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福尔摩斯英语故事阅读3
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"SomuchforMr.HenryBaker,"saidHolmeswhenhehadclosedthedoorbehindhim....
"SomuchforMr.HenryBaker,"saidHolmeswhenhehadclosedthedoorbehindhim."Itisquitecertainthatheknowsnothingwhateveraboutthematter.Areyouhungry,Watson?
"
"Notparticularly."
"ThenIsuggestthatweturnourdinnerintoasupperandfollowupthisclewwhileitisstillhot."
"Byallmeans."
Itwasabitternight,sowedrewonourulstersandwrappedcravatsaboutourthroats.Outside,thestarswereshiningcoldlyinacloudlesssky,andthebreathofthepassers-byblewoutintosmokelikesomanypistolshots.Ourfootfallsrangoutcrisplyandloudlyasweswungthroughthedoctorsquarter,WimpoleStreet,HarleyStreet,andsothroughWigmoreStreetintoOxfordStreet.InaquarterofanhourwewereinBloomsburyattheAlphaInn,whichisasmallpublic-houseatthecornerofoneofthestreetswhichrunsdownintoHolborn.Holmespushedopenthedooroftheprivatebarandorderedtwoglassesofbeerfromtheruddy-faced,white-apronedlandlord.
"Yourbeershouldbeexcellentifitisasgoodasyourgeese,"saidhe.
"Mygeese!
"Themanseemedsurprised.
"Yes.IwasspeakingonlyhalfanhouragotoMr.HenryBaker,whowasamemberofyourgooseclub."
"Ah!
yes,Isee.Butyousee,sir,themsnotourgeese."
"Indeed!
Whose,then?
"
"Well,IgotthetwodozenfromasalesmaninCoventGarden."
"Indeed?
Iknowsomeofthem.Whichwasit?
"
"Breckinridgeishisname."
"Ah!
Idontknowhim.Well,heresyourgoodhealthlandlord,andprosperitytoyourhouse.Good-night.
"NowforMr.Breckinridge,"hecontinued,buttoninguphiscoataswecameoutintothefrostyair."Remember,Watsonthatthoughwehavesohomelyathingasagooseatoneendofthischain,wehaveattheotheramanwhowillcertainlygetsevenyearspenalservitudeunlesswecanestablishhisinnocence.Itispossiblethatourinquirymaybutconfirmhisguiltbut,inanycase,wehavealineofinvestigationwhichhasbeenmissedbythepolice,andwhichasingularchancehasplacedinourhands.Letusfollowitouttothebitterend.Facestothesouth,then,andquickmarch!
"
WepassedacrossHolborn,downEndellStreet,andsothroughazigzagofslumstoCoventGardenMarket.OneofthelargeststallsborethenameofBreckinridgeuponit,andtheproprietorahorsy-lookingman,withasharpfaceandtrimside-whiskerswashelpingaboytoputuptheshutters.
"Good-evening.Itsacoldnight,"saidHolmes.
Thesalesmannoddedandshotaquestioningglanceatmycompanion.
"Soldoutofgeese,Isee,"continuedHolmes,pointingatthebareslabsofmarble.
"Letyouhavefivehundredto-morrowmorning."
"Thatsnogood."
"Well,therearesomeonthestallwiththegas-flare."
"Ah,butIwasrecommendedtoyou."
"Whoby?
"
"ThelandlordoftheAlpha."
"Oh,yes;Isenthimacoupleofdozen."
"Finebirdstheywere,too.Nowwheredidyougetthemfrom?
"
Tomysurprisethequestionprovokedaburstofangerfromthesalesman.
"Now,then,mister,"saidhe,withhisheadcockedandhisarmsakimbo,"whatareyoudrivingat?
Letshaveitstraight,now."
"Itisstraightenough.IshouldliketoknowwhosoldyouthegeesewhichyousuppliedtotheAlpha."
"Wellthen,Ishanttellyou.Sonow!
"
"Oh,itisamatterofnoimportance;butIdontknowwhyyoushouldbesowarmoversuchatrifle."
"Warm!
Youdbeaswarm,maybe,ifyouwereaspesteredasIam.WhenIpaygoodmoneyforagoodarticlethereshouldbeanendofthebusiness;butitsWherearethegeese?
andWhodidyousellthegeeseto?
andWhatwillyoutakeforthegeese?
Onewouldthinktheyweretheonlygeeseintheworld,tohearthefussthatismadeoverthem."
"Well,Ihavenoconnectionwithanyotherpeoplewhohavebeenmakinginquiries,"saidHolmescarelessly."Ifyouwonttellusthebetisoff,thatisall.ButImalwaysreadytobackmyopiniononamatteroffowls,andIhaveafiveronitthatthebirdIateiscountrybred."
"Well,then,youvelostyourfiver,foritstownbred,"snappedthesalesman.
"Itsnothingofthekind."
"Isayitis."
"Idontbelieveit."
"DyouthinkyouknowmoreaboutfowlsthanI,whohavehandledthemeversinceIwasanipper?
Itellyou,allthosebirdsthatwenttotheAlphaweretownbred."
"Youllneverpersuademetobelievethat."
"Willyoubet,then?
"
"Itsmerelytakingyourmoney,forIknowthatIamright.ButIllhaveasovereignonwithyou,justtoteachyounottobeobstinate."
Thesalesmanchuckledgrimly."Bringmethebooks,Bill,"saidhe.
Thesmallboybroughtroundasmallthinvolumeandagreatgreasy-backedone,layingthemouttogetherbeneaththehanginglamp.
"Nowthen,Mr.Cocksure,"saidthesalesman,"IthoughtthatIwasoutofgeese,butbeforeIfinishyoullfindthatthereisstilloneleftinmyshop.Youseethislittlebook?
"
"Well?
"
"ThatsthelistofthefolkfromwhomIbuy.Dyousee?
Well,then,hereonthispagearethecountryfolk,andthenumbersaftertheirnamesarewheretheiraccountsareinthebigledger.Now,then!
Youseethisotherpageinredink?
Well,thatisalistofmytownsuppliers.Now,lookatthatthirdname.Justreaditouttome."
"Mrs.Oakshott,117,BrixtonRoad--249,"readHolmes.
"Quiteso.Nowturnthatupintheledger."
Holmesturnedtothepageindicated."Hereyouare,Mrs.Oakshott,117,BrixtonRoad,eggandpoultrysupplier."
"Now,then,whatsthelastentry?
"
"December22d.Twenty-fourgeeseat7s.6d."
"Quiteso.Thereyouare.Andunderneath?
"
"SoldtoMr.WindigateoftheAlpha,at12s."
"Whathaveyoutosaynow?
"
SherlockHolmeslookeddeeplychagrined.Hedrewasovereignfromhispocketandthrewitdownupontheslab,turningawaywiththeairofamanwhosedisgustistoodeepforwords.Afewyardsoffhestoppedunderalamp-postandlaughedinthehearty,noiselessfashionwhichwaspeculiartohim.
"WhenyouseeamanwithwhiskersofthatcutandthePinkunprotrudingoutofhispocket,youcanalwaysdrawhimbyabet,"saidhe."IdaresaythatifIhadput100poundsdowninfrontofhim,thatmanwouldnothavegivenmesuchcompleteinformationaswasdrawnfromhimbytheideathathewasdoingmeonawager.Well,Watson,weare,Ifancy,nearingtheendofourquest,andtheonlypointwhichremainstobedeterminediswhetherweshouldgoontothisMrs.Oakshottto-night,orwhetherweshouldreserveitforto-morrow.Itisclearfromwhatthatsurlyfellowsaidthatthereareothersbesidesourselveswhoareanxiousaboutthematter,andIshould--"
Hisremarksweresuddenlycutshortbyaloudhubbubwhichbrokeoutfromthestallwhichwehadjustleft.Turningroundwesawalittlerat-facedfellowstandinginthecentreofthecircleofyellowlightwhichwasthrownbytheswinginglamp,whileBreckinridge,thesalesman,framedinthedoorofhisstall,wasshakinghisfistsfiercelyatthecringingfigure.
"Ivehadenoughofyouandyourgeese,"heshouted."Iwishyouwereallatthedeviltogether.IfyoucomepesteringmeanymorewithyoursillytalkIllsetthedogatyou.YoubringMrs.OakshotthereandIllanswerher,butwhathaveyoutodowithit?
DidIbuythegeeseoffyou?
"
"No;butoneofthemwasmineallthesame,"whinedthelittleman.
"Well,then,askMrs.Oakshottforit."
"Shetoldmetoaskyou."
"Well,youcanasktheKingofProosia,forallIcare.Ivehadenoughofit.Getoutofthis!
"Herushedfiercelyforward,andtheinquirerflittedawayintothedarkness.
"Ha!
thismaysaveusavisittoBrixtonRoad,"whisperedHolmes."Comewithme,andwewillseewhatistobemadeofthisfellow."Stridingthroughthescatteredknotsofpeoplewholoungedroundtheflaringstalls,mycompanionspeedilyovertookthelittlemanandtouchedhimupontheshoulder.Hespranground,andIcouldseeinthegas-lightthateveryvestigeofcolorhadbeendrivenfromhisface.
"Whoareyou,then?
Whatdoyouwant?
"heaskedinaquaveringvoice.
"Youwillexcuseme,"saidHolmesblandly,"butIcouldnothelpoverhearingthequestionswhichyouputtothesalesmanjustnow.IthinkthatIcouldbeofassistancetoyou."
"You?
Whoareyou?
Howcouldyouknowanythingofthematter?
"
"MynameisSherlockHolmes.Itismybusinesstoknowwhatotherpeopledontknow."
"Butyoucanknownothingofthis?
"
"Excuseme,Iknoweverythingofit.YouareendeavoringtotracesomegeesewhichweresoldbyMrs.Oakshott,ofBrixtonRoad,toasalesmannamedBreckinridge,byhiminturntoMr.Windigate,oftheAlpha,andbyhimtohisclub,ofwhichMr.HenryBakerisamember."
"Oh,sir,youaretheverymanwhomIhavelongedtomeet,"criedthelittlefellowwithoutstretchedhandsandquiveringfingers."IcanhardlyexplaintoyouhowinterestedIaminthismatter."
SherlockHolmeshailedafour-wheelerwhichwaspassing."Inthatcasewehadbetterdiscussitinacosyroomratherthaninthiswind-sweptmarket-place,"saidhe."Butpraytellme,beforewegofarther,whoitisthatIhavethepleasureofassisting."
Themanhesitatedforaninstant."MynameisJohnRobinson,"heansweredwithasidelongglance.
"No,no;therealname,"saidHolmessweetly."Itisalwaysawkwarddoingbusinesswithanalias."
Aflushsprangtothewhitecheeksofthestranger."Wellthen,"saidhe,"myrealnameisJamesRyder."
"Preciselyso.HeadattendantattheHotelCosmopolitan.Praystepintothecab,andIshallsoonbeabletotellyoueverythingwhichyouwouldwishtoknow."
Thelittlemanstoodglancingfromonetotheotherofuswithhalf-frightened,half-hopefuleyes,asonewhoisnotsurewh