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很明显，这名或这些凶手对这所房子十分熟悉。因为，凭借其闻

名遐迩的专业知识和缜密的观察能力，琼斯先生最终证明，凶手不是
从窗或门潜入室内，而是经由房顶。凶手是通过一扇暗门进入了一个

房间，而这个房间能通向尸体被发现的房间。由这个明显的事实可以
推出结论：这并非普通的盗窃案。执法者们的迅速反应说明，在这样

的情况下，有一位老练的警官在场是很有利的。同时我们认为，此次
事件进一步说明，让全市警探分散驻守的政策，能使他们更紧密、更

有效率地接触到他们有责任侦查的案件。

"Isn't it gorgeous!" said Holmes, grinning over his coffee
cup. "What do you think of it?"

“这不是太棒了嘛！”福尔摩斯喝着咖啡说，“你怎么看呢？”

"I think that we have had a close shave ourselves of
being arrested for the crime."

“我认为我们都差点儿被逮捕了。”

"So do I. I wouldn't answer for our safety now if he
should happen to have another of his attacks of energy."

“我也是这么想的。如果他不巧心血来潮的话，我不敢保证我们现
在会是安全的。”

At this moment there was a loud ring at the bell, and I
could hear Mrs. Hudson, our landlady, raising her voice in a
wail of expostulation and dismay.

这时候忽然铃声大响，然后，我听到我们的房东赫德森太太和人

高声争吵了起来。

"By heavens, Holmes," I said, half rising, "I believe that
they are really after us."

“天啊，福尔摩斯，”我说，半站了起来，“真的来抓我们啦。”

"No, it's not quite so bad as that. It is the unofficial force
—the Baker Street irregulars."