There was a rush, a clatter upon the stairs, the bang of a door, 只听见楼梯上一阵噔噔的脚步声，嘭的一声关门声， and the crisp rattle of running footfalls from the street. 接着是从街上传来的一阵清脆的跑步声。 A...
Well, then, of course I saw it all, and I ran off as hard as my feet would carry me to this man Breckinridge; 是啊，我当然明白是怎么回事了。我竭尽全力飞快地跑到布莱肯里奇店主那里， but he had sold the lot at once, a...
Well, I did what she said, Mr. Holmes, and I carried the bird all the way to Kilburn. 就这样，我照我姐姐说的做了，福尔摩斯先生，于是我带着这只鹅一路跑到基尔伯恩。 I told my pal what I had done, for he was a man t...
My sister had told me some weeks before that I might have the pick of her geese for a Christmas present, 几个星期以前，我姐姐曾经告诉过我，我可以从她的鹅中挑选一只，作为她送给我的圣诞节礼物。 and I knew that...
Ryder passed his tongue over his parched lips. 赖德用舌头舔了舔他那干裂的嘴唇。 I will tell you it just as it happened, sir, said he. 我一定将实际情况告诉你，先生，他说， When Horner had been arrested, it seemed to m...
Ryder threw himself down suddenly upon the rug and clutched at my companion's knees. 赖德扑通一下跪在地毯上，抓住了我朋友的两膝。 For God's sake, have mercy! he shrieked. Think of my father! of my mother! 他哀求说：看在上帝...
I see -- her ladyship's waiting-maid. 哦，是伯爵夫人的侍女。 Well, the temptation of sudden wealth so easily acquired was too much for you, 唔，如此垂手可得的大笔横财对你来说具有巨大的诱惑力， as it has been for b...
The game's up, Ryder, said Holmes quietly. 这出戏算演完了，赖德，福尔摩斯平静地说。 Hold up, man, or you'll be into the fire! 站稳些，赖德，不然你就跌到壁炉里去了。 Give him an arm back into his chair, Watson. 扶...
Here we are! said Holmes cheerily as we filed into the room. 我们到家了！我们鱼贯走进屋子时，福尔摩斯愉快地说道。 The fire looks very seasonable in this weather. 在这种天气里这熊熊炉火是很令人惬意的。 You...
