《福尔摩斯探案集·斑点带子案》第11节
“‘Ah, but I sleep more heavily than you.’ “‘Well, it is of no great consequence, at any rate.’ She smiled back at me, closed my door, and a few moments later I heard her key turn in the lock.” “Indeed,” said Holmes. “Was it your custom always to lock yourselves in at night?” “Always.” “And why?” “I think that I mentioned to you that the Doctor kept a cheetah and a baboon. We had no feeling of security unless our doors were locked.” “Quite so. Pray proceed with your statement.”
注释摘要
这一段对话藏在整个叙述的河流里，看似只是姐妹闲聊的尾声，实则是福尔摩斯日后重建当晚情景时无法绕过的节点。我们先把它放到手边，只讲字面上发生了什么。海伦·斯托纳复述姐姐朱莉娅的话，朱莉娅猜口哨声也许是草坪上传来的，海伦回答自己睡得更沉所以没听到。朱莉娅随口把这件事轻轻放下，微笑着离开妹妹的房间，关上门。几秒钟后，海伦听到钥匙在锁孔里转动的声音。话讲到这里，一…