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莫尔没有找到藏宝的地方,因为除了少校和他忠心耿耿的仆人以外,
没有人知道。忽然有一天,斯莫尔听说少校病危了。他害怕宝藏的秘
密将和少校的尸体一起被掩埋,盛怒之下,他冒着被守卫抓住的危
险,跑到垂死病人的窗前,但因为少校的两个儿子在床边,所以他没
能进屋。然而,带着对死者的仇恨,当天晚上,他就潜入他的房间,
翻动其私人文件,希望能找到关于宝藏的记录,可最后,他只留下一
张写着简短题字的卡片,作为到访留念。毫无疑问,他事先进行了策
划,如果他杀死了少校,也会在尸体上留这样的字条,表明这不是一
起普通的谋杀案,而是一项伸张正义的行为——在那四位伙伴看来是
如此。像这样奇怪的办法,在犯罪史上是很常见的,有时还能提供关
于凶手的重要线索。这些你都明白了吗?”
"Very clearly."
“是的,很清楚。”
"Now what could Jonathan Small do? He could only
continue to keep a secret watch upon the efforts made to
find the treasure. Possibly he leaves England and only
comes back at intervals. Then comes the discovery of the
garret, and he is instantly informed of it. We again trace the
presence of some confederate in the household. Jonathan,
with his wooden leg, is utterly unable to reach the lofty
room of Bartholomew Sholto. He takes with him, however, a
rather curious associate, who gets over this difficulty but
dips his naked foot creosote, whence come Toby, and a six-
mile limp for a half-pay officer with a damaged tendo
Achillis."
“然后,乔纳森·斯莫尔还会做什么呢?他只会继续秘密地关注寻
找宝藏的努力过程。也许他已经离开英国了,只是偶尔回来。当顶楼
的宝物被发现的时候,他马上就知道了。我们再一次觉察到,他在房
子里绝对有内线。乔纳森戴着木腿,绝对不可能爬到巴塞洛缪·肖尔托
家的楼上去。但是,他带着一位神秘的伙伴,那位伙伴解决了难题,

