《福尔摩斯探案集·红发会》第24节
“Let me see,” said Holmes, standing at the corner and glancing along the line, “I should like just to remember the order of the houses here. It is a hobby of mine to have an exact knowledge of London. There is Mortimer’s, the tobacconist, the little newspaper shop, the Coburg branch of the City and Suburban Bank, the Vegetarian Restaurant, and McFarlane’s carriage-building depot. That carries us right on to the other block. And now, Doctor, we’ve done our work, so it’s time we had some play. A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony, and there are no red-headed clients to vex us with their conundrums.”
注释摘要
福尔摩斯站在街角，让视线沿着这一排建筑物扫过去，然后报出了一串名字——烟草店、小报摊、城市与郊区银行的科堡分行、素食餐厅，还有麦克法兰的马车制造厂。他特意说，把伦敦的每一处都精确地记在脑子里，是他的一个癖好。报完这一串之后，他突然收住了侦查的劲头，转而说工作结束，该去享受了：一份三明治，一杯咖啡，然后去听小提琴演奏，在那个世界里只有甜美、精致与和谐，没有红…