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Gregson had a stretcher and four men at hand. At his
call they entered the room, and the stranger was lifted and

carried out. As they raised him, a ring tinkled down and
rolled across the floor. Lestrade grabbed it up and stared at
it with mystified eyes.

格雷格森准备了一个担架和四个抬担架的人手。他一招呼，他们

就走进房间，把死者搬起来，抬了出去。他们抬起尸体的时候，一个
戒指叮叮当当地滚落到地上。莱斯特雷德捡了起来，用充满疑惑的眼

神瞧着它。

"There's been a woman here," he cried. "It's a woman's
wedding-ring."

“有一个女人来过，”他叫道，“是一枚女式结婚戒指。”

He held it out, as he spoke, upon the palm of his hand.

We all gathered round him and gazed at it. There could be
no doubt that that circlet of plain gold had once adorned the
finger of a bride.

他说着把戒指托在手掌上，给大家看。我们都围上去看了看。毫

无疑问，这只朴素的金戒指曾经佩戴在一位新娘的手指上。

"This complicates matters," said Gregson. "Heaven
knows, they were complicated enough before."

“这让案件更复杂了，”格雷格森说，“天知道，这案子本来就够
复杂的了。”

"You're sure it doesn't simplify them?" observed Holmes.
"There's nothing to be learned by staring at it. What did you
find in his pockets?"

“你确定这个不能使这个案子变得更简单吗？”福尔摩斯说，“光

这么瞧着它是没有什么用的。你在死者的口袋里都发现什么了？”

"We have it all here," said Gregson, pointing to a litter of
objects upon one of the bottom steps of the stairs. "A gold

watch, No.97163, by Barraud, of London. Gold Albert chain,