The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (蓝宝石案)

Holmes

】

:”very

good,

Watson.

The

blue

carbuncle

that

was

stolen

from

the

hotel

room

of

the

Countess

of

Morcar

several

days

ago.

I

congratulate u, Peterson. She has offered a reward of one-thousand

pounds.”

【

Peterson

】

:”A th…a…a thousand pounds!”

【旁白】

the astonished Peterson say down abruptly. Consulting his files,

Holmes then explained about the theft of the jewel from the Countess

of Morcar’s hotel room.

【

Holmes

】

a plumber, one John Horner, has been arrested. This fellow,

Horner, had previously been convicted of robbery on another occasion.

Apparently, according to James Ryder, a room attendant at the Hotel

Cosmopolitan,

Horner

was

called

in

to

fix

a

broken

grate

in

the

Countess

of

Morcar’s

room.

Ryder

was

with

him

for

some

time

and

then

was

called

away.

When

he

returned,

Horner

was

gone,

the

Countess’ dresser had been broken into, the jewel case was ly

ing on top,

empty, the blue carbuncle was missing. And this fellow Ryder’s evidence

was confirmed by the Countess’ maid, Catherine Cusack. At any rate,

the

plumber,

John

Horner,

was

subsequently

found

and

arrested,

although he protested his innocence.

【旁白】

then, Holmes looking up from his notes, said

【

Holmes

】

um… now, Watson, our little exercise with the hat becomes

more

serious.

Here

is

the

blue

carbuncle,

the

stone

came

from

the

goose, the goose came from Mr. Henry Baker, the fellow whose hat this

is. We must find the gentleman. Peterson, I should like u to place an ad

in the evening papers, plz.

【旁白】

Holmes

drawing

forth

a

pen

and

a

sheet

of

paper,

began

to

write :”Found at the corner of Goodge Street a goose and a black felt

hat.

Mr.

Henry

Baker

can

retrieve

same

at

6:30

this

evening

at

221B

Baker Street. ”

【

Holmes

】

There!

【旁白】

then Holmes sent Peterson off with the advertisement while he

himself, much to Watson’s confusion, he went out to buy another goose.

Later, Holmes and Watson waited hopefully for Henry Baker to appear

in answer to the ad. At precisely 6:30, the door opened. Holmes looked

up at the tall gentleman standing in his doorway and said.

【

Holme s

】

Mr. Henry Baker, I presume.

【旁白】

the stranger, who seemed rather ill at ease, replied

【

Baker1

】

Uh,

yes.

Uh,

yes.

I

came

about

ur

advertisement

in

the

‘

Evening Standard

’. I’ve come for my hat and the Christmas goose.

【

Holmes

】

yes. well, here is ur

hat, sir. As for the goose, I’ve some rather

unfortunate news. The goose would not keep and therefore we have

eaten it.

【

Baker1

】

what, u’ve…

【

Holmes

】

do n't worry, sir. I’ve preserved for u its beak, and feathers

and other parts. They’re ober there in a bag

on my mantelpiece.

【旁白】

in answer to the clear disappointment on Baker’s face, Holmes

added

【

Holmes

】

and, if u prefer, we have a new bird for u, instead.

【

Baker1

】

well,

I

certainly

have

no

sentimental

attachment

to

the

insides of the goose u ate. I gladly take this other one, sir. Thank u for

ur trouble. May I, may I repay u in any way?

【

Holme s

】

oh

no.

oh

no,

Mr.

Baker,

u

have

repaid

me

sufficiently.

Thank u.

【旁白】

then,

getting

to

the

point

in

which

he

was

really

interested,

Holmes

asked

Baker

where

he

had

gotten

the

original

goose.

Baker

replied he belonged to a club whose members gave a little money each

month to the owner of a tavern called the Alpha Inn. At the end of the

year, each member of the club received a fine bird to eat. Then Baker

again

thanked

Holmes

and

Watson

and

he

left,

wishing

them

both

a

merry Christmas. Afterwards, Holmes remarked to Watson.

【

Holmes

】

it is obvious to me that Mr. Henry Baker knew nothing of the

blue

carbuncle

being

inside

the

first

bird.

As

he

would

have

wanted

what was left of that creature. But now, let us go to the Alpha Inn at

once and follow the trail.

【旁白】

but the owner of the Alpha Inn only directed them again to the

salesman from whom he had bought the birds in the first place, a fellow

named Breckinridge who had a stall in the famous open-air market at.

Holmes and Watch approached him.

【 场景

2

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Covent Garden

的一个小摊位】

【

Holmes

】

excuse me, sir, are u Mr. Breckinridge?

【旁白】

the wiry, little fellow pushed his Derby hat back on his head and

looked up at the two friends

【

Breckinridge

】

I’ m Mr. Breckinridge, yes.

【

Holmes

】

and u sell geese?

【

Breckinridge

< br>】

I’m

the

one

that

sells

the

geese,

yes.

Finest

birds

in

all

—a London I’ve got here.

【

Holmes

】

well,

sir,

perhaps

u

could

tell

us.

We

have

a

friend

who

obtained a goose from u through the A

lpha…

【

Breckinridge

】

A lpha Inn! Get out of here! I’m sick and tired of people

asking me about them birds from the Alpha Inn. If it’s not one fellow,

it’s another fellow. Now, be gone, be gone, both of u. I’ll have nothing

to do with u.

【

Holmes

】

excuse me, si

r, I certainly didn't mean to trouble u. I guess I’ll

lost my bet.