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福尔摩斯探案经典:《恐怖谷》第3章Part4

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福尔摩斯探案经典:《恐怖谷》第3章Part4

"We'd best put it back on the rug where we found it," said the sergeant, scratching his puzzled head in his perplexity. "It will want the best brains in the force to get to the bottom of this thing. It will be a London job before it is finished." He raised the hand lamp and walked slowly round the room.
"Hullo!" he cried, excitedly, drawing the window curtain to one side. "What o'clock were those curtains drawn?"
"When the lamps were lit," said the butler. "It would be shortly after four."
"Someone had been hiding here, sure enough." He held down the light, and the marks of muddy boots were very visible in the corner. "I'm bound to say this bears out your theory, Mr. Barker. It looks as if the man got into the house after four when the curtains were drawn, and before six when the bridge was raised. He slipped into this room, because it was the first that he saw. There was no other place where he could hide, so he popped in behind this curtain. That all seems clear enough. It is likely that his main idea was to burgle the house; but Mr. Douglas chanced to come upon him, so he murdered him and escaped."
"That's how I read it," said Barker. "But, I say, aren't we wasting precious time? Couldn't we start out and scout the country before the fellow gets away?"
The sergeant considered for a moment. "There are no trains before six in the morning; so he can't get away by rail. If he goes by road with his legs all dripping, it's odds that someone will notice him. Anyhow, I can't leave here myself until I am relieved. But I think none of you should go until we see more clearly how we all stand."
The doctor had taken the lamp and was narrowly scrutinizing the body.
"What's this mark?" he asked. "Could this have any connection with the crime?"


“我们最好还是把铁锤放回发现它时的原地吧,"警官茫然不解,用手搔着头说道,“只有头脑极为灵敏的警探才能弄清这件事情的真相。还是请伦敦警探来清理这个案子吧。"他举起了灯,环屋慢慢地走着。
“喂!"警官兴奋地把窗帘拉向一旁,大声说道,“窗帘是几点钟拉上的呢?”
“在点起灯来的时候,"管家回答道,"四点钟刚过没多久。”“完全可以肯定,有人藏在这里,"警官又把灯拿低了。在墙角那里,长统靴子泥污的痕迹非常明显。
“我敢肯定,巴克先生,这就完全证实了你的推测。看来,凶手是四点钟以后窗帘已经拉上,六点钟以前吊桥还没吊起来的时候溜进屋里来的。他溜进了这间屋子,因为这是他首先看到的一间。他没有别的地方可以藏身,所以就躲到这个窗帘后面。这一切看来非常明显。看样子,他主要是想盗窃室内的财物。可是道格拉斯先生正巧碰上了他,所以他就下了毒手,溜之大吉。”
“我也是这样想的,"巴克说道,“不过,我说,我们是不是在白白浪费宝贵的时间?我们为何不趁凶手还没走远,把这个村镇搜查一番呢?”
警官想了一想,说道:“早晨六点种以前没有火车,所以他决不能乘火车逃走。假如他两腿水淋淋地在大路上步行,大约人们会注意上他的。在没有人来和我换班以前,我无论如何也不能离开这儿。但我认为你们在水落石出以前,也是不便走开的。”
伍德医生拿起灯,仔细地检查尸体。
“这是什么记号?"他问道,“这可和案情有什么关系吗?”