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Английский язык с Шерлоком Холмсом. Второй сборник рассказовOne more question, Mr. Holmes (еще один вопрос, мистер Холмс). From an expression which my husband dropped in the first shock of this disaster (из слов: «из выражения», которые мой муж обронил в первом потрясении от этого несчастья = сразу после несчастья) I understood that terrible public consequences might arise from the loss of this document (я поняла, что ужасные государственные последствия могут возникнуть из-за пропажи этого документа). resource [rxz:s], career [kЌxrЌ], doubt [daut], disaster [dxz:stЌ] You must see that this is so, madam. If your husband thinks fit to keep you in the dark over this matter, is it for me, who has only learned the true facts under the pledge of professional secrecy, to tell what he has withheld? It is not fair to ask it. It is him whom you must ask. I have asked him. I come to you as a last resource. But without your telling me anything definite, Mr. Holmes, you may do a great service if you would enlighten me on one point. What is it, madam? Is my husbands political career likely to suffer through this incident? Well, madam, unless it is set right it may certainly have a very unfortunate effect ...» | Код для вставки книги в блог HTML
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