《福尔摩斯探案集·铜山毛榉案》第30节
“It was only yesterday that the chance came. I may tell you that, besides Mr. Rucastle, both Toller and his wife find something to do in these deserted rooms, and I once saw him carrying a large black linen bag with him through the door. Recently he has been drinking hard, and yesterday evening he was very drunk; and when I came upstairs there was the key in the door. I have no doubt at all that he had left it there. Mr. and Mrs. Rucastle were both downstairs, and the child was with them, so that I had an admirable opportunity. I turned the key gently in the lock, opened the door, and slipped through.
注释摘要
维奥莱特·亨特的叙述进入了一个关键的转折。她告诉我们，机会在昨天终于来了。在此之前，她先交代了一个前提：不只是鲁卡斯尔先生，托勒夫妇也在那些无人居住的房间里进进出出，她曾亲眼看见托勒抱着一个很大的黑色亚麻布袋从那扇门里出来。这个细节值得留意——一只黑色的、大到足以装很多东西的布袋，出现在一个被刻意封锁的区域内，它的功用暂时无法确定，但它让那个区域的秘密显得…