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brought the same amount of study and of natural talent to
the detection of crime which I have done. And what is the

result? There is no crime to detect, or, at most, some
bungling villainy with a motive so transparent that even a
Scotland Yard official can see through it."

“最近没有什么罪案，也没有什么罪犯。”他抱怨道，“那干我们

这一行要头脑还有什么用呢。我深知我有这样的头脑，会让我成名。
古往今来，从没有一个人像我这样在犯罪侦破上有如此丰富的研究和

天赋。但是，结果怎样呢？没有犯罪案件可侦查，或者说，最多也就
是一些拙劣的犯罪案件，动机浅显易见，连伦敦警察厅的警察也能一

眼识破。”

I was still annoyed at his bumptious style of

conversation. I thought it best to change the topic.

我对他这种狂妄自大的言论仍余怒未息。我想最好还是换个话
题。

"I wonder what that fellow is looking for?" I asked,
pointing to a stalwart, plainly-dressed individual who was
walking slowly down the other side of the street, looking

anxiously at the numbers. He had a large blue envelope in
his hand, and was evidently the bearer of a message.

“不知道这个人在找什么？”我指着一个强壮、衣着朴素的人问

道，他正在街对面慢慢地走着，焦急地看着门牌号。他手里拿着一个
蓝色大信封，显然是一个送信的人。

"You mean the retired sergeant of Marines," said
Sherlock Holmes.

“你是说那个退伍的海军中士吗？”舍洛克·福尔摩斯说。

"Brag and bounce!" thought I to myself. "He knows that I

cannot verify his guess."

“吹牛说大话！”我暗暗想道，“他明知道我没法核实他的猜测。”