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the adv[1]. of wisteria lodge(璃帽蒙旋冉,袋耳囑�媼�)-及11何蛍
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lunch was brought me�察�but the moment after I took it I knew that I had
been drugged。 In a sort of dream I remember being half´led�察�half´ carried
to the carriage�察�in the same state I was conveyed to the train。 Only then�察�
when the wheels were almost moving�察 �did I suddenly realize that my
liberty lay in my own hands。 I sprang out�察�they tried to drag me back�察�and
had it not been for the help of this good man�察�who led me to the cab�察 �I
should never had broken away。 Now�察�thank God�察�I am beyond their power
forever。;
We had all listened intently to this remarkable statement。 It was
Holmes who broke the silence。
;Our difficulties are not over�察─ �he remarked�察 �shaking his head。 ;Our
police work ends�察�but our legal work begins。;
;Exactly�察─�said I。 ;A plausible lawyer could make it out as an act of
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self´defence。 There may be a hundred crimes in the background�察�but it is
only on this one that they can be tried。;
;Come�察 �come�察─ �said Baynes cheerily�察 �I think better of the law than
that。 Self´defence is one thing。 To entice a man in cold blood with the
object of murdering him is another�察�whatever danger you may fear from
him。 No�察 �no�察 �we shall all be justified when we see the tenants of High
Gable at the next Guildford Assizes。;
It is a matter of history�察�however�察�that a little time was still to elapse
before the Tiger of San Pedro should meet with his deserts。 Wily and bold�察�
he and his companion threw their pursuer off their track by entering a
lodging´house in Edmonton Street and leaving by the back´gate into
Curzon Square。 From that day they were seen no more in England。 Some
six months afterwards the Marquess of Montalva and Signor Rulli�察 �his
secretary�察 �were both murdered in their rooms at the Hotel Escurial at
Madrid。 The crime was ascribed to Nihilism�察 �and the murderers were
never arrested。 Inspector Baynes visited us at Baker Street with a printed
description of the dark face of the secretary�察�and of the masterful features�察�
the magnetic black eyes�察�and the tufted brows of his master。 We could not
doubt that justice�察�if belated�察�had come at last。
;A chaotic case�察�my dear Watson�察─�said Holmes over an evening pipe。
;It will not be possible for you to present in that compact form which is
dear to your heart。 It covers two continents�察 �concerns two groups of
mysterious persons�察�and is further complicated by the highly respectable
presence of our friend�察�Scott Eccles�察 �whose inclusion shows me that the
deceased Garcia had a scheming mind and a well´developed instinct of
self´ preservation。 It is remarkable only for the fact that amid a perfect
jungle of possibilities we�察�with our worthy collaborator�察�the inspector�察�have
kept our close hold on the essentials and so been guided along the crooked
and winding path。 Is there any point which is not quite clear to you�拭─�
;The object of the mulatto cook's return�拭─�
;I think that the strange creature in the kitchen may account for it。 The
man was a primitive savage from the backwoods of San Pedro�察�and this
was his fetish。 When his companion and he had fled to some prearranged
retreatalready occupied�察�no doubt by a confederatethe companion had
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persuaded him to leave so compromising an article of furniture。 But the
mulatto's heart was with it�察�and he was driven back to it next day�察�when�察�on
reconnoitering through the window�察 �he found policeman Walters in
possession。 He waited three days longer�察 �and then his piety or his
superstition drove him to try once more。 Inspector Baynes�察�who�察�with his
usual astuteness�察 �had minimized the incident before me�察 �had really
recognized its importance and had left a trap into which the creature
walked。 Any other point�察�Watson�拭─�
;The torn bird�察�the pail of blood�察�the charred bones�察�all the mystery of
that weird kitchen�拭─�
Holmes smiled as he turned up an entry in his note´book。
;I spent a morning in the British Museum reading up on that and other
points。 Here is a quotation from Eckermann's Voodooism and the Negroid
Religions�此�
;'The true voodoo´worshipper attempts nothing of importance without
certain sacrifices which are intended to propitiate his unclean gods。 In
extreme cases these rites take the form of human sacrifices followed by
cannibalism。 The more usual victims are a white cock�察�which is plucked in
pieces alive�察�or a black goat�察�whose throat is cut and body burned。'
;So you see our savage friend was very orthodox in his ritual。 It is
grotesque�察 �Watson�察─ �Holmes added�察 �as he slowly fastened his notebook�察�
;but�察 �as I have had occasion to remark�察 �there is but one step from the
grotesque to the horrible。;
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