《福尔摩斯探案集·蓝宝石案》第34节
“What, sir! Oh, Heaven bless you!” “No more words. Get out!” And no more words were needed. There was a rush, a clatter upon the stairs, the bang of a door, and the crisp rattle of running footfalls from the street. “After all, Watson,” said Holmes, reaching up his hand for his clay pipe, “I am not retained by the police to supply their deficiencies. If Horner were in danger it would be another thing; but this fellow will not appear against him, and the case must collapse. I suppose that I am commuting a felony, but it is just possible that I am saving a soul. This fellow will not go wrong again; he is too terribly frightened. Send him to gaol now, and you make him a gaol-bird for life. Besides, it is the season of forgiveness. Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its solution is its own reward. If you will have the goodness to touch the bell, Doctor, we will begin another investigation, in which, also a bird will be the chief feature.”
注释摘要
这一节是整桩蓝宝石案的真正收场，却收在最短的对话里。赖德方才还瘫倒在地，抓着福尔摩斯的膝盖哀求，声音里全是恐惧。而福尔摩斯的回答只有四个词：“No more words. Get out!”随后没有任何多余的描写，只有一串声音——冲下楼梯的急促、大门的砰响、街面上清脆而飞快的脚步——一个人用尽全身力气逃走了。 福尔摩斯紧接着转向华生，说出了他放人的理由。这…