Holmescopperbeeches文档格式.docx
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remarkedSherlockHolmes,tossingasidetheadvertisementsheetoftheDailyTelegraph,"
Itisfrequentlyinitsleastimportantandlowliestmanifestationsthatthekeenestpleasureistobederived.Itispleasanttometoobserve,Watson,thatyouhavesofargraspedthistruththatintheselittlerecordsofourcaseswhichyouhavebeengoodenoughtodrawup,and,Iamboundtosay,occasionallytoembellish,youhavegivenprominencenotsomuchtothemanycausescelebresandsensationaltrialsinwhichIhavefiguredbutrathertothoseincidentswhichmayhavebeentrivialinthemselves,butwhichhavegivenroomforthosefacultiesofdeductionandoflogicalsynthesiswhichIhavemademyspecialprovince."
Andyet,"
saidI,smiling,"
Icannotquiteholdmyselfabsolvedfromthechargeofsensationalismwhichhasbeenurgedagainstmyrecords."
Youhaveerred,perhaps,"
heobserved,takingupaglowingcinderwiththetongsandlightingwithitthelongcherry-woodpipewhichwaswonttoreplacehisclaywhenhewasinadisputatiousratherthanameditativemood—"
Youhaveerredperhapsinattemptingtoputcolorandlifeintoeachofyourstatementsinsteadofconfiningyourselftothetaskofplacinguponrecordthatseverereasoningfromcausetoeffectwhichisreallytheonlynotablefeatureaboutthething."
ItseemstomethatIhavedoneyoufulljusticeinthematter,"
Iremarkedwithsomecoldness,forIwasrepelledbytheegotismwhichIhadmorethanonceobservedtobeastrongfactorinmyfriend'
ssingularcharacter.
No,itisnotselfishnessorconceit,"
saidhe,answering,aswashiswont,mythoughtsratherthanmywords."
IfIclaimfulljusticeformyart,itisbecauseitisanimpersonalthing—athingbeyondmyself.Crimeiscommon.Logicisrare.Thereforeitisuponthelogicratherthanuponthecrimethatyoushoulddwell.Youhavedegradedwhatshouldhavebeenacourseoflecturesintoaseriesoftales."
Itwasacoldmorningoftheearlyspring,andwesatafterbreakfastoneithersideofacheeryfireintheoldroomatBakerStreet.Athickfogrolleddownbetweenthelinesofdun-coloredhouses,andtheopposingwindowsloomedlikedark,shapelessblursthroughtheheavyyellowwreaths.Ourgaswaslitandshoneonthewhiteclothandglimmerofchinaandmetal,forthetablehadnotbeenclearedyet.SherlockHolmeshadbeensilentallthemorning,dippingcontinuouslyintotheadvertisementcolumnsofasuccessionofpapersuntilatlast,havingapparentlygivenuphissearch,hehademergedinnoverysweettempertolecturemeuponmyliteraryshortcomings.
Atthesametime,"
heremarkedafterapause,duringwhichhehadsatpuffingathislongpipeandgazingdownintothefire,"
Youcanhardlybeopentoachargeofsensationalism,foroutofthesecaseswhichyouhavebeensokindastointerestyourselfin,afairproportiondonottreatofcrime,initslegalsense,atall.ThesmallmatterinwhichIendeavoredtohelptheKingofBohemia,thesingularexperienceofMissMarySutherland,theproblemconnectedwiththemanwiththetwistedlip,andtheincidentofthenoblebachelor,wereallmatterswhichareoutsidethepaleofthelaw.Butinavoidingthesensational,Ifearthatyoumayhaveborderedonthetrivial."
Theendmayhavebeenso,"
Ianswered,"
butthemethodsIholdtohavebeennovelandofinterest."
Pshaw,mydearfellow,whatdothepublic,thegreatunobservantpublic,whocouldhardlytellaweaverbyhistoothoracompositorbyhisleftthumb,careaboutthefinershadesofanalysisanddeduction!
But,indeed,ifyouaretrivial.Icannotblameyou,forthedaysofthegreatcasesarepast.Man,oratleastcriminalman,haslostallenterpriseandoriginality.Astomyownlittlepractice,itseemstobedegeneratingintoanagencyforrecoveringlostleadpencilsandgivingadvicetoyoungladiesfromboarding-schools.IthinkthatIhavetouchedbottomatlast,however.ThisnoteIhadthismorningmarksmyzero-point,Ifancy.Readit!
"
Hetossedacrumpledletteracrosstome.ItwasdatedfromMontaguePlaceupontheprecedingevening,andranthus:
DEARMR.HOLMES:
—IamveryanxioustoconsultyouastowhetherIshouldorshouldnotacceptasituationwhichhasbeenofferedtomeasgoverness.Ishallcallathalf-pasttento-morrowifIdonotinconvenienceyou.Yoursfaithfully,VIOLETHUNTER."
Doyouknowtheyounglady?
Iasked.
NotI."
Itishalf-pasttennow."
Yes,andIhavenodoubtthatisherring."
Itmayturnouttobeofmoreinterestthanyouthink.Yourememberthattheaffairofthebluecarbuncle,whichappearedtobeamerewhimatfirst,developedintoaseriousinvestigation.Itmaybesointhiscase,also."
Well,letushopeso.Butourdoubtswillverysoonbesolved,forhere,unlessIammuchmistaken,isthepersoninquestion."
Ashespokethedooropenedandayoungladyenteredtheroom.Shewasplainlybutneatlydressed,withabright,quickface,freckledlikeaplover'
segg,andwiththebriskmannerofawomanwhohashadherownwaytomakeintheworld."
Youwillexcusemytroublingyou,Iamsure,"
saidshe,asmycompanionrosetogreether,"
butIhavehadaverystrangeexperience,andasIhavenoparentsorrelationsofanysortfromwhomIcouldaskadvice,IthoughtthatperhapsyouwouldbekindenoughtotellmewhatIshoulddo."
Praytakeaseat,MissHunter.IshallbehappytodoanythingthatIcantoserveyou."
IcouldseethatHolmeswasfavorablyimpressedbythemannerandspeechofhisnewclient.Helookedheroverinhissearchingfashion,andthencomposedhimself,withhislidsdroopingandhisfinger-tipstogether,tolistentoherstory.
Ihavebeenagovernessforfiveyears,"
saidshe,"
InthefamilyofColonelSpenceMunro,buttwomonthsagothecolonelreceivedanappointmentatHalifax,inNovaScotia,andtookhischildrenovertoAmericawithhim,sothatIfoundmyselfwithoutasituation.Iadvertised,andIansweredadvertisements,butwithoutsuccess.AtlastthelittlemoneywhichIhadsavedbegantorunshort,andIwasatmywit'
sendastowhatIshoulddo.
Thereisawell-knownagencyforgovernessesintheWestEndcalledWestaway'
s,andthereIusedtocallaboutonceaweekinordertoseewhetheranythinghadturnedupwhichmightsuitme.Westawaywasthenameofthefounderofthebusiness,butitisreallymanagedbyMissStoper.Shesitsinherownlittleoffice,andtheladieswhoareseekingemploymentwaitinananteroom,andarethenshowninonebyone,whensheconsultsherledgersandseeswhethershehasanythingwhichwouldsuitthem.
Well,whenIcalledlastweekIwasshownintothelittleofficeasusual,butIfoundthatMissStoperwasnotalone.Aprodigiouslystoutmanwithaverysmilingfaceandagreatheavychinwhichrolleddowninfolduponfoldoverhisthroatsatatherelbowwithapairofglassesonhisnose,lookingveryearnestlyattheladieswhoentered.AsIcameinhegavequiteajumpinhischairandturnedquicklytoMissStoper.
'
Thatwilldo,'
saidhe;
'
Icouldnotaskforanythingbetter.Capital!
capital!
Heseemedquiteenthusiasticandrubbedhishandstogetherinthemostgenialfashion.Hewassuchacomfortable-lookingmanthatitwasquiteapleasuretolookathim.
Youarelookingforasituation,miss?
heasked.
Yes,sir.'
Asgoverness?
Andwhatsalarydoyouask?
Ihad4poundsamonthinmylastplacewithColonelSpenceMunro.'
Oh,tut,tut!
sweating—ranksweating!
hecried,throwinghisfathandsoutintotheairlikeamanwhoisinaboilingpassion.'
Howcouldanyoneoffersopitifulasumtoaladywithsuchattractionsandaccomplishments?
Myaccomplishments,sir,maybelessthanyouimagine,'
saidI.'
AlittleFrench,alittleGerman,music,anddrawing—'
Tut,tut!
hecried.'
Thisisallquitebesidethequestion.Thepointis,haveyouorhaveyounotthebearinganddeportmentofalady?
Thereitisinanutshell.Ifyouhavenot,youarenotfinedfortherearingofachildwhomaysomedayplayaconsiderablepartinthehistoryofthecountry.Butifyouhavewhy,then,howcouldanygentlemanaskyoutocondescendtoacceptanythingunderthethreefigures?
Yoursalarywithme,madam,wouldcommenceat100poundsayear.'
Youmayimagine,Mr.Holmes,thattome,destituteasIwas,suchanofferseemedalmosttoogoodtobetrue.Thegentleman,however,seeingperhapsthelookofincredulityuponmyface,openedapocket-bookandtookoutanote.
Itisalsomycustom,'
saidhe,smilinginthemostpleasantfashionuntilhiseyeswerejusttwolittleshiningslitsamidthewhitecreasesofhisface,'
toadvancetomyyoungladieshalftheirsalarybeforehand,sothattheymaymeetanylittleexpensesoftheirjourneyandtheirwardrobe.'
ItseemedtomethatIhadnevermetsofascinatingandsothoughtfulaman.AsIwasalreadyindebttomytradesmen,theadvancewasagreatconvenience,andyettherewassomethingunnaturalaboutthewholetransactionwhichmademewishtoknowalittlemorebeforeIquitecommittedmyself.
MayIaskwhereyoulive,sir?
saidI.
Hampshire.Charmingruralplace.TheCopperBeeches,fivemilesonthefarsideofWinchester.Itisthemostlovelycountry,mydearyounglady,andthedearestoldcountry-house.'
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