Лучшие расследования Шерлока Холмса / The Best of Sherlock Holmes. Артур Конан Дойл
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      He walked swiftly round from one to the other, pausing only at the large one which looked from the hall onto the stable lane. This he opened and made a very careful examination of the sill with his powerful magnifying lens. “Now we shall go upstairs,” said he at last.

      The banker’s dressing-room was a plainly furnished little chamber, with a grey carpet, a large bureau, and a long mirror. Holmes went to the bureau first and looked hard at the lock.

      “Which key was used to open it?” he asked.

      “That which my son himself indicated – that of the cupboard of the lumber-room.”

      “Have you it here?”

      “That is it on the dressing-table.”

      Sherlock Holmes took it up and opened the bureau.

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      Примечания

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      Cocaine was a legal drug at that time.

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      Trincomalee – a port in Sri Lanka

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      a spirit case and a gasogene – a spirit case (aka tantalus) was a Victorian locked cabinet to store spirits. A gasogene was a special decanter for making carbonated water.

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      Bohemia – a historical region in Central Europe; now it’s a part of Czech Republic. By the end of the 19th century Bohemia was a part of Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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      von Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius (1583–1634) – Bohemian military leader who headed the armies of emperor Ferdinand II during the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648). He was assassinated in Cheb (Eger) in 1634. The name “Egria” (mentioned above) is a variation from Eger.

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      brougham – a closed horse-drawn four-wheeled carriage with the driver’s seat outside in the front. It was named after Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux who is believed to invent it.

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      Boswell, James (1740–1795) – a biographer of famous English writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson. Boswell’s “Life of Samuel Johnson” is claimed to be the greatest life story ever written in English. The name of Boswell has become a household name for a very scrupulous diarist.

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      Astrakhan – a karakul lambskin. King’s clothes looked exotic and vulgar in Victorian Britain.

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      Langham – a luxury hotel founded in 1865 as the largest and most modern hotel in London. It still exists as a luxury hotel.

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      bijou villa – “bijou” is a French term for “jewel.” Bijou villa is a French-style small pretty cottage.

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      Chubb lock – a prominent British brand of locks. In the 19th century Chubb locks were widely known for their high security and were used by General Post Office and Her Majesty’s Prison Service.

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      ostlers – it’s a cockney pronunciation of “hostlers”

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      half-and-half – a cocktail, consists of half ale half bitter beer

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      Inner Temple – The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple is one of four London professional associations for barristers providing education and training for its members. The headquarters of the Society are situated near the Temple Church. The area surrounding the Temple church is known as the Temple.

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      Hansom cab – a closed horse-drawn two-wheeled carriage with the driver’s seat above and behind the passengers. Hansom cab had a low centre of gravity to provide safer cornering. It was named after Joseph Hansom who patented it in 1834.

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      license – marriage license, a document issued by ecclesiastical or civil authorities permitting a couple to get married

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      John Hare (1844–1921) – a famous stage actor

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      Ulster – a long loose overcoat made of heavy fabric (tweed, herringbones etc), its name refers to Ulster where it was originally produced. In Victorian Britain it was an informal daytime overcoat.

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      Charing Cross – Charring Cross railway station, a railway terminus opened in 1864 in the City of Westminster. Now it is one of the busiest railway terminals in London.

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