《福尔摩斯探案集·波希米亚丑闻》第18节
“I then lounged down the street and found, as I expected, that there was a mews in a lane which runs down by one wall of the garden. I lent the ostlers a hand in rubbing down their horses, and received in exchange twopence, a glass of half-and-half, two fills of shag tobacco, and as much information as I could desire about Miss Adler, to say nothing of half a dozen other people in the neighbourhood in whom I was not in the least interested, but whose biographies I was compelled to listen to.” “And what of Irene Adler?” I asked. “Oh, she has turned all the men’s heads down in that part. She is the daintiest thing under a bonnet on this planet. So say the Serpentine-mews, to a man. She lives quietly, sings at concerts, drives out at five every day, and returns at seven sharp for dinner. Seldom goes out at other times, except when she sings. Has only one male visitor, but a good deal of him. He is dark, handsome, and dashing, never calls less than once a day, and often twice. He is a Mr. Godfrey Norton, of the Inner Temple. See the advantages of a cabman as a confidant. They had driven him home a dozen times from Serpentine-mews, and knew all about him. When I had listened to all they had to tell, I began to walk up and down near Briony Lodge once more, and to think over my plan of campaign.
注释摘要
这一段是福尔摩斯化装侦察后的汇报。他换上失业马夫的装束，在布瑞奥尼别墅附近找到一条通向马厩的小巷，帮马夫们擦马换取了微薄的报酬和大量信息——其中既有他刻意打听的艾琳·阿德勒的日常起居，也有一堆他不感兴趣的邻居的生平。接着他向华生转述了打听到的内容：这位女士让那一带所有男人神魂颠倒，生活极其规律，每天傍晚五点钟出门兜风，七点整回来晚餐，除此之外很少外出，只有…