I always know when Holmes is interested in a case. He reads all the newspapers, he walks up and down, up and down the room, and does not speak for hours.
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昨天他就是这样。我问什么他都不理,不过我知道他肯定是在想着金斯皮兰的神秘事件。
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He did all those things yesterday. He did not answer any of my questions, but I knew that it was the mystery at King’s Pyland.
The morning newspapers were on the breakfast table. ’What is happening at King’s Pyland? Where is Silver Blaze?’ they asked. ’Who killed John Straker? What are the police doing? Can they find the horse before the big race next week?’
Silver Blaze was a famous racehorse, and John Straker was his trainer. One of the biggest horse races of the year - the Wessex Cup -was next week, and Silver Blaze was the favourite to win. But on Monday night at King’s Pyland two things happened. Someone killed John Straker, and Silver Blaze disappeared.
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我对这案子也很感兴趣。"你要我帮忙吗,福尔摩斯?"我问道,"我非常愿意跟你一起去。"
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I was interested in this case too. ’Do you need my help, Holmes?’ I asked. ’I would very much like to come with you.’
’My dear Watson,’ said Holmes, ’of course you must come with me. We can catch the twelve o’clock from Paddington, and talk about the case on the train.’
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两个小时以后,我们坐上了去塔维斯托克的火车。我们看了中午所有的报纸,但报上没有什么新消息。
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Two hours later we were on the train to Tavistock. We read all the midday newspapers, but there was nothing new in them.
’Ah, yes. The newspapers understand nothing. One day they say one thing, the next day they say another. But we must look at the case more carefully. What did happen on Monday night at King’s Pyland? And what did not happen? That’s an important question too.’
’No,’ said Holmes. ’On Wednesday morning I had two letters. One was from Mr Ross, the owner of the horse, and the other was from the Dartmoor police - an Inspector Gregory. They ask for my help.’
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"星期三早上!"我叫道,"但现在已经是星期四上午了。你为什么不昨天动身呢?"
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’Wednesday morning!’ I cried. ’But this is Thursday morning. Why didn’t you go down yesterday?’
’Because it was an easy case. You can’t hide a famous horse for long, I thought. Where can you hide a horse on Dartmoor? There are no buildings, no trees... But I was wrong, Watson. The case is now two days old, and nobody can find the horse - or Straker’s killer. So here we are, on the train to Tavistock.’
’Well, Watson, let’s look at the case. First, we have a racehorse, Silver Blaze - only five years old, but already a winner in many big races. His owner, Mr Ross, is a happy man - and rich. The racegoers are happy too. Silver Blaze nearly always wins his races, and so people put big bets on him to win. And when the favourite wins the race, a lot of people make money on their bets. But what happens when the favourite doesn’t win, Watson? What then?’
’A lot of people lose their money, of course,’ I said. ’And people with big bets on a different horse can make much more money, when that other horse wins.’
’Right, Watson! So perhaps some people are very interested in Silver Blaze not running in the Wessex Cup. Of course, Mr Ross and his trainer, John Straker, know that, and they watch the horse very carefully.
’Now, let’s look at the people and the place. The trainer, John Straker - a good man and wonderful with horses - worked for Mr Ross for twelve years. There are four horses in the training stables, and three boys working for Straker. One of them sits up all night with the horses, and the other two sleep in a room over the stables. We know nothing bad about any of the boys.
’Straker has a wife, no children, and lives - I mean, lived - in a house about two hundred metres from the stables. The town of Tavistock is two kilometres to the west, and about two kilometres to the east there is Capleton, another training stables. The owner there is Lord Backwater, and the trainer is Silas Brown. There are no other houses - just the hills of Dartmoor.’
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我仔细听着,想记住这一切,因为福尔摩斯不喜欢重复说过的话。
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I listened carefully. I wanted to remember it all because Holmes does not like to say anything twice.
’Now,’ he said, ’what happened on Monday night? These papers came with Inspector Gregory’s letter. The best thing is for you to read them, Watson. Then tell me what you think.’