《福尔摩斯探案集·波希米亚丑闻》第19节
“This Godfrey Norton was evidently an important factor in the matter. He was a lawyer. That sounded ominous. What was the relation between them, and what the object of his repeated visits? Was she his client, his friend, or his mistress? If the former, she had probably transferred the photograph to his keeping. If the latter, it was less likely. On the issue of this question depended whether I should continue my work at Briony Lodge, or turn my attention to the gentleman’s chambers in the Temple. It was a delicate point, and it widened the field of my inquiry. I fear that I bore you with these details, but I have to let you see my little difficulties, if you are to understand the situation.” “I am following you closely,” I answered. “I was still balancing the matter in my mind when a hansom cab drove up to Briony Lodge, and a gentleman sprang out. He was a remarkably handsome man, dark, aquiline, and moustached—evidently the man of whom I had heard. He appeared to be in a great hurry, shouted to the cabman to wait, and brushed past the maid who opened the door with the air of a man who was thoroughly at home.
注释摘要
这一段是福尔摩斯向华生转述他上午化装侦查所得的情报，以及他在现场亲眼目睹的一场突发事件。从叙事上看，这里进入了一个典型的华生式场景：福尔摩斯掌握了远多于读者的信息，却不急于揭示结论，而是把华生——也就是读者——拉进他的推理过程里，逐一展示他所依据的零碎材料。他先交代马夫们口中听来的情报：艾琳·艾德勒有一位体面的男性访客，名叫戈弗雷·诺顿，是内殿律师学院的律…