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波思克姆比溪谷秘案 The Boscombe Valleymstery02（第1页）
波思克姆比溪谷秘案TheBosbeValleymstery02
“Ifishedaboutwitharake。Ithhtbesomeorace。Butho>
“Oh，tut，tut!Ihaveleftfootofyourswithitsinwardtwistisallovertheplace。Amolecouldtradthereitvahereeds。Oh，howsimpleitwouldallhavebeenhadIbeeheycamelikeaherdofbuffaloandwallowedalloverit。Hereiswherethepartywiththelodge-keeperdtheyhavecoveredalltracksfhtfeetroundthebody。Butherearethreeseparatetraefeet。”Hedrewoutalensandlaydownupoohaveabetterview，talkihertohimselfthantous。“TheseareyoungMcCarthy’sfeet。Talking，andonswiftly，sothatthesolesaredeeplymarkedandtheheelshardlyvisible。Thatbearsouthisstory。Heranwhenhesawhisfatherontheground。Theher’sfeetashepaddown。Whatisthis，then?Itisthebutt-ehesonstoodlistening。Andthis?Ha，ha!Whathavewehere?Tiptoes!tiptoes!Square，too，quiteunusualboots!Theye，theygo，theyeagain……ofcoursethatwasfortheowwheredidthey?”
Heranupanddowimeslosiimesfiratilithihewoodaheshadowofagreatbeech，thelargesttreeintheneighbourhood。Holmestracedhiswaytothefarthersideofthisandlaydownoncemoreupohalittlecryofsatisfa。Ftimeheremaiurheleavesaicks，gatheringupwhatseemedtometobedustintoanenvelopeandexaminingwithhislensnotonlythegrouhebarkofthetreeasfarashecouldreach。Ajaggedstonewaslyingamongthemoss，andthisalsohecarefullyexamihenhefolloathwaythroughthewooduothehighroad，wherealltraceswerelost。
“Ithasbeenacaseofsiderablei，”heremarked，returningtohisnaturalmanner。“Ifancythatthisgreyhousehtmustbethelodge。IthinkthatIwillgoinandhaveaworderhapswritealittlenote。Havi，wemaydrivebacktoourlunaywalktothedIshallbewithyoupresently。”
Itwasabouttenminutesbefainedourddrovebaesstillgwithhimthestonewhichhehadpithewood。
“Thismayiyou，Lestrade，”heremarked，holdingitout。“Themurderwasdo。”
“Iseenomarks。”
“Therearenone。”
“Howdoyouknow，then?”
“Thegrasswasgrowihadonlylainthereafewdays。Therewasnosignofaplaceithadbeedswiththeihereisnosignofanyother>
“Andthemurderer?”
“Isatallma-handed，limpswiththerightleg，wearsthick-soledshooting-bootsandagreyokesIndiancigars，usesacigar-holder，apen-knifeinhispocket。Thereareseveralotherindis，butthesemaybeenoughtoaidusinoursearch。”
&radelaughed。“IamafraidthatIamstillasceptic，”hesaid。“Theoriesareallverywell，butwehavetodealwithahard-headedBritishjury。”
“Nousverrons，”answeredHolmescalmly。“Youworkyourowhod，andIshallworkmine。Ishallbebusythisafternoon，andshallprobablyreturntoLondorain。”
“Andleaveyourished?”
“No，finished。”
“Butthemystery?”
“Itissolved。”
“Whowastheal，then?”
&lemanIdescribe。”
“Butwhoishe?”
&wouldnotbedifficulttofindout。Thisisnotsuchapopulousneighbourhood。”
&radeshruggedhisshoulders。“Iamapra，”hesaid，“andIreallydertaketogoaboutthetrylookingforaleft-halemanwithagameleg。Ishouldbeethelaughing-stockofSdYard。”
“Allright，”saidHolmesquietly。“Ihavegivenyouthece。Hereareys。Good-bye。IshalldropyoualinebeforeIleave。”
Havihisrooms，wedrovetoourhotel，wherewefoundlunthetable。Holmeswassilentahoughtressionuponhisfaewhofindshimselfinaperplexingposition。
“Lookhere，Watson，”hesaidwhehwascleared“justsitdowninthisdletmepreachtoyouforalittle。Idon’tkodo，andIshouldvalueyouradvice。Lightadletmeexpound。”
“Praydoso。”
“Well，now，ihiscasetherearetwopointsaboutyoungMcarrativewhichstruckusbothinstantly，althoughtheyimpressedmeinhisfavourandyouagainsthim。Ohathisfathershould，agtohisat，cry‘Cohim。Theotherwashissingulardyioarat。Hemumbledseveralwords，youuand，butthatwasallthatcaughttheson’sear。Nowfromthisdoublepointourresearendwewillbeginitbypresumingthatwhattheladsaysisabsolutelytrue。”
“Whatofthis‘Cooee!’then?”
