아서 코난 도일 (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930)
■ 셜록 홈즈 단편집 1892.Adventures, 1894.Memoirs , ■ 셜록 홈즈 장편집 1887.A Study in Scarlet, 1890.The Sign of Four, 1902.The Hound of the Baskervilles,
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The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet - Page 6 of 6 "Is it possible?" gasped the banker. "You then roused his anger by calling him names at a moment when he felt that he had deserved your warmest thanks. He could not explain the true state of affairs without betraying one who certainly deserved little enough consideration at his hands. He took the more chivalrous view, however, and preserved her secret." "And that was why she shrieked and fainted when she saw the coronet," cried Mr. Holder. "Oh, my God! what a blind fool I have been! And his asking to be allowed to go out for five minutes! The dear fellow wanted to see if the missing piece were at the scene of the struggle. How cruelly I have misjudged him!' "When I arrived at the house," continued Holmes, "I at once went very carefully round it to observe if there were any traces in the snow which might help me. I knew that none had fallen since the evening before, and also that there had been a strong frost to preserve impressions. I passed along the tradesmen's path, but found it all trampled down and indistinguishable. Just beyond it, however, at the far side of the kitchen door, a woman had stood and talked with a man, whose round impressions on one side showed that he had a wooden leg. I could even tell that they had been disturbed, for the woman had run back swiftly to the door, as was shown by the deep toe and light heel marks, while Wooden-leg had waited a little, and then had gone away. I thought at the time that this might be the maid and her sweetheart, of whom you had already spoken to me, and inquiry showed it was so. I passed round the garden without seeing anything more than random tracks, which I took to be the police; but when I got into the stable lane a very long and complex story was written in the snow in front of me. "There was a double line of tracks of a booted man, and a second double line which I saw with delight belonged to a man with naked feet. I was at once convinced from what you had told me that the latter was your son. The first had walked both ways, but the other had run swiftly, and as his tread was marked in places over the depression of the boot, it was obvious that he had passed after the other. I followed them up and found they led to the hall window, where Boots had worn all the snow away while waiting. Then I walked to the other end, which was a hundred yards or more down the lane. I saw where Boots had faced round, where the snow was cut up as though there had been a struggle, and, finally, where a few drops of blood had fallen, to show me that I was not mistaken. Boots had then run down the lane, and another little smudge of blood showed that it was he who had been hurt. When he came to the highroad at the other end, I found that the pavement had been cleared, so there was an end to that clew. "On entering the house, however, I examined, as you remember, the sill and framework of the hall window with my lens, and I could at once see that someone had passed out. I could distinguish the outline of an instep where the wet foot had been placed in coming in. I was then beginning to be able to form an opinion as to what had occurred. A man had waited outside the window; someone had brought the gems; the deed had been overseen by your son; he had pursued the thief; had struggled with him; they had each tugged at the coronet, their united strength causing injuries which neither alone could have effected. He had returned with the prize, but had left a fragment in the grasp of his opponent. So far I was clear. The question now was, who was the man and who was it brought him the coronet? "It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. Now, I knew that it was not you who had brought it down, so there only remained your niece and the maids. But if it were the maids, why should your son allow himself to be accused in their place? There could be no possible reason. As he loved his cousin, however, there was an excellent explanation why he should retain her secret--the more so as the secret was a disgraceful one. When I remembered that you had seen her at that window, and how she had fainted on seeing the coronet again, my conjecture became a certainty. "And who could it be who was her confederate? A lover evidently, for who else could outweigh the love and gratitude which she must feel to you? I knew that you went out little, and that your circle of friends was a very limited one. But among them was Sir George Burnwell. I had heard of him before as being a man of evil reputation among women. It must have been he who wore those boots and retained the missing gems. Even though he knew that Arthur had discovered him, he might still flatter himself that he was safe, for the lad could not say a word without compromising his own family. "Well, your own good sense will suggest what measures I took next. I went in the shape of a loafer to Sir George's house, managed to pick up an acquaintance with his valet, learned that his master had cut his head the night before, and, finally, at the expense of six shillings, made all sure by buying a pair of his cast-off shoes. With these I journeyed down to Streatham and saw that they exactly fitted the tracks." "I saw an ill-dressed vagabond in the lane yesterday evening," said Mr. Holder. "Precisely. It was I. I found that I had my man, so I came home and changed my clothes. It was a delicate part which I had to play then, for I saw that a prosecution must be avoided to avert scandal, and I knew that so astute a villain would see that our hands were tied in the matter. I went and saw him. At first, of course, he denied everything. But when I gave him every particular that had occurred, he tried to bluster and took down a life-preserver from the wall. I knew my man, however, and I clapped a pistol to his head before he could strike. Then he became a little more reasonable. I told him that we would give him a price for the stones he held 1000 pounds apiece. That brought out the first signs of grief that he had shown. 'Why, dash it all!' said he, 'I've let them go at six hundred for the three!' I soon managed to get the address of the receiver who had them, on promising him that there would be no prosecution. Off I set to him, and after much chaffering I got our stones at 1000 pounds apiece. Then I looked in upon your son, told him that all was right, and eventually got to my bed about two o'clock, after what I may call a really hard day's work." "A day which has saved England from a great public scandal," said the banker, rising. "Sir, I cannot find words to thank you, but you shall not find me ungrateful for what you have done. Your skill has indeed exceeded all that I have heard of it. And now I must fly to my dear boy to apologize to him for the wrong which I have done him. As to what you tell me of poor Mary, it goes to my very heart. Not even your skill can inform me where she is now." "I think that we may safely say," returned Holmes, "that she is wherever Sir George Burnwell is. It is equally certain, too, that whatever her sins are, they will soon receive a more than sufficient punishment." |
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264 | 셜록홈즈 관련서적 명탐정 셜록 홈즈의 모험 | joker |
2011-03-11 | 1949 | 1 |
263 | The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge 2. The Tiger of San Pedro | joker |
2019-01-11 | 2063 | |
262 | The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge 1. The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles | joker |
2019-01-11 | 3717 | |
261 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes 13. The Adventure of the Second Stain | joker |
2018-04-18 | 2838 | |
260 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes 12. The Adventure of the Abbey Grange | joker |
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259 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes 11. The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter | joker |
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258 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes 10. The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez | joker |
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257 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes 09. The Adventure of the Three Students | joker |
2018-04-18 | 1810 | |
256 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes 08. The Adventure of the Six Napoleons | joker |
2018-04-18 | 1838 | |
255 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes 07. The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton | joker |
2018-04-18 | 1821 | |
254 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes 06. The Adventure of Black Peter | joker |
2018-03-21 | 5934 | |
253 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes 05. The Adventure of the Priory School | joker |
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252 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes 04. The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist | joker |
2018-03-21 | 1893 | |
251 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes 03. The Adventure of the Dancing Men | joker |
2018-03-09 | 1818 | |
250 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes 02. The Adventure of the Norwood Builder | joker |
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249 | The Return of Sherlock Holmes 01. The Adventure of the Empty House | joker |
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248 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Adventure XII. - The Cardboard Box | cyber |
2018-03-06 | 1873 | |
247 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Adventure XI. The Final Problem | cyber |
2018-03-06 | 1845 | |
246 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Adventure X. The Naval Treaty | cyber |
2018-03-06 | 1849 | |
245 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Adventure IX. The Greek Interpreter | cyber |
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244 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Adventure VIII. The Resident Patient | cyber |
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243 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Adventure VII. The Crooked Man | cyber |
2018-03-05 | 1877 | |
242 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Adventure VI. The Reigate Puzzle | cyber |
2018-03-05 | 1766 | |
241 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Adventure V. The Musgrave Ritual | cyber |
2018-03-01 | 1833 | |
240 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Adventure IV. The "Gloria Scott" | cyber |
2018-03-01 | 1844 | |
239 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Adventure III. The Stock-Broker's Clerk | cyber |
2018-03-01 | 1964 | |
238 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Adventure II. The Yellow Face | cyber |
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237 | Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Adventure I. Silver Blaze | cyber |
2018-03-01 | 1992 | |
236 | The Copper Beeches 너도밤나무집 - Page 05 | joker |
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