Аннотация
Dennis L. McKiernan
The Dragonstone
Foreword
In looking out there, I see a lot of red slippers scattered across the Mithgarian landscape, each just waiting to be examined, for each has a tale to tell if I can but scrutinize it closely.
Red slippers? Red slippers? What in the world is he talking about?
Just this:
Although to my knowledge this never happened, still I can imagine Watson beginning a narrative as follows: "It was soon after Holmes and I had resolved the peculiar case of the singular red slipper, when there came a knock on the door of our quarters at 221-B Baker Street. As I set aside the paper and prepared to answer the summons, Holmes put a finger to his lips and hissed, 'Do not under any circumstance, Watson, open the door without your pistol in hand, for it can be none other than the Bengalian assassin…' "
Watson would then go on to illuminate us as to the fascinating case of the circular cord.
But you know what? ...
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