"If he had been one there was no reason to believe that he had ceased to be. On the contrary, from his point of view, any sudden change would be likely to draw attention to himself. He would, probably, for a time at least, continue to perform his duties. There was no reason to suppose that he was going under an assumed name. Why should he change his name in a country where no one knew his original one? I therefore organized my Street Arab detective corps, and sent them systematically to every cab proprietor in London until they ferreted out the man that I wanted. How well they succeeded, and how quickly I took advantage of it, are still fresh in your recollection. The murder of Stangerson was an incident which was entirely unexpected, but which could hardly in any case have been prevented. Through it, as you know, I came into possession of the pills, the existence of which I had already surmised. You see the whole thing is a chain of logical sequences without a break or flaw."

"It is wonderful!" I cried (чудесно, — вскричал я). "Your merits should be publicly recognized (ваши заслуги должны быть публично признаны). You should publish an account of the case (вам следует опубликовать отчет об этом деле). If you won't, I will for you (если вы этого не сделаете, я сделаю это за вас)."

"You may do what you like, Doctor (можете делать, что хотите, доктор)," he answered. "See here!" he continued, handing a paper over to me (посмотрите здесь, — продолжал он, протягивая мне газету; to hand — давать, передавать, вручать), "look at this (взгляните на это)!"

It was the Echo for the day (это была сегодняшняя «Эхо»), and the paragraph to which he pointed was devoted to the case in question (и статья, на которую он указывал, была посвящена нашему делу: «делу под вопросом»; paragraph — краткая газетная заметка).

recognize ['reknaz], account ['kaunt], paragraph ['paerr:f]

"It is wonderful!" I cried. "Your merits should be publicly recognized. You should publish an account of the case. If you won't, I will for you."

"You may do what you like, Doctor," he answered. "See here!" he continued, handing a paper over to me, "look at this!"

It was the Echo for the day, and the paragraph to which he pointed was devoted to the case in question.