Milverton, the main supplier of this organization, resulted in Moriarty losing his nerve. You never said anything about it to me. I enjoyed fighting him one on one. At times the horror of knowing about his crimes gave way to the admiration for his mastership. But Moriarty made one little slip, that he shouldn't have made. His enemy was the love for cheap effects. The passion for symbols, like the monogram with crossed swords. Do you remember the letter that Lady Hacksley gave us? - He wrote that letter? - No doubt. He knew right away, that the monogram would attract my attention and sounded the alarm. Those papers must mean a lot to him. They're invaluable. The first attempt at deciphering them gave me the complete list of his gang-members. Something like a roster? Absolutely correct. All I need now is a few days of work, and Moriarty and his accomplices will be put behind bars. It will be the biggest trial in our history, and I will be the witness. And according to inexorable logic there's only one thing that can save Moriarty - the death of the key witness. So, dear Watson, I am a very dangerous companion, and you can still change your mind and disembark. I didn't want to offend you, my friend. In that case we shall leave together. I've already instructed the conductor about our luggage. God dammit, I underestimated Moriarty! - You think it's him? - No doubt. He could have taken an express train, but Moriarty preferred to use a self-propelled carriage. One might think, that we are the real criminals, and not them. Why didn't you arrest Moriarty? That would make senseless the deciphering of his letters. We would catch the big fish, but small fry would get away. How fast does a telegram from Switzerland travel here? I think it takes about 24 hours. 24 hours! That means, no later than on Monday all of them will be in the hands of the police. - But how? - Elementary, Watson! Well if I'm not Sherlock Holmes! Welcome, Mr. Holmes! Don't you remember me? Peter Steiler Junior. I didn't expect to see you here. I was one of the accomplices in the case of the theft of the cupid's head from the Royal Museum. They let me out on parole for exemplary behavior. I bought a small house here, In Meyeringene. - Small world. - And that is wonderful! By the way, there's a telegram for you from London, Mr. Holmes. Moriarty? I should have foreseen it. They caught the whole gang, except him. He got away, even though I've given the police all the leads. I should have known he's too tough a nut for them. You know, Watson, you will have to go back to London. I was never so dangerous a companion as I am now. Moriarty lost everything. If he stays back in London, that'll be the end of him. Now he will try to avenge himself on me. He warned me when we met: Either he destroys me or he will be dead. Watson, get back! Landslides are a common thing around here. Perhaps. I will allow myself a little advice as to what you should see around here. Have a look at this. If you're here you can't miss the Reichenbach Falls! This picturesque path takes you to the village Rosenlau. About halfway from here, if you make a small detour you will see something quite unusual. I'm all for it! We are in the mood for encounters with the unusual. If you pardon my curiosity, what did you need the cupid's head for? All my life I've been attracted to beautiful things. I couldn't resist. Watson! There it is! A perfect choice of location! Who chose it? The Reichenbach Falls! Immaculate taste! I think, Watson, I didn't live my life for nothing. Why such gloomy words? And why in the past tense? Even if my life comes to an end now, I turn back and look at it with a feeling of emotional satisfaction. I have made the air of London cleaner. I don't like your mood. You have solved thousands of cases, and at all times optimism ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Возвращение на английском - текст Просто кровь на английском - текст Кулл-завоеватель на английском - текст Вкус Сайры на английском - текст Великая война демонов на английском |