“And that’s the story of the Musgrave Ritual, Watson (такова история «Обряда /дома/ Месгрейвов», Ватсон). They have the crown down at Hurlstone (корона хранится в Херлстоне) — though they had some legal bother and a considerable sum to pay (хотя им /владельцам/ пришлось перенести некоторые юридические хлопоты и заплатить значительную сумму; to bother — надоедать, беспокоить) before they were allowed to retain it (прежде чем им позволили оставить ее /у себя/; to retain — удерживать; сохранять). I am sure that if you mentioned my name (уверен, что если вы упомянете мое имя) they would be happy to show it to you (они с радостью покажут ее вам). Of the woman nothing was ever heard (о той женщине больше ничего не слышали), and the probability is that she got away out of England (вероятно, она покинула Англию; probability — вероятность, возможность; to get away — удирать; уезжать) and carried herself and the memory of her crime to some land beyond the seas (и увезла память о своем преступлении в заморские края: «в страну за морями»).”

descendant [dI'send@nt], son [sVn], crown [kraun], legal ['li:g(@)l]

“‘Ah, there you lay your finger upon the one point which we shall probably never be able to clear up. It is likely that the Musgrave who held the secret died in the interval, and by some oversight left this guide to his descendant without explaining the meaning of it. From that day to this it has been handed down from father to son, until at last it came within reach of a man who tore its secret out of it and lost his life in the venture.’

“And that’s the story of the Musgrave Ritual, Watson. They have the crown down at Hurlstone — though they had some legal bother and a considerable sum to pay before they were allowed to retain it. I am sure that if you mentioned my name they would be happy to show it to you. Of the woman nothing was ever heard, and the probability is that she got away out of England and carried herself and the memory of her crime to some land beyond the seas.”

The Noble Bachelor

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