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“可靠的线索！哈，先生，我们都已经把凶手捉到了。”

"And his name is?"

“那么，他叫什么名字？”

"Arthur Charpentier, sub-lieutenant in Her Majesty's
navy," cried Gregson, pompously, rubbing his fat hands and

inflating his chest.

“阿瑟·卡尔庞捷，是一个皇家海军中尉。”格雷格森大声地说，一
边搓着那双胖手，一边挺起了胸脯，一副不可一世的样子。

Sherlock Holmes gave a sigh of relief, and relaxed into a
smile.

福尔摩斯松了一口气，露出了轻松的微笑。

"Take a seat, and try one of these cigars," he said. "We
are anxious to know how you managed it. Will you have
some whiskey and water?"

“请坐吧，试试这支雪茄。”他说。“我们很想知道，你是怎么办
到的。你要喝点儿加水威士忌吗？”

"I don't mind if I do," the detective answered. "The
tremendous exertions which I have gone through during the
last day or two have worn me out. Not so much bodily
exertion, you understand, as the strain upon the mind. You
will appreciate that, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, for we are both

brain-workers."

“我不介意喝点儿。”这位侦探回答说。“过去这两天费了不少的
劲儿，可把我给累坏了。要知道，不光是身体上的劳累，更多的是精

神上的紧张。这你是清楚的，舍洛克·福尔摩斯先生，因为咱们都是脑

力工作者。”

"You do me too much honour," said Holmes, gravely.
"Let us hear how you arrived at this most gratifying result."