Doors stood Lestreyd after the conversation we did not hear its steps on the stairs. But where did get to its self-confidence, its usual dandyism? On its face was written confusion and the anxiety, the rumpled clothing was bespattered by mud obviously, it arrived about by something to confer with Sherlock Holmes, because, after seeing its associate, it was confused and vexed. It stood among the room, is nervous terebya hat, and, it seemed, he did not know how to enter. Sovershenno the unprecedented case, it pronounced finally, incomprehensibly intricate matter!of Neuzheli, mister lestreyd! to torzhestvuyushche it exclaimed Gregson. did not doubt, that you will arrive at this conclusion. It did be possible for you to find secretary, mister Joseph stendzhersona? Mister Joseph stendzherson, by serious tone said Lestreyd, were killed in the hotel Of "khollidey" is today about six hour the morning. the Neozhidannaya and important news, which brought to us lestreyd, it slightly stupefied all us. Gregson jumped from the armchair, strait to the floor the remainders of whisky with the water. Sherlock Holmes moved eyebrows and strongly lips, and I silently was set to it.of I Of stendzherson also... it muttered Kholms. the matter it is complicated. Ono even without that is sufficiently complicated, did mutter Lestreyd, undertaking stul. but it seems it did please to the military council? A you... you accurately know that it ubit? hesitating, asked Gregson. ya was recently in its room, it answered Lestreyd. I the first revealed its corpse. A we here listened to Gregsona, which in its own way solved riddle, it noted Kholms. be so kind, describe to us that you saw and that they had time to make. Pozhaluysta, answered Lestreyd, being seated to stul. I will not cut, I it were held that opinion that Stendzherson was mixed in the murder Of drebbera. Today's event proved that I made mistakes. That obsessed by thought about its participation, I decided to explain, where it and that with it. The third number in the evening, approximately in half of the ninth, them they saw together on The yustonskom station. At two P.M. the corpse Of drebbera they found to Brikston-roud. Consequently, I had to learn, that made Stendzherson between half of the ninth and that hour, when crime was perfected, and where it got to after this. I sent to Liverpool telegram, reported the signs Of stendzhersona and requested to trace the steamships, which go out to America. Then I travelled over all hotels and meblirovannye rooms in the region Of yustonskogo station. You do see, I discussed as follows: if they with Drebberom parted in the station, then most likely secretary will spend the night somewhere hereabout, and in the morning again he will appear to the station. Oni, probably, previously they agreed about the rendezvous point, put Holmes. Tak proved to be. Yesterday's evening I spent on the searches For stendzhersona, but it is unsuccessful. Today it began to search for it from the early morning and eight hours reached finally the hotel Of "khollidey" on Little-George- Street. To a question, does not live here mister stendzherson, they immediately answered me affirmatively. Vy, probably that gentleman, whom it waits, they said to me. On awaits you already two days. A where it seychas? it asked .to U itself it is above, he still will sleep. It requested to wake it into nine. ya itself it I will wake, it said , I thought that my sudden arrival will take it unaware and from the unexpected contingency it can let out a secret about the murder. Koridornyy was caused to carry out me to his room it was on the second floor and it left into uzen'kiy koridorchik. After showing me his door, corridor went was downward, when suddenly I saw such, from what, in spite of my twenty-year experience, i hardly did not become badly. The slender red strip of the blood was twisted from under the door, it intersected the floor of koridorchika and was formed puddle in opposite wall. I involuntarily yelled; corridor was immediately returned. After seeing the blood, it nearly flapped without feelings, door proved to be closed from within, but we landed by its arms and broke into the room. Window was opened, and near it on the floor, after writhing, lay man at the night jacket. He was dead, and, obviously, already long ago: corpse had time to become numb. We overturned it to the back, and corridor confirmed that this is that person himself, which lived in their hotel by the name of Joseph stendzherson. Death began from the strong blow by knife into the left side; must be, knife reserve heart. And here was revealed quite strange. How you do think that we did see above the corpse?
Prezhde how Holmes had time to answer, I felt that I will now hear something terrible, and in me along the skin ants crawled. Slovo "Rache", written by the blood, said Holmes.
Da, imenno. in the voice Of lestreyda sounded superstitious fear.
