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第24章 蓝宝石十字架4（第3页）
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Theolicemanbegantochuckleheavily。
"Ihave，sir;andifyouaskme，oneofthemwasdrunk。Hestoodinthemiddleoftheroadthatbewilderedthat。。。
"Whichwaydidtheygo?
"snaedValentin。
"Theytookoneofyellowbusesoverthere，
"answeredtheman，
"themthatgotoHamstead。
"
Valentinroducedhisofficialcardandsaidveryraidly，
"Callutwoofyourmentocomewithmeinursuit，
"andcrossedtheroadwithsuchcontagiousenergythattheonderousolicemanwasmovedtoalmostagileobedience。InaminuteandahalftheFrenchdetectivewasjoinedontheoositeavementbyaninsectorandamaninlainclothes。
"Well，sir，
"begantheformer，withsmilingimortance，
"andwhatmay。。。
"
Valentinointedsuddenlywithhiscane。
"Illtellyouonthetoofthatomnibus，
"hesaid，andwasdartinganddodgingacrossthetangleofthetraffic。Whenallthreesankantingonthetoseatsoftheyellowvehicle，theinsectorsaid，
"Wecouldgotentimesasquickinataxi。
"
"Quitetrue，
"reliedtheirleaderlacidly，
"ifweonlyhadanideaofwhereweweregoing。
"
"Well，whereareyougoing?
"askedtheother，staring。
Valentinsmokedfrowninglyforafewseconds;then，removinghiscigarette，hesaid，
"Ifyouknowwhatamansdoing，getinfrontofhim;butifyouwanttoguesswhathesdoing，keebehindhim。Straywhenhestrays;stowhenhestos;travelasslowlyashe。Thenyoumayseewhathesawandmayactasheacted。Allwecandoistokeeoureyesskinnedforaqueerthing。
"
"Whatsortofqueerthingdoyoumean?
"askedtheinsector。
"Anysortofqueerthing，
"answeredValentin，andrelasedintoobstinatesilence。
Theyellowomnibuscrawleduthenorthernroadsforwhatseemedlikehoursonend;thegreatdetectivewouldnotexlainfurther，anderhashisassistantsfeltasilentandgrowingdoubtofhiserrand。Perhas，also，theyfeltasilentandgrowingdesireforlunch，forthehourscretlongastthenormalluncheonhour，andthelongroadsoftheNorthLondonsuburbsseemedtoshootoutintolengthafterlengthlikeaninfernaltelescoe。Itwasoneofthosejourneysonwhichamaneretuallyfeelsthatnowatlasthemusthavecometotheendoftheuniverse，andthenfindshehasonlycometothebeginningofTufnellPark。Londondiedawayindraggledtavernsanddrearyscrubs，andthenwasunaccountablybornagaininblazinghighstreetsandblatanthotels。Itwaslikeassingthroughthirteensearatevulgarcitiesalljusttouchingeachother。Butthoughthewintertwilightwasalreadythreateningtheroadaheadofthem，theParisiandetectivestillsatsilentandwatchful，eyeingthefrontageofthestreetsthatslidbyoneitherside。BythetimetheyhadleftCamdenTownbehind，theolicemenwerenearlyaslee;atleast，theygavesomethinglikeajumasValentinleaterect，struckahandoneachmansshoulder，andshoutedtothedrivertosto。
Theytumbleddownthestesintotheroadwithoutrealizingwhytheyhadbeendislodged;whentheylookedroundforenlightenmenttheyfoundValentintriumhantlyointinghisfingertowardsawindowontheleftsideoftheroad。Itwasalargewindow，formingartofthelongfacadeofagiltandalatialublic-house;itwastheartreservedforresectabledining，andlabelled
"Restaurant。
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