《福尔摩斯探案集·波希米亚丑闻》第24节
“And what then?” “You must leave that to me. I have already arranged what is to occur. There is only one point on which I must insist. You must not interfere, come what may. You understand?” “I am to be neutral?” “To do nothing whatever. There will probably be some small unpleasantness. Do not join in it. It will end in my being conveyed into the house. Four or five minutes afterwards the sitting-room window will open. You are to station yourself close to that open window.” “Yes.” “You are to watch me, for I will be visible to you.” “Yes.” “And when I raise my hand—so—you will throw into the room what I give you to throw, and will, at the same time, raise the cry of fire. You quite follow me?” “Entirely.” “It is nothing very formidable,” he said, taking a long cigar-shaped roll from his pocket. “It is an ordinary plumber’s smoke-rocket, fitted with a cap at either end to make it self-lighting. Your task is confined to that. When you raise your cry of fire, it will be taken up by quite a number of people. You may then walk to the end of the street, and I will rejoin you in ten minutes. I hope that I have made myself clear?”
注释摘要
这一节是福尔摩斯对华生下达行动指令的完整对话。他明确要求华生只做旁观者，无论发生什么都不得插手。然后他逐条交代步骤：等骚动平息，他自己会被抬进布里昂尼小筑；四到五分钟后，客厅窗户会打开；华生要站到窗边，观察他；当他举手发出信号，华生就要把手里的一样东西扔进房间，同时高喊“失火了”。他从口袋里掏出一根雪茄模样的长纸卷，解释说这是普通的管道工烟火箭，两端有可自…