the adventure of the beryl coronet-第6部分

快捷操作: 按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页 按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页 按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部! 如果本书没有阅读完，想下次继续接着阅读，可使用上方 "收藏到我的浏览器" 功能 和 "加入书签" 功能！


said　Mr。　Holder。

　　〃Precisely。　It　was　I。　I　found　that　I　had　my　man；　so　I　came　home

and　changed　my　clothes。　It　was　a　delicate　part　which　I　had　to　play

then；　for　I　saw　that　a　prosecution　must　be　avoided　to　avert　scandal；

and　I　knew　that　so　astute　a　villain　would　see　that　our　hands　were　tied

in　the　matter。　I　went　and　saw　him。　At　first；　of　course；　he　denied

everything。　But　when　I　gave　him　every　particular　that　had　occurred；　he

tried　to　bluster　and　took　down　a　life…preserver　from　the　wall。　I

knew　my　man；　however；　and　I　clapped　a　pistol　to　his　head　before　he

could　strike。　Then　he　became　a　little　more　reasonable。　I　told　him　that

we　would　give　him　a　price　for　the　stones　he　held…L1000　apiece。　That

brought　out　the　first　signs　of　grief　that　he　had　shown。　'Why；　dash

it　all！'　said　he；　'I've　let　them　go　at　six　hundred　for　the　three！'　I

soon　managed　to　get　the　address　of　the　receiver　who　had　them；　on

promising　him　that　there　would　be　no　prosecution。　Off　I　set　to　him；

and　after　much　chaffering　I　got　our　stones　at　L1000　apiece。　Then　I

looked　in　upon　your　son；　told　him　that　all　was　right；　and　eventually

got　to　my　bed　about　two　o'clock；　after　what　I　may　call　a　really　hard

day's　work。〃

　　〃A　day　which　has　saved　England　from　a　great　public　scandal；〃　said

the　banker；　rising。　〃Sir；　I　cannot　find　the　words　to　thank　you；　but

you　shall　not　find　me　ungrateful　for　what　you　have　done。　Your　skill

has　indeed　exceeded　all　that　I　have　heard　of　it。　And　now　I　must　fly　to

my　dear　boy　to　apologize　to　him　for　the　wrong　which　I　done　him。　As

to　what　you　tell　me　of　poor　Mary；　it　goes　to　my　very　heart。　Not　even

your　skill　can　inform　me　where　she　is　now。〃

　　〃I　think　that　we　may　safely　say；〃　returned　Holmes；　〃that　she　is

wherever　Sir　George　Burnwell　is。　It　is　equally　certain；　too；　that

whatever　her　sins　are；　they　will　soon　receive　a　more　than　sufficient

punishment。〃





　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　THE　END

。