《福尔摩斯探案集·波希米亚丑闻》第30节
“You have the photograph?” “I know where it is.” “And how did you find out?” “She showed me, as I told you she would.” “I am still in the dark.” “I do not wish to make a mystery,” said he, laughing. “The matter was perfectly simple. You, of course, saw that everyone in the street was an accomplice. They were all engaged for the evening.” “I guessed as much.” “Then, when the row broke out, I had a little moist red paint in the palm of my hand. I rushed forward, fell down, clapped my hand to my face, and became a piteous spectacle. It is an old trick.” “That also I could fathom.” “Then they carried me in. She was bound to have me in. What else could she do? And into her sitting-room, which was the very room which I suspected. It lay between that and her bedroom, and I was determined to see which. They laid me on a couch, I motioned for air, they were compelled to open the window, and you had your chance.” “How did that help you?”
注释摘要
福尔摩斯与华生已离开布里奥尼别墅，走在返回贝克街的路上。华生抛出一个该问的问题——照片拿到了吗？福尔摩斯的回答却奇峰突起：他没拿，但他知道照片藏在哪。华生困惑了，读者也困惑了。整场精心策划的街头斗殴、假受伤、烟雾弹、高喊“着火了”——难道仅仅是为了搞清楚一件物品的藏匿位置？福尔摩斯就在这里，把牌摊开给华生看。 他说，街上那起突如其来的群架，是他事先安排好的…