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福尔摩斯探案经典:《恐怖谷》第4章Part21  

"Well
I started from the fact that Mr. Douglas had seemed disturbed since the day before
when he had been at Tunbridge Wells. It was at Tunbridge Wells then that he had bee conscious of some danger. It was clear
therefore
that if a man had e over with a bicycle it was from Tunbridge Wells that he might be expected to have e. We took the bicycle over with us and showed it at the hotels. It was identified at once by the manager of the Eagle Commercial as belonging to a man named Hargrave
who had taken a room there o days before. This bicycle and a small valise were his whole belongings. He had registered his name as ing from London
but had given no address. The valise was London made
and the contents were British; but the man himself was undoubtedly an American."
"Well
well
" said Holmes gleefully
"you have indeed done some solid work while I have been sitting spinning theories with my friend! It's a lesson in being practical
Mr. Mac."
"Ay
it's just that
Mr. Holmes
" said the inspector with satisfaction.
"But this may all fit in with your theories
" I remarked.
"That may or may not be. But let us hear the end
Mr. Mac. Was there nothing to identify this man?"
"So little that it was evident that he had carefully guarded himself against identification. There were no papers or letters
and no marking upon the clothes. A cycle map of the county lay on his bedroom table. He had left the hotel after breakfast yesterday morning on his bicycle
and no more was heard of him until our inquiries."
"That's what puzzles me
Mr. Holmes
" said White Mason. "If the fellow did not want the hue and cry raised over him
one would imagine that he would have returned and remained at the hotel as an inoffensive tourist. As it is
he must know that he will be reported to the police by the hotel manager and that his disappearance will be connected with the murder."
"So one would imagine. Still
he has been justified of his wisdom up to date
at any rate
since he has not been taken. But his description--what of that?"
MacDonald referred to his notebook.