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"Is there anything else I can do for you, my friend?" he asked.

"Give me a match and a cigarette."

I nearly cried out in my surprise. Holmes was speak- ing in his usual voice, the voice I knew. There was a long silence and I f elt that Smith was looking with surprise at his companion.

"What is the meaning of this?" I heard him say at last.

"I am a good actor. The best way of acting a part successfully is to live it. I give you my word that for three days I haven't eaten and drunk anything because I wanted to feel and look ill. It was cigarettes that I missed most. Ah, here are some cigarettes»

He struck a match.

"That's much better. Halloa! halloa! Do you hear the steps of a friend?"

The door opened and Inspector Morton appeared.

"This is your man," said Holmes.

"I arrest you on the charge of murdering" Victor Savage," said the Inspector.

"And you might add of the attempted murder" of Sherlock Holmes," said Holmes smiling. "To save me the trouble, Inspector, Mr. Culverton Smith was good enough to give our signal by turning up the gas. By the way," the prisoner has a small box in his pocket. It would be well to take it from him. Thank you. But be very careful. Put it down here. It may be of use" in the trial."

Smith tried to struggle with the Inspector. A minute later, however, I heard the sound of the closing handcuffs.

"A nice trap!" cried Smith. "He asked me to come to help him. I was sorry for him and I came. Now he will

Lie as you like, Holmes, my word is as good as yours."

"Good heavens!" cried Holmes. "I have forgotten about him. My dear Watson, I am so sorry. I needn't introduce you to Mr. Culverton Smith because you met earlier in the evening. Have you a cab, Inspector? I'll follow you when I am dressed because I may be of some use at the Police Station."

When the inspectar and the prisoner had left his room Holmes asked me if I was angry with him.

"You see," he said. "I had to make Mrs. Hudson and you believe that I was really ill. If you had known the truth you wouldn't have been able to make Smith come to me. You are not good at pretending."

"But Holmes, you really looked ill."

"Well, you can't look well if you haven't eaten for three days."

"But why didn't you allow me to come near you?"

"Can you ask, Watson? Do you imagine I have no respect for your medical talents? If you had come nearer, you would have known I was not dying at all. But don't touch the box, Watson. It was a box like this that brought death to Victor Savage. I am always very careful with all my correspondence. It was, however, clear to me that only by pretending" that Smith had really succeeded with his plan I could make him tell me the truth. And I have succeeded. Thank you, Watson. You must help me with my coat. When we have finished at the police station, we shall go to a restaurant and have our dinner."

NOTES:

contagions – заразная;

keep your distance – держитесь подальше;

Good heavens! – Боже мой!

ivory box – шкатулка из слоновой кости;

mantelpiece – камин;

he was raving – он бредил;

sugar-tongs – сахарные щипцы;

begged – умолял;

an amateur – любитель;

has a high opinion of you – высокого мнения о Вас;

Oh, that's it. – Так вот в чем дело;

much franker – гораздо откровеннее;

strange coincidence – странное совпадение значения;

just about the time – примерно в то же время;

that I missed most – чего мне больше всего не хватает;

on the charge of murdering – по обвинению в убийстве;

the attempted murder – попытка убийства;

by the way – кстати говоря;

may be of use – может пригодиться;

only by pretending – только притворившись.

Exercises and Assignments on the Text

Упражнения и Задания по Тексту

Assignment # One – Задание № 1

Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. Why did Mrs. Husdon come to Watson's place one day?

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2. Why was Watson shocked when he saw Holmes? What did Holmes tell him?

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3. Whom did Holmes ask Watson to call?

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4. Why did Holmes think that he had an Eastern disease?

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5. What did Holmes and Smith speak about?

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6. Why did Inspector Morton suddenly come and what did Holmes tell him about Smith?

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7. How did Holmes explain his behaviour to Watson?

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Assignment # Two – Задание № 2

Найдите в тексте все Глаголы неправильного спряжения и Заполните таблицу, давая их формы. Перед выполнением Упражнений 5 и 6 Вам необходимо ознакомиться с параграфами 48, 49, 50 и 51 5 Главы «Глагол» 1 Части «Части Речи в Английском языке» Первого тома Единого Грамматического комплекса. Всю необходимую Вам справочную информацию Вы можете найти во Втором томе в Приложениях «Таблица Времен Активного и Пассивного залогов». Проверить употребление форм причастий 1 и 2 (Participles 1 & 2) (вторая, третья и четвертая формы глаголов) можно по Таблицам “Спряжение Неправильных глаголов». Обращаю внимание на то, что таблиц две: в одной дается список неправильных глаголов в алфавитном порядке – ее я рекомендую применять для быстрого поиска необходимого слова, во второй глаголы даны по типам образования формы – на эту таблицу необходимо ориентироваться при заучивании наизусть:

Assignment # Three – Задание № 3

Найдите в тексте все предложения, содержащие Прямую речь (Direct Speech) и переделайте их в Косвенную речь (Indirect Speech). Перед выполнением Упражнения Вам необходимо ознакомиться с параграфами 69, 70 и 71 «Прямая и Косвенная речь» 5 Главы «Глагол» 1 Части «Части Речи в Английском языке» Первого тома Единого Грамматического комплекса. Всю необходимую Вам справочную информацию Вы можете найти во Втором томе