to
Coombe
Tracey
.
They
were
of
great
service
to
me
,
and
especially
that
one
incidentally
truthful
piece
of
biography
of
Stapleton
's
.
I
was
able
to
establish
the
identity
of
the
man
and
the
woman
and
knew
at
last
exactly
how
I
stood
.
The
case
had
been
considerably
complicated
through
the
incident
of
the
escaped
convict
and
the
relations
between
him
and
the
Barrymores
.
This
also
you
cleared
up
in
a
very
effective
way
,
though
I
had
already
come
to
the
same
conclusions
from
my
own
observations
.
"
By
the
time
that
you
discovered
me
upon
the
moor
I
had
a
complete
knowledge
of
the
whole
business
,
but
I
had
not
a
case
which
could
go
to
a
jury
.
