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“你最好把它擦干净，装上子弹。他是一个亡命之徒，尽管我可以

趁其不备制服他，但最好还是作好准备，以防万一。”

I went to my bedroom and followed his advice. When I
returned with the pistol the table had been cleared, and

Holmes was engaged in his favourite occupation of scraping
upon his violin.

我去卧室，照他的话作了准备。我拿着手枪回来时，餐桌已经收

拾干净，福尔摩斯正专心于他最爱的活儿——抚弄小提琴。

"The plot thickens," he said, as I entered; "I have just
had an answer to my American telegram. My view of the

case is the correct one."

“案件变得复杂了，”我进屋的时候，他说，“我发往美国的电报
刚得到了回电。我对这个案子的看法是正确的。”

"And that is——?" I asked eagerly.

“那是——？”我急忙问。

"My fiddle would be the better for new strings," he

remarked. "Put your pistol in your pocket. When the fellow
comes speak to him in an ordinary way. Leave the rest to
me. Don't frighten him by looking at him too hard."

“我的小提琴要是换上新弦就更好了，”他说，“把你的手枪放在

口袋里。那个家伙进来的时候，你用正常的语气跟他交谈。其他的交
给我来应付。不要使劲儿盯着他，以免打草惊蛇。”

"It is eight o'clock now," I said, glancing at my watch.

“现在八点钟了。”我看着手表说。

"Yes. He will probably be here in a few minutes. Open

the door slightly. That will do. Now put the key on the inside.
Thank you! This is a queer old book I picked up at a stall
yesterday—De Jure inter Gentes—published in Latin at Liége

in the Lowlands, in 1642. Charles' head was still firm on his