Historical detective.
Historical detective.
Murder on the Pike lake.
(The termination. The beginning in numbers for 20, on September, 27th, 4, 11, 18
October).
First Borisov listened to Ilyin with attention. Then has become gloomy,
In a head from a monotonous voice of the muzhik all as though has clouded
Fog, also the sleepiness not a sleepiness has pulled hard on the assistant ispravnika, and
So, dregs any. Ilyin obviously said lies, invented any details,
Trifles which, on its understanding, should convince
The police chief in its innocence. Borisov all it
Saw, understood, that Ilyin does desperate attempts to get out,
However it turned out at Ilyin badly, and much in its story
It was obviously quite transparent.
- Means, you speak, have come to a city behind purchases, a dress new
To the wife to buy wanted? - Has interrupted, at last, Ilyin Borisov.
- Yes.
- And what have not bought?
- It was not pleasant to Eugene of anything...
- Clearly-clearly. Means, money remained, and you have decided to come in
Tavern. So?
- So.
- Have drunk, had a snack. The wife has carried, and you in lesochek to lake.
To have a rest, so to say, a little.
- All so.
- And then the wife to go home not pohotela?
- Yes, I drag it home, and it in any. To the aunt, speaks,
I will go to spend the night. Well on that also have dispersed.
- Have dispersed, means?
- Yes. I have gone home, and it - to the aunt...
- There is at it no aunt in Svijazhske. And in general any relatives
No.
- Well, means, she has told only, that has gone to the aunt. And
Has gone to whom to another. Perhaps the lover at it here, - already with certain
Call Ilyin has added.
- The lover?
- The lover. To me who knows?
- And you here and so easy release the wife in the late evening
To go it is not known to whom, and itself besides prespokojnenko
You go to the village. Also you bethink, that the wife is not present
Only for the fifth day...
- So, I thought, zagostila...
- And however you have lived with the wife?
- Eleven years, - after some meditation has responded
Ilyin.
- And you, mean, neither a dream, nor spirit did not know, is at your wife
Relatives in Svijazhske or not?
- Did not know.
- Also that, for eleven years it never about that
Has mentioned?
- No.
- Aha. Well it is fine. And an axe, what you in a bench have bought, where have got to?
Ilyin has swallowed, zatravlenno has looked in a dusty window.
- Has lost on pjanke.
- Has lost? And it in lake have found. In the same lake, where you
ubiennuju you the wife has thrown.
- I did not kill. And the axe has lost somewhere. Yes, can, an axe, that
You have found in lake, and mine at all...
- I here only will not understand, - Borisov, not has meditatively told
Paying attention to Ilyin's last words, - what for to you it was
It is necessary, the wife to kill. Where motives?. Well anything, - has rested a sight
The assistant ispravnika in Ilyin's pale face. - we Will understand...
11.
Village Medvedkovo - on right berezhku the Sulitsy-rivers. A place -
Better you will not think up. Court yard all in gardens jablonevyh yes the cherry; on
To spring when everything blossoms, - krasotishcha inexpressible, well it is pure Edem,
Garden paradise. Here where to carry svetlejshemu to prince Potyomkin
Empress Catherine the Great of village country kazat -
Anything and to invent it is not necessary. Court yard strong, pure, in kazhinnom
Court yard - zhivotina, the grass blessing okrest villages are great yes are juicy.
On-over a hill - the small river is fast yes is superficial with fish different:
In the winter when yes fish on holes deep to the bottom will be chilled
Will hide, so from those holes fish though a sieve scoop ali buckets - to
It is a lot of that.
And veins in that village, besides other, Senka Ilyin. Veins, as
It is necessary, for the father with mother and when term has approached, ozhenil it
The father on the daughter of the companion, Feraponta Vasileva, which under
Thirty years was. The maid was, as affected on village,
perestojalaja: neither hay, nor dust. This, actually, and good,
It is important, that honour maiden has been observed, however Marjushka and on
The person such there was a beauty, that in a window will look - a horse prjanet, and at a court yard
Leaves - three days of a dog bark.
It is final: from the person water not to drink, however, if not the house -
Five-walls for young, yes a dowry rich, yes a word, dadennoe
Father Senki Ferapontu on pjanke, - not to happen to that pair on
To village. But - this wedding was necessary to father Senki. It has become scanty for
Last year-two, it was not got on in an economy, and the wife became often
To be ill, and about half a year before wedding cut off to it in hospital zemskoj
The left breast at all as if was not. Ferapont, besides
Dowry, in scales of village simply fantastic, it was promised also to the father
Senkinomu something to throw, for was at the last in one
Pocket it is empty, and in other - anything. And so it also happens.
Certainly, if Senka would become stubborn yes on dybki has risen -
It is not known, as though all and has turned back, however Senka to the father to contradict
Everything did not become and has apprehended, as well as it is necessary to sons obedient yes
roditelev the esteeming.
Lived Senka with the wife in peace, and years flied,
Similar against each other, as if brothers-twins.
Once has dropped out to it to be in night sentry that has got still in
Nine hundred fifth their volost foreman. It was necessary from time to time
To go on village detour and to beat in a wooden beater:
Know-de, thieves and other dashing people, what not all on village sleep,
So bypass this village the party, from a sin podale is better-de.
And though here a year two as have ceased to make the attacks on
Villages and villages "flying teams ekspropriatorov", taking away at
Prosperous bread, cattle and money, vigils night have already become current
Also were a burden not especially.
Together with Simeon has dropped out to be on duty to Vasily Chumakovu, but whether
The muzhik was unwell, whether other what reason was, and it has sent instead of
Itself the daughter, Lizavetu, the maid nimble, live and rather
Very pretty. Was Lizke twenty three years, and years about five already
On Svijazhske it served in parlourmaids, at barynki to one. In a city
- not in village, usages are easier, therefore hazhivali to Lizke
muzhichki, even there was among them one hereditary honourable
The citizen. Well also have woken the maid. It after all ochenno to try
It is necessary, that in the woman at least to years to thirty woman to wake, and
Here - twenty three. And about one month ago its mother has died, well and took it
Back from the city of Chumakov that the house to manage.
And when the maid is woken - far off to feel it is possible, and
Already when nearby... Here both a sight other, and gait, and conversation, and
Blows from such as something attractive with what and sladu is not present.
Have all night long stayed together Simeon with Lizkoj, and when to dawn
There were also first cocks have started a throat to tear up - has understood Senka, that
Was gone. And after this sentry they began to see every day,
Kissed hot furtively as if stole that, and was in these
Kisses for Simeon it is so much sweet, it how much had no for all
Ten just over years with Marej.
Lizke Simeon's courtings liked; the muzhik it was visible - better
On village also you will not find, and once, in one of May nights, when
Its hand has laid down on its knee and has spread upwards, it has not stopped
It...
- What will we do? - Has asked somehow at a dawn
Seeds Lizka. - After all people soon about us learn. The father is already mown.
Is silent, so after all till a time.
- I do not know, - Simeon has responded. - one I know - I can not without you.
- Instead of you can, so marry...
- How it? - Simeon was surprised. - after all I am married!
- Single become.
- Will not give to me to divorce. And the father will kill. Perhaps to leave where?
- That and it, what where? And an economy? The house? What, all to throw?
And to whom we are necessary with a naked bum. Again on another's corners? No,
spasibochki. I have made profit already so, is full up.
- And what to do?
- Think, - has looked to it in eyes Lizka. - If my caresses to you
On customs - think. Perhaps, that you will think up. It again steadfastly
Has looked to it in eyes: - And while - we will not meet bole...
Here Simeon that can be so thin did not think. Without Lizavety
All fell from hands, even to breathe it was difficult, as if around was not
Air, and cotton wool what. It has become green, went on village as plague,
In hope to meet Lizavetu, but that sat at home and eyes not kazala
For gate.
At last, having waited when Vasily Chumakov somewhere left from a court yard,
It has knocked in a gate. Did not open long, noise then was heard
Removed bolt, and the gate was slightly opened.
- That to you? - Has asked Lizaveta.
- Leave, - greedy looking in her eyes, Simeon has asked.
- Leave, people will see.
- Yes let see...
- It to you - let, and me not let, - cut off Lizka.
- Well leave though to look at you, - Simeon has begged. - light
White without you I do not see.
- You that want, that me on all village defamed? With
The muzhik supposedly the married has communicated. Leave.
- So that to me to do? - Simeon has desperately exclaimed.-Kill
To me it, whether that?
- And it your affairs, Simeon Filippovich, - has easy responded
Lizka. - though kill if to own me you want.
And what to do? Love after all not only ohi yes sighs, but also a flour
strashennaja. For for the sake of it, happened, and killed. And if all life in
The uniform person has converged, here not to Bozhiih precepts.
Well and - Simeon Ilyin has ripened, has reached, so to say. Also was born in it
To feverous head the plan. Ranenko in the morning, in one of June days,
Simeon in Svijazhsk has gone, having told, that behind purchases. Has passed
Straight on an old court yard of State oozes also has bought in a bench an axe. Having hidden it
Under hollow an old country jacket in a strip, has reached to
Bosks near the Pike lake, has chosen a place more densely also has hidden an axe
Under the big bush. And then has returned on village, having told to the wife, that
For the next day they will go to a city together therefore as it one to choose
Dress for it, not merjavshi, rather inconveniently.
- What dress? - Maria has asked that day, looking the happy
Eyes on the husband. This summer it from it something was perfect
It is cold, and it did not remember purchase, when it and did for it
Last time.
- At you the ninth name-day was, - looking aside, has told
Simeon. - and I have forgotten, any gift to you have not made. Here
Has thought suddenly, yes I am afraid, the purchase that the wrong...
- Well you, Senja. It is necessary nothing for me.
- Yes as it is not necessary? Look: here this dress on you on
The incense breathes, and ostatnie it is not better. Everything, Maria, do not contradict.
Tomorrow with utrechka - in a city we will set.
And in a city indeed acceptable in benches was a little -
torgovlishka the poor. Platishki were so-so, any woman,
At the very least a needle with a thread in hands to hold able, is not worse to itself
Will sew, and dresses on bills of sale yes on noblewomen shitye though are good
Were, yes bit the prices very much: it is close lokotok, yes you will not bite.
Went so Simeon with Marej on a city, went, in podvalchike
Any have drunk on a wine glass and how to grow dark became, have solved,
As the harm will have a snack not.
Have come into a tavern on the Christmas area. Simeon has reserved
seljanku, half-shtof vodka yes beer with a herring. Itself vodka also did not drink
Almost, and Mare added yes pivkom to wash down gave, here and has carried
Soon it so, that without the aid of extraneous and to a step not to step.
All went while under the plan. Leaving a tavern, Simeon has offered
To go to a lakeside bosk to have a rest a little on air, on what
Maria only it is drunk has nodded as a sign of the uttermost consent.
It was already almost dark, when they have reached the big bush, in
To grass under which the axe has been buried.
Marja has fallen asleep at once, and Simeon long still laid on a back, stupidly
Having stared at the stars flickering through crones of trees. Blood
Pushes, in a step to heart blows, flowed to a head, and in ears
Ringed from kvakanja hundreds and hundreds the frogs who have arranged, as
Usually, an evening concert on lake.
At last, he has risen, nasharil in darkness an axe and, having closed
Eyes, has struck a butt on the person of the wife. It marked at a temple, however blow
Has had on a tangent and has unstitched cheek Mari under the right eye.
She has screamed, hop in a trice has descended, and an animal instinct
Self-preservation has given to it of force, and it began to beat off from
Simeon who has pulled hard on it hands and feet.
Struggle went long enough. At last, Ilyin has contrived,
Has turned Marju on a stomach and has struck an axe edge on a nape.
Wildly having cried, Marja has dumped from itself ubivtsa, has tried
To rise, has fallen and has spread in a lap aside. Ilyin has caught up with it
Also has struck it once again. Marja has begun to wheeze, it was tumbled down sideways and through
Instant has calmed down.
Nothing thinking as though someone did it for it
Another, and he only observed from the party, Ilyin has dragged a corpse
The former wife to lake, has come into water knee-deep and has pushed away from itself
Body. Then it has rejected aside an axe, hardly has departed and became
To wash off from itself blood.
It did not remember, how has reached village as has entered into the court yard as
Has passed in a log hut and as it was tumbled down, as if cut, in an outer entrance hall,
Having rumbled with buckets and hardly not having poured a tub with water.
12.
- Here such pies, - Borisov has told, passing a folder with business
Ilyin to the investigator. - Here all will find, that is necessary. And
Here the decision on a search at Ilyin and its results, - Feodor
Ivanovich has added sheet, has put the signature and has put to it the press with
Arms Svijazhska. These actions were necessities urgent,
As suspects was two, and on a search depended many,
If not all. And business rather heavy - murder...
- Pardon, Feodor Ivanovich, - has told the investigator,
Hiding leaves in a folder. - all of you have made correctly, and article
The two hundred fifty eighth charter of Criminal legal proceedings as
Time also speaks about such unusual cases... And then, knowing
Your meticulousness... Ilyin's Jacket, a shirt, trousers in blood - the proof,
Moreover what. Only also remains, that thanks to tell...
- And what, trudnenko this CHumakovu will punish somehow? On
Essences, it to business to all the factory owner. The executor, of course, Ilyin, and
Its idea...
- Trudnenko, Feodor Ivanovich. Proofs are not present. And
Ilyin's indications are indications of the murderer which wants though
Somehow to screen itself and to knock off term. Jurymen so it and
Will apprehend. It even with the witness to involve it is problematic.
- It is a pity.
- Certainly, it is a pity. In this connection there will be at me to you, Feodor
Ivanovich, the request to continue a consequence.
- So we are obliged to execute your commissions simply...
- The commission it will be special, Feodor Ivanovich.
- I listen to you.
- In writing on your justice I will not address it. I will tell
Only orally, therefore it would be desirable, that you have apprehended it not as
The commission, and as the request.
- Clearly-clearly, - Feodor Ivanovich has told, guessing, where
The inspector drives. - its all cherished secrets we will lift, from a birth and
Till day today's. Hour after an hour.
- But only privately, Feodor Ivanovich, - has enough smiled
The inspector. - it is formal we it of what we can not accuse, and
Our suspicions is subject to check up secretly and without publicity. Perhaps and
nakropaem that.
- Yes I too think, that we will find. The person is not believed somehow, that
Twenty three years were good, and then, suddenly, has become
Suddenly such bad, that other person on murder became
To line. It at Ilyin - love, and at it - naked calculation.
- Well here and good, that we so well each other have understood, - has shaken
The inspector a hand to Borisov. - I will go your papers to read...
The crucian sat quietly and waited for the hour. The policeman wanted was
To open a door window, but Borisov has shown on a door. Klatsnul
Heavy shutter, and door it was opened.
- Leave, Grooms, - Feodor Ivanovich has told in an aperture and has departed in
The party.
The crucian slowly, sidewise, left and has risen in a corridor, waiting
Looking at Borisov.
- You did not steal a purse, - Feodor Ivanovich has told...
- Did not steal, - the Crucian has confirmed.
- And the scarf has bought on a market...
- Has bought, - has nodded according to the Crucian.
- It is a pity, - Borisov has sighed.
- That it is a pity, what did not steal? - The Crucian has grinned.
- It is a pity that to release you is necessary. Fish you not small, that
It is necessary to sit in prison.
- Well if you will catch, so you will plant...
- I will necessarily catch.
- You will not catch.
- It why?
- I in these edges bole to a step. I your district for ten versts
I will bypass.
- And it why?
- Because you here. And from you it is better podale to keep.
Painfully meticulous.
- Well, and on those thanks.
- It is not necessary blagodarnostev.
- Good. There is no time me here with you to talk. Go, take away
The things and...
- Has understood, vashbrod, you can not continue.
- Well, and if has understood, - Borisov has not finished speaking, has turned a back
To the Crucian also has gone on a corridor. At doors of its office waited
The Farmakovsky.
- Your person has taken rest from road? - He has asked to a descent.
- So it from most Uslonu to the Vvedensky large village on a supply
Went. Tea, not very tired.
- You will not show me it?
The Farmakovsky was restive and is guilty has rested a sight against a floor.
- Good, good, Peter Dementevich. Then itself. It is necessary this
Lizavetu CHumakovu to probe. Especially those of year, when it
To the parlourmaid in a city served. All: year after year, month after a month,
Day after day. Be kind, charge you to it it is the businessman. And that as
Always - it is quiet and unostentatious...
Behind a window the lightning, and trace has suddenly sparkled, having rumbled directly over
Head, has swept it is rolling, as if from a hill on a hill: hum - mind -
Mind. The flown impulse of a wind has sharply opened a window leaf, and it,
Having hit about a wall, zhalostno trenknula hardly not taken off
Glass.
Borisov with Farmakovsky has turned on a head sound, and in persons it
The stream of elastic air with small droplets of a rain has struck. For
Window has at once darkened, somewhere, already in the distance, has rumbled more and more,
And large drops have fallen to a windowpane.
In an office at once it became fresh. Feodor Ivanovich has deeply sighed,
Has torn off a sight from a window and has perplexed looked on Farmakovsky:
- So about what bish I?
Leonid of the NINTH.
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