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has been murder done, and the murderer was a man. He
was more than six feet high, was in the prime of life, had

small feet for his height, wore coarse, square-toed boots
and smoked a Trichinopoly cigar. He came here with his
victim in a four-wheeled cab, which was drawn by a horse
with three old shoes and one new one on his off fore leg. In
all probability the murderer had a florid face, and the finger-

nails of his right hand were remarkably long. These are only
a few indications, but they may assist you."

“医生，走吧，”他说，“我们应该去找他。我告诉你们一件或许

对你们有帮助的事情，”他转头看着那两个侦探，接着说，“这是一件
谋杀案，而且凶手是一个男人。他身高六英尺多，正值壮年，以他的

身材来看，他的脚小了一点儿，穿粗制方头靴子，抽特里其雪茄烟。
他是跟被害者一同乘坐四轮马车来的，这辆马车用一匹马拉着，那匹

马有三只马蹄铁是旧的，右前蹄的是新的。这个凶手很可能面色赤

红，右手指甲格外长。这仅仅是一点儿迹象，也许对你们有点儿帮
助。”

Lestrade and Gregson glanced at each other with an

incredulous smile.

莱斯特雷德和格雷格森面面相觑，满腹狐疑地笑了笑。

"If this man was murdered, how was it done?" asked the

former.

“如果这个人是被谋杀的，那么谋杀是如何进行的呢？”莱斯特雷
德问道。

"Poison," said Sherlock Holmes curtly, and strode off.
"One other thing, Lestrade," he added, turning round at the
door: "'Rache,' is the German for 'revenge'; so don't lose
your time looking for Miss Rachel." With which Parthian shot

he walked away, leaving the two rivals open-mouthed
behind him.