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第19章 波思克姆比溪谷秘案5(第1页)

yman:Didyouseenothingwhicharousedyoursusicionswhenyoureturnedonhearingthecryandfoundyourfatherfatallyinjured?

"Witness:Nothingdefinite。

"

"TheCoroner:Whatdoyoumean?

"

"Witness:IwassodisturbedandexcitedasIrushedoutintotheoen,thatIcouldthinkofnothingexcetofmyfather。YetIhaveavagueimressionthatasIranforwardsomethinglayuonthegroundtotheleftofme。Itseemedtometobesomethinggreyincolour,acoatofsomesort,oralaiderhas。WhenIrosefrommyfatherIlookedroundforit,butitwasgone。

"Doyoumeanthatitdisaearedbeforeyouwentforhel?

"Yes,itwasgone。

"Youcannotsaywhatitwas?

"No,Ihadafeelingsomethingwasthere。

"Howfarfromthebody?

"

"Adozenyardsorso。

"Andhowfarfromtheedgeofthewood?

"Aboutthesame。

"Thenifitwasremoveditwaswhileyouwerewithinadozenyardsofit?

"Yes,butwithmybacktowardsit。

"Thisconcludedtheexaminationofthewitness。

"

"Isee,

"saidIasIglanceddownthecolumn,

"thatthecoronerinhisconcludingremarkswasrathersevereuonyoungMcCarthy。Hecallsattention,andwithreason,tothediscreancyabouthisfatherhavingsignalledtohimbeforeseeinghim,alsotohisrefusaltogivedetailsofhisconversationwithhisfather,andhissingularaccountofhisfathersdyingwords。Theyareall,asheremarks,verymuchagainsttheson。

"

Holmeslaughedsoftlytohimselfandstretchedhimselfoutuonthecushionedseat。

"Bothyouandthecoronerhavebeenatsomeains,

"saidhe,

"tosingleouttheverystrongestointsintheyoungmansfavour。Dontyouseethatyoualternatelygivehimcreditforhavingtoomuchimaginationandtoolittle?Toolittle,ifhecouldnotinventacauseofquarrelwhichwouldgivehimthesymathyofthejury;toomuch,ifheevolvedfromhisowninnerconsciousnessanythingsooutréasadyingreferencetoarat,andtheincidentofthevanishingcloth。No,sir,Ishallaroachthiscasefromtheointofviewthatwhatthisyoungmansaysistrue,andweshallseewhitherthathyothesiswillleadus。AndnowhereismyocketPetrarch,andnotanotherwordshallIsayofthiscaseuntilweareonthesceneofaction。WelunchatSwindon,andIseethatweshallbethereintwentyminutes。

"

Itwasnearlyfouroclockwhenweatlast,afterassingthroughthebeautifulStroudValley,andoverthebroadgleamingSevern,foundourselvesattherettylittlecountry-townofRoss。Alean,ferret-likeman,furtiveandsly-looking,waswaitingforusuonthelatform。Insiteofthelightbrowndustcoatandleather-leggingswhichheworeindeferencetohisrusticsurroundings,IhadnodifficultyinrecognisingLestrade,ofScotlandYard。WithhimwedrovetotheHerefordArmswherearoomhadalreadybeenengagedforus。

"Ihaveorderedacarriage,

"saidLestradeaswesatoveracuoftea。

"Iknewyourenergeticnature,andthatyouwouldnotbehayuntilyouhadbeenonthesceneofthecrime。

"

"Itwasveryniceandcomlimentaryofyou,

"Holmesanswered。

"Itisentirelyaquestionofbarometricressure。

"

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