《福尔摩斯探案集·蓝宝石案》第9节
Sherlock Holmes had opened his mouth to reply, when the door flew open, and Peterson, the commissionaire, rushed into the apartment with flushed cheeks and the face of a man who is dazed with astonishment. “The goose, Mr. Holmes! The goose, sir!” he gasped. “Eh? What of it, then? Has it returned to life and flapped off through the kitchen window?” Holmes twisted himself round upon the sofa to get a fairer view of the man’s excited face. “See here, sir! See what my wife found in its crop!” He held out his hand and displayed upon the centre of the palm a brilliantly scintillating blue stone, rather smaller than a bean in size, but of such purity and radiance that it twinkled like an electric point in the dark hollow of his hand. Sherlock Holmes sat up with a whistle. “By Jove, Peterson!” said he, “this is treasure trove indeed. I suppose you know what you have got?” “A diamond, sir? A precious stone. It cuts into glass as though it were putty.” “It’s more than a precious stone. It is the precious stone.” “Not the Countess of Morcar’s blue carbuncle!” I ejaculated. “Precisely so. I ought to know its size and shape, seeing that I have read the advertisement about it in The Times every day lately. It is absolutely unique, and its value can only be conjectured, but the reward offered of £ 1000 is certainly not within a twentieth part of the market price.”
注释摘要
这一段是《蓝宝石案》真正的转折点。就在几秒钟之前，福尔摩斯刚刚张开嘴，准备回应华生那句半开玩笑的抱怨——他说这一切推理都只是浪费精力，因为没有犯罪行为发生。话音未落，门被猛地推开，看门人彼得森冲了进来，满脸通红，整个人被惊愕攫住了。他喘着粗气喊出的只是两个词：那只鹅。 这一幕的节奏感极为精准。柯南·道尔让福尔摩斯的推理表演刚被华生轻轻戳了一下，立刻就用一个…