shǒuyè>> wénxué>> 推理侦探>> 柯南道爾 Arthur Conan Doyle   英國 United Kingdom   溫莎王朝   (1859年五月22日1930年七月7日)
sān jiǎo qiáng shān zhuāng The Adventure of the Three Gables
   'ěr suǒ jīng guò de mào xiǎnzài méi yòu zhè gèng rángèng xìng de liǎo jīng yòu duàn shí jiān méi jiàn dào liǎo zhī dào jìn lái huó dòng de fāng xiàng shì shénmedàn shì zhè tiān zǎo shàng tán xīng cuò gāng ràng zuò zài biān de jiù shā shàngér běn rén xián zhe yān dǒu zuò zài duì miànjiù yòu rén lái liǎo guǒ shuō lái de shì tóu kuáng de gōng niú gèng néng shuō míng de
   de shēng mén bèi chōng kāichuǎng jìn de hēi rényào shì miàn zhēng níng jiāng huì gěi rén zhǒng huá zhī gǎnyīn wéi chuānzhuó shēn xiān yàn de huī zhuāngpiāo chuí zhe tiáo chéng hóng lǐng dài kuān liǎn páng biǎn shǐ jìn shēn xiàng qián fāngliǎng zhǐ yīn chén de hēi yǎn jīng mào zhe zhì zhù de huǒbìng lún liú dǎliang zhe men liǎng rén
   men liǎng wèi shuí jiào 'ěr ? " wèn dào
   'ěr lǎn yáng yáng yān dǒu liǎo xià
  “ yuán lái jiù shì ? " zhè wèi lái fǎng zhě shuō zhe zhǒng lìng rén kuài de guǐ suì qīng rào guò zhuō 。“ tīng zhe 'ěr xiān shēngqǐng yào duō guǎn xián shìràng rén men guǎn de shì tīng dǒng liǎo
  “ shuō xià , " 'ěr shuō dào,“ hěn yòu 。”
  “ jué yòu shì ? " zhè mán hàn páo xiào dào,“ děng shōu shí dùn jiù jué yòu liǎo duì guò zhè zhǒng rénshōu shí guò zhī hòu men jiù lǎo shí liǎo kàn zhè 'ěr xiān shēng!”
   shēn chū zhǐ shuò péng de quán tóu zài 'ěr xià huàng 'ěr mǎn yòu xīng zhì kàn zhe de quán tóu。 " shì shēng lái jiù zhè yàng 'ér de ? " wèn dào:“ hái shì màn màn liàn chū lái de ?”
   zhī shì yóu péng yǒu bīng lěng de zhèn jìnghái shì yóu chāo liǎo huǒ bàng de yuán zǒng 'ér yán zhī zhè wèi fǎng de tài biàn me shén huó xiàn liǎo
  “ fǎn zhèng jīng jǐng gào liǎo, " shuō。 " yòu péng yǒu duì luó biān de shì yòu xīng héng héng zhī dào zhǐ de shì shénme héng héng yòng zhe duō guǎn xián shìmíng bái shì shì yào shì guǎn xián shì jiù zhù méi cuò 'ér。”
  “ zǎo jiù xiǎng jiàn jiàn liǎo, " 'ěr shuō。“ ràng zuò liǎoyīn wéi huān shēn shàng de wèi jiù shì · gǎo quán de ?”
  “ zhè zhèng shì de míng yào shì shuō huà jiù shōu shí 。”
  “ dǎo yòng zhe, " 'ěr shǐ jìn dīng zhe zhè wèi rén de chǒu de zuǐ shuō。“ guò zài 'ěr běn jiǔ wài tóu shā xiǎo huǒ jīn de shì héng héng zěn me zhe zěn me yào zǒu ?”
   zhè hēi rén xià tuì suō liǎo huí miàn tiě huī。 " shǎo gēn shuō zhè xiē méi yòng de huà。 " shuō dào。 " gēn shénme jīn yòu shénme xiāng gānzhè xiǎo chū shì de shí hòu zhèng zài míng hàn dǒu niú chǎng jìn xíng xùn liàn。”
  “ cuò duì guān zhè me jiǎng , " 'ěr shuō。 " zhí zài zhù gēn nèi · tuō dài 'ěr de gòu dāng héng héng
  “ de lǎo tiān 'ěr xiān shēng héng héng
  “ xíng liǎozhè jiù suàn liǎoděng yào de shí hòu zài shuō。”
  “ zài jiàn 'ěr xiān shēng wàng jiào jīn tiān shàng zhè 'ér lái de shì 'ér ?”
  “ chú fēi gào shì shuí jiào lái de。”
  “ hái yòng wèn 'ěr xiān shēngjiù shì gāng cái shuō de rén。”
  “ shì shuí zhǐ shǐ de ?”
  “ lǎo tiān zhī dào 'ěr xiān shēng jiù gēn shuō zhǎo 'ěr xiān shēngjiù shuō yào shì shàng luó jiù yòu shēng mìng wēi xiǎn。 ' jiù shì zhè me huí shìdōushì shí huà。 " méi děng zài wèn bié dezhè wèi rén jiù liù yān páo chū liǎozǒude gēn lái bān kuài 'ěr miàn 'àn xiào miàn yān dǒu de huī
  “ huá shēngxìng kuī méi yòu qiāo jiēshí de nǎo dài kàn jiàn huǒ bàng de dòng zuò liǎo shí dǎo shì fáng shì debié kàn hún shēn shì ròudǎo shì chǔn defàng kōng pào de xiǎo hái hěn róng zhèn zhùjiù xiàng gāng cái yàng shì bīn sài · yuē hàn liú máng tuán de chéng yuánzuì jìn cān jiā liǎo xiē bēi de gòu dāngděng téng xià shǒu lái zài chù men de dǐng tóu shàng nèidǎo shì jiǎo huá de jiā huǒ men zhuān gān wēi xié zhī lèi de gòu dāng suǒ yào zhī dào de shìzài zhè shì jiàn men bèi hòu shì shénme rén?”
  “ dàn men wèishénme yào wēi xié ?”
  “ jiù shì zhè luó sēn lín 'àn jiàn men zhè láidǎo shǐ jué xīn zhēn chá zhè 'àn liǎo rán yòu zhè me duō rén dòng gān shì yòu diǎn lái tóu de。”
  “ dào shì zěn me huí shì ?”
  “ gāng cái gāng yào duì jiǎng zhè shì 'érjiù shēng liǎo zhè chǎng nào zhè shì mài tài tài de lái xìn guǒ tóng gēn zǒu tàng de huàzán men jiù gěi pāi diàn bào dòng shēn。”
   kàn xìn shàng xiě de shì
   'ěr xiān shēng
   zuì jìn dào lián chuàn guài shì de zhù zhái yòu guānshèn wàng dào nín de bāng zhù méng míng qián lái jiāng quán tiān zài jiāběn zhái zài luó chē zhàn jìn de zhàng méi · mài shì nín de zǎo zhī
   · mài jǐn
   zhù zhǐ shìsān jiǎo qiáng shān zhuāng luó sēn lín
  “ qiáojiù shì zhè me huí shì, " 'ěr shuō。 " yào shì yòu shí jiān de huàzán men jiù shàng liǎo。”
   jīng guò duàn duǎn de huǒ chē chē chéng zhī hòu men dào liǎo zhè suǒ zhù zháizhè shì zuò zhuān liào de bié shùzhōu wéi yòu yīng tiān rán cǎo yuán de yuán shàng céng chuāng shàng miàn yòu sān xiǎo duǒ jiān xíng de shān qiángsuàn shì " sān jiǎo qiáng shān zhuāng " zhè míng chēng de zhèng hòu yòu cóng bàn de sōng shùzhè fāng zǒng de yìn xiàng shì jǐng chàng kuàidàn shì shì nèi de jiā shì kǎo jiū deér jiē dài men de shì wèi yòu fēng de shàng liǎo nián de réntán zhǐ xiǎn shì chū yòu jiào yǎng wén huà
  “ duì nín zhàng de yìn xiàng hái hěn qīng chǔ, " 'ěr shuō,“ suī rán zhǐ shì duō nián qián bàn guò jiàn xiǎo shì。”
  “ nín duì 'ér dào de míng gèng wéi shú 。”
   'ěr shí fēn yòu xīng zhù shì zhe
  “ zěn menín jiù shì dào · mài de qīn me gēn yòu miàn zhī jiāodāng rán lún dūn shuí rèn shí shí jié zhēn shì wèi jiàn měi de nán xiàn zài zài shénme fāng ?”
  “ liǎo 'ěr xiān shēng liǎo shì zhù luó de cān zànshàng yuè huàn fèi yán zài luó liǎo。”
  “ tài liǎoshuí méi 'ér zhè yàng rén lián zài cóng lái méi yòu jiàn guò xiàng yàng jīng chōng pèi de rén de shēng mìng shì wán qiáng dezhēn zhèng wán qiáng de!”
  “ wán qiáng tài guò liǎo 'ěr xiān shēngzhèng shì huǐ liǎo yìn xiàng zǒng shì xiāo tǎng de yàng dàn méi jiàn guò biàn chéng guǎ yán de rén de qíng xíng de xīn bèi shāng tòu liǎojiǎn zhí jiù zài yuè zhī jiān jiù yǎn kàn zhe de yōng róng fāng de hái biàn chéng bèi de fèn shì zhī liǎo。”
  “ shì liàn 'ài héng héng wèile rén ?”
  “ guǐhǎo liǎo qǐng lái shì wèile tán de 'ér 'ěr xiān shēng。”
  “ huá shēng wǒdōu zài tīng nín de fēn qǐng shuō 。”
  “ jìn lái shēng liǎo xiē guài de shì qíng bān dào zhè zuò fáng jīng nián duō liǎoyóu xiǎng mén xiè guò qīng jìng yīn zhí lín lái wǎngsān tiān zhī qián jiàn liǎo chēng shì fáng chǎn jīng yíng shāng rén de lái fǎng zhě shuō zhè suǒ zhái bèi de zhù kàn zhōng liǎo guǒ yuàn tuō shǒujià qián chéng wèn jué guàiyīn wéi jìn yòu suǒ tóng yàng tiáo jiàn de fáng chǎn dōuzài chū shòudàn shì rán duì de hái shì gǎn xīng de shì chū jià qián mǎi fáng de jià qián gāo chū bǎi bàngzhè shì jiù chéng jiāo liǎodàn shì yòu shuō zhù yào mǎi jiā wèn néng fǒu yào jià qiánzhè 'ér yòu xiē jiā shì cóng lǎo jiā dài lái de kàn chū shì shàng děng de jiā shì jiù yào liǎo xiāng dāng suàn de gāo jià tóng liǎo běn lái jiù suàn dào guó wài zǒu zǒuér zhè jiāo shì fēi cháng zuàn qián dekàn lái wǎng hòu de shì mǎn huì chéng wèn liǎo
  “ zuó tiān zhè rén xiě hǎo de tóng dài lái liǎoxìng kuī tóng gěi de shī luó xiān shēng guò liǎo zài luó zhù duì jiǎng:‘ zhè shì fēi cháng guài de tóng zhù dào méi yòu guǒ qiān liǎo jiù méi yòu quán fáng de rèn dōng zǒu héng héng bāo kuò de rén yòng pǐn。 ' dāng tiān wǎn shàng rén lái de shí hòu zhǐ chū liǎo zhè diǎn gào zhǐ mài jiā
  “ ' shì jiā ér shì qiē, ' shuō
  “ ' de de shǒu shì zěn me bàn? '
  “ ' dāng rándāng rán huì zhào dào de rén yòng pǐndàn shì qiē jīng jiǎn chá xié chū fáng wài de zhù shì fēi cháng kāng kǎi de réndàn shì yòu de 'àihào shū guànduì lái shuōyào jiù quán mǎiyào jiù mǎi。 '
  “ ' rán jiù bié mǎi。 ' shuōzhè jiàn shì jiù zhè me gěi xià liǎodàn shì zhè shì 'ér shí zài guài kǒng héng héng
   shuō dào zhè chū liǎo jiàn wài de gān rǎo
   'ěr shǒu lái zhǐ zhù liǎo tán huàrán hòu qiǎng dào fáng jiān lìng duān mén kāijiū jìn yòu gāo yòu shòu de rén zhuā zhe de jiān bǎngzhè rén mìng zhēngzhá zhe bèi jiū jìn liǎo jiù xiàng zhǐ bèi zhuā chū lóng de xiǎo yàng chě zhe sǎng luàn jiào
  “ fàng kāi yào gànmá? " jiān jiào zhe
  “ shì shān zhè shì zěn me huí shì?”
  “ tài tài zhèng yào jìn lái wèn rén shì shì liú xià yòng fànzhè rén jiù shàng lái liǎo。”
  “ jīng tīng jiàn duǒ zài mén wài yòu fēn zhōng liǎodàn méi yòu duàn nín de yòu shù shān yòu diǎn chuǎnduì duì gān zhè zhǒng gōng zuò yòu diǎn kùn nán。”
   shān fèn fèn dàn shì chī jīng zhuànxiàng zhuō zhù de rén。 " shì shuí yòu shénme quán zhè yàng jiū zhù ?”
  “ zhǐ shì xiǎng dāng de miàn wèn wèn mài tài tàinín duì shénme rén shuō guò yào gěi xiě xìn zhǎo bāng máng liǎo ?”
  “ méi yòu 'ěr xiān shēng。”
  “ shuí de xìn?”
  “ shān。”
  “ zhè jiù shì liǎo shān gěi shuí xiě xìn huò shào xìn 'ér shuō zhù rén yào zhǎo liǎo?”
  “ xiā shuō méi bào xìn。”
  “ shān chuǎn de rén néng huì duǎn mìng deshuō huǎng shì méi yòu hǎo jiēguǒ de dào duì shuí jiǎng liǎo?”
  “ shān! " de zhù rén shēng shuō dào,“ kàn shì jiǎo huá de huài rén xiǎng lái liǎo céng zài biān duì nán rén shuō huà lái zhe。”
  “ shì de shì, " shān shēng huí zuǐ
  “ yào shì gào gēn shuō huà de rén shì nèizěn me yàng?”
  “ rán zhī dàohái wèn shénme?”
  “ běn lái néng kěn dìngdàn xiàn zài kěn dìng liǎohǎo shānyào shì gào nèi bèi hòu shì shénme rén shì zhí gěi shí yīng bàng de。”
  “ shì jīng cháng yòng qiān bàng dǐng de shí bàng de rén。”
  “ zhè me shuōshì yòu de nán rén duì xiào liǎo shì yòu de réndào wéi zhǐ men zhī dào zhè me duō liǎo hái shuō chū míng lái zhèng zhè xiàn chéng 'ér de shí bàng。”
  “ nìngkě xiān kàn xià !”
  “ shénme huà shān! " mài tài tài hǎn dào
  “ bùgànliǎo duì mendōu gòu liǎo jiāng jiào rén míng tiān lái de xiāng 。 " shuō zhe jìng zhí zǒu chū mén
  “ zài jiàn shānbié wàng liǎo yòng zhāng nǎo 'ā piàn dǐng me, " 'ěr děng mén guān shàng cóng zhuǎn yán ,“ zhè tuán shì rèn zhēn yào gān zhuāng 'àn de kàn men xíng dòng duō me jǐn zhāng gěi de xìn shàng shì shàng shí diǎn de yóu chuō shān xiàng nèi bào xìn nèi háo dān shí jiān jiù zhǎo de zhù qǐng shìér huò héng héng qīng xiàng zhù yīn wéi gāng cái shān rèn wéi shuō cuò shí xiào guò héng héng zhì dìng liǎo xíng dòng jìhuàhēi rén bèi zhǎo liǎo láidào shàng shí diǎn shí shòu dào jǐng gào kànzhè shì xùn léi yǎn 'ěr de xíng dòng。”
  “ dàn men de mùdì shì shénme ?”
  “ zhè zhèng shì yào jiě jué de wèn zài qián shì shuí zhù zhè suǒ fáng ?”
  “ wèi tuì xiū de hǎi jūn shàng xiàoxìng sēn。”
  “ zhè rén yòu shénme zhī diǎn me?”
  “ méi tīng shuō。”
  “ běn lái huái shì shì mái liǎo shénmedāng rán lou jīn rén men mái jīn dōushì mái zài yóu zhèng yínháng tóudàn shì shì jiè shàng zǒng shì yòu me xiē fēng diān de guài rényào shì méi yòu zhè zhǒng rénshì jiè shì tài dān diào liǎo xiān què shì shè xiǎng guò mái zhēn bǎo de néng xìngdàn shì guǒ shì yàng de huà men yào de jiā gànshénme zǒng huì yòu shénme fěi 'ěr yuán zuò huò suō shì duì kāi běn 'ér zhī dào ?”
  “ méi yòuchú liǎo tào wáng shì chá zhī wàizài méi yòu gèng zhí qián de zhēn pǐn liǎo。”
  “ zhè zhǒng chá shì zhí zhè tào shén xíng dòng delìng wài men wèishénme gōng kāi shuō míng suǒ yào de dōng guǒ men yào de chá men zhí jiē chū gāo jià mǎi chá jiù shì liǎo mǎi de quán dōng lián guō pén wǎn guì dōubù fàng guò duìzhào kàn jiā shì yòu diǎn shénme hái zhī dào de dōng ér yào shì zhī dào de huà jué huì fàng shǒu de。”
  “ zhè shì de xiǎng , " shuō dào
  “ huá shēng tóng liǎo jiù zhǔn shì liǎo。”
  “ me 'ěr xiān shēngdào shì shénme ?”
  “ láizán men lái kàn kàn guāng yòng luó ji fēn néng néng dìng zài zuì xiǎo fàn wéi zài zhè zhù liǎo nián liǎo。”
  “ kuài liǎng nián liǎo。”
  “ gèng hǎozài zhè me cháng de duàn shí jiān nèi bìng méi yòu rén xiàng yào shénme dōng ránzài zhè sān tiān zhī nèi dào liǎo de qiú zhě kàn zhè shuō míng shénme ?”
  “ zhǐ néng shuō míng, " shuō dào,“ guǎn bèi qiú de dōng shì shénme shì gāng gāng jìn zhù zhái de。”
  “ zhè yòu zhǔn shì liǎo, " 'ěr shuō。 " memài tài tàizuì jìn xīn lái liǎo shénme dōng méi yòu?”
  “ méi yòujīn nián shénme xīn dōng méi mǎi。”
  “ shì shì zhēn guài liǎohǎo xiǎng hái shì guān chá shì tài de jìn zhǎn biàn gòu de liào de shī shì yòu néng de rén ?”
  “ luó xiān shēng néng hěn qiáng。”
  “ hái yòu gāng cái shuāi mén de shān shì wéi de ?”
  “ hái yòu nián qīng de 。”
  “ yào qǐng luó zài běn zhái liú liǎng néng yào bǎo 。”
  “ wēi xiǎn cóng chù lái ?”
  “ shuí gǎn shuō zhè 'àn què shí shì míng lǎng rán gǎo qīng men xiǎng yào de shì shénme cóng lìng tóu shǒuzhǎo dào zhù móuzhè chēng fáng chǎn jīng shāng de rén liú xià zhù zhǐ méi yòu?”
  “ zhǐ liú xià míng piàn zhí hǎi 'ēn yuē hàn xùnpāi mài shāng jiān jià shāng。”
  “ kàn yàng zài diàn huà shàng shì zhǎo dào dezhèng cháng de shāng rén jué yǐn mán yíng de zhǐhǎo guǒ shēng xīn de qíng kuàngqǐng tōng zhī jīng jiē bàn de 'àn jiù dìng bàn chéng gōng。”
   men jīng guò mén tīng de shí hòu 'ěr suǒ jiàn de guāng luò zài jiǎo luò duī zhe de xiāng shàng miànshàng miàn tiē de hǎi guān biāo qiān guāng shí
  “ ' lán '。 ' sài 'ēn '。 zhè shì cóng lái de。”
  “ zhè shì lián de 'ér dào de dōng 。”
  “ hái méi guò bāo dào duō jiǔ liǎo?”
  “ shàng zhōu dào de。”
  “ dàn shì gāng cái què shuō héng héng hàizhè hěn néng jiù shì xiàn suǒshuí zhī dào miàn yòu méi yòu zhēn guì dōng ?”
  “ néng de 'ěr xiān shēng lián de dào zhǐ yòu gōng xiǎo nián jīn néng yòu shénme zhí qián de dōng ?”
   'ěr chén lái
  “ gǎn jǐnmài tài tài, " zuì hòu shuō dào。“ jiào rén zhè xiē tái dào shì jìn kuài jiǎn chá xiāng nèikàn kàn dào yòu shénme dōng míng tiān lái tīng jiǎn chá de jiēguǒ。”
   xiǎn ránsān jiǎo qiáng shān zhuāng shì bèi yán jiān shì zheyīn wéi men guǎi guò jiǎo gāo de shí hòuzhǐ jiàn hēi rén quán jiā zhèng zhàn zài men shì rán shàng dezài zhè piān de fāng gèng xiǎn chū de zhēng níng rén de xíng xiàng 'ěr yòng shǒu dài
  “ shǒu qiāng 'ěr xiān shēng?”
  “ yān 。”
  “ zhēn dòu 'ěr xiān shēng。”
  “ yào shì gēn zōng jiù jué dòu liǎojīn tiān zǎo shàng duì yòu yán zài xiān liǎo。”
  “ shì zhèmezhāo 'ěr xiān shēng kǎo guò jīn tiān zǎo shàng de huà liǎo yuàn zài yòu rén jīn zhuāng shì liǎo guǒ néng wéi xiào huà hǎo liǎo。”
  “ megào zài zhè 'àn de zhù shì shuí。”
  “ de tiān gēn shuō de shì shí huà 'ěr xiān shēng zhēn zhī dào de shàng nèi gěi mìng lìngjiù shì zhè xiē。”
  “ hǎo zhù zhè zuò zhái de tài tài fáng de qiē dōng dōushì shòu bǎo debié wàng liǎo。”
  “ hǎo 'ěr xiān shēng zhù liǎo。”
  “ huá shēngkàn lái wèile bǎo mìng shì zhēn gěi xià zhù liǎo, " men wǎng qián zǒu zhe de shí hòu 'ěr zhè me shuō。 " yào shì zhēn zhī dào de zhù shì shuí kàn shì huì chū mài dexìng kuī zhǎng diǎn yuē hàn tuán de qíng kuàngér shì chéng yuánhuá shēngkàn lái zhè 'àn yòng zhe lán dài 'ěr · pài xiàn zài zhǎo děng huí lái shí néng huì duì zhè jiàn shì gèng qīng chǔ xiē。”
   hòu lái zhí méi zài kàn jiàn 'ěr dàn shì xiǎng xiàng shì zěn me guò de zhè bàn tiānlán dài 'ěr · pài shì yòu guān qiē shè huì chuán wén fāng miàn 'ěr de huó cān kǎo shūzhè wèi guài lǎnsǎn de rén zài quán xǐng zhe de shí jiān nèi dāi zài shèng zhān jiē jiā de chuāng nèizài zhè jiē shōu bìng zhuǎn quán shǒu de xiǎo dào xīn wén shuō wèi shù de shōu quán kào gěi xiǎo bào tóu gǎozhè zhǒng bào zhǐ shì zhuān gōng hàoshìzhītú xiāo qiǎn de zài lún dūn shè huì de hùn zhuó shuǐ zhī zhōngzhǐ yào shāo diǎn lán xuán jiù huì bèi zhè jià rén qíng dòng 'ér zhǔn què jìzǎi xià lái 'ěr zǒng shì jǐn shèn bāng zhù lán dài 'ěr huò zhī shíyòu shí hòu jiē shòu de bāng zhù
   qīng zǎo dào 'ěr fáng jiāncóng de tài shàng kàn jiù zhī dào qíng kuàng liáng hǎodàn shuí zhī yòu wài zài děng zhe men jiù shì xià miàn zhè fēng diàn bào
   qǐng qián láizhù zhái bèi dàozài chǎng luó
   'ěr chuī liǎo shēng kǒu shào。 " dào liǎoér qiě liào de hái kuàihuá shēngzài zhè 'àn bèi hòu shì yòu qiáng shì deduì huì yòu shénme jīng deyīn wéi zuó tiān tīng dào liǎo diǎn xiāo zhè luó dāng rán shì de shī louzuó tiān méi yòu qǐng liú zài shǒu wèi suàn shì shī liǎokàn lái zhè luó shì ruǎn tóuméi hái shì dào luó zǒu tàng 。”
   zhè huí sān jiǎo qiáng shān zhuāng gēn zuó tiān jǐng jǐng yòu tiáo de yàng yàng liǎohuā yuán mén kǒu zhàn zhe kàn nào de xián rénlìng wài yòu liǎng zài jiǎn chá chuāng kǒu zhòngzhí zhe tiān zhú kuí de huā chuángjìn dào nèi men jiàn wèi báifà cāng cāng de lǎo shēn shì chēng shì shībàng biān hái yòu wèi mǎn miàn hóng guāngmáng máng dāo dāo de jǐng guānshàng lái jiù lǎo shú rén de gēn 'ěr zhōu xuán lái。 " hāi 'ěr xiān shēngzhè huí méi chā shǒu de shì 'érchún cuì shì jiàn tōng dào qiè 'àn jiù mǎn yìng liǎoyòng zhe zhuān jiā guò wèn。 "" dāng ránàn shì zài yòu néng de shǒu , " 'ěr shuō,“ shì shuōzhǐ shì tōng dào qiè 'àn ?”
  “ méi cuò 'ér men hěn zhī dào zuò 'àn de shì shénme rén dào shénme fāng zhǎo menjiù shì nèi tuánhái yòu hēi rén héng héng yòu rén zài jìn qiáo jiàn guò men。”
  “ hěn gāo míngqǐng wèn men tōu liǎo shénme dōng ?”
  “ zhè kàn lái men méi yòu shí fēn shǒumài tài tài bèi zuì liǎozhù zhái bèi héng héng hǎo zhù rén lái liǎo。”
   zuó tiān jiē dài men de zhè wèi zhù rénmiàn cāng báishí fēn ruòyóu xiǎo chān zhe jìn lái liǎo
  “ 'ěr xiān shēngzuó tiān gěi liǎo shí fēn zhèng què de jiàn , " xiào zhe shuō,“ zhēn gāi què méi yòu zhào bàn yuàn fán luó xiān shēngjiēguǒ háo jiè bèi。”
  “ jīn tiān zǎo shàng cái tīng shuō, " shī shuō dào
  “ zuó tiān 'ěr xiān shēng quàn qǐng rén liú jiè bèi méi yòu zhào bànjiēguǒ chī liǎo kuī。”
  “ kàn lái hěn ruò, " 'ěr shuō,“ gài de zhī chí liǎo shù shì jiàn de jīng guò 。”
  “ shì jiàn shì míng bǎi zhe de , " jǐng guān zhǐ zhe de běn shuō
  “ guò guǒ rén yǔn de huà héng héng
  “ shí jīng guò dǎo duō kàn kěwù de shān shì gěi men kāi guò liǎo men dìng duì zhè fáng shí fēn shú liǎoyòu huì 'ér shí jiān gǎn jué dào liǎo 'àn zài zuǐ shàng de fǎng shā dàn shì qīng chǔ shī zhī jué yòu duō cháng shí jiān xǐng guò lái de shí hòuyòu rén zài chuáng biānlìng rén shǒu zhe juàn zhǐ gāng cóng 'ér de xíng duī zhàn lái xíng kāi liǎo fēnnòng mǎn shì dōng zài hái méi lái táo zǒu zhī qián tiào lái jiū zhù liǎo 。”
  “ tài mào xiǎn liǎo, " jǐng guān shuō
  “ jiū zhù dàn shuāi kāi liǎo lìng rén néng liǎo yīn wéi shénme liǎo tīng jiàn xiǎng shēngduì zhe chuāng wài jiào láijiù lái liǎodàn liú máng jīng táo zǒu。”
  “ men zǒu liǎo shénme?”
  “ rèn wéiméi yòu diū shénme zhí qián de dōng zhī dào 'ér de xiāng méi yòu shénme。”
  “ men méi liú xià shénme hén ?”
  “ yòu zhāng zhǐ néng shì cóng rén shǒu duó xià lái de liú zài bǎn shàngzhòu hěn hàishì 'ér de shǒu 。”
  “ shì de shǒu shuō míng zhè zhǐ shì méi yòu yòng chù de, " jǐng guān shuō。“ yào shì fàn rén de héng héng
  “ gāo míng, " 'ěr shuō,“ cháng shí jiàn quándàn shì hái shì hàoqí xiǎng kàn kàn zhè zhāng zhǐ。”
   jǐng guān cóng de běn chū zhāng shū xiě zhǐ
  “ cóng lái fàng guò rèn wēi de dōng , " zhèng zhòng shì shuō。 " zhè shì duì de zhōng gào 'ěr xiān shēnggān liǎo 'èr shí nián gōng zuò shì xué huì liǎo xiē dōng zǒng shì yòu néng xiàn zhǐ wén shénme de。”
   'ěr jiǎn chá liǎo zhè zhāng zhǐ
  “ jǐng guān xiān shēng de jiàn ?”
  “ zhào kàn láihěn xiàng shì běn guài xiǎo shuō de jié wěi。”
  “ néng jiù shì guài shì de jié , " 'ěr shuō,“ kàn jiàn shàng fāng de shù liǎo èr bǎi shí 'èr bǎi shí liǎo ?”
  “ kàn shì fàn rén zǒu liǎozhè duì men yòu shénme yòng chù!”
  “ qīn zhù zhái tōu zhè yàng de dōng shì fēi cháng míng piàn miào de shì jué zhè shuō míng shénme wèn ?”
  “ shì dezhè shuō míng zài huāng luàn zhī jiān men zhuā dào shénme jiù shì shénme wàng men wéi suǒ dào de dōng gāo xīng。”
  “ wèishénme piān piān fān 'ér de dōng ? " mài tài tài wèn dào
  “ zhè me men zài lóu xià méi zhǎo dào zhí qián de dōng shì jiù páo dào lóu shàng liǎozhè shì de fēn de jiàn 'ěr xiān shēng?”
  “ zǎi kǎo xiàhuá shēng dào chuāng qián lái。 " men zhàn zài zhāng zhǐ liǎo biànkāi tóu shì bàn jié xiě de shì
  "…… liǎn shàng de dāo shāng shāng tǎng zhe duō xuèdàn shì dāng kàn dào zhāng yuàn wéi zhī shēng shēng mìng de liǎn liǎn zài rán wàng zhe de bēi tòng de shí hòuzhè shí liǎn shàng tǎng de xuè xīn tǎng de xuè yòu suàn shénme 'ā tái tóu lái kàn jìng xiào liǎo jìng rán xiào liǎojiù xiàng méi yòu rén xīn de guǐ yàng xiào liǎozài zhè chà ài miè wáng liǎohèn chǎn shēng liǎorén zǒng shì wèishénme mùdì 'ér shēng huó dexiǎo jiě guǒ shì wèile yōng bào jiù wèile huǐ miè chóu 'ér shēng huó 。”
  “ zhēn shì guài de wén ! " 'ěr xiào zhe zhǐ hái gěi liǎo jǐng guān。 " zhù dào ' ' rán biàn chéng ' ' liǎo méi yòuzuò zhě guò dòng liǎozài guān jiàn shí huàn xiǎng chéng zhùjué liǎo。”
  “ wén zhāng shí zài zěn me yàng, " jǐng guān miàn zhǐ fàng huí běn miàn shuō dào。 " zěn me jiù zǒu liǎo 'ěr xiān shēng?”
  “ rán yòu néng shǒu chǔlǐ zhè 'àn zài zhè méi yòu yòng liǎoduì liǎomài tài tài hǎo xiàng shuō guò yòu chū guó yóu de xiǎng shì ?”
  “ zhí shì de mèng xiǎng 'ěr xiān shēng。”
  “ suàn dào shénme fāngkāi luó qún dǎo wéi 'āi ?”
  “ āiyào shì yòu qián shì yào zhōu yóu shì jiè de。”
  “ cuòzhōu yóu shì jièhǎo zài jiàn xià néng gěi fēng xìn。 " jīng guò chuāng kǒu de shí hòu chǒu jiàn jǐng guān zài wēi xiào yáo tóu de xiào róng fǎng zài shuō,“ zhè zhǒng cōng míng rén duō shǎo dōuyòu diǎn fēng bìng。”
  “ hǎohuá shēngzán men de chéng zǒng suàn gào duàn luò liǎo, " dāng men yòu huí dào xuān 'áo de lún dūn shì zhōng xīn de shí hòu 'ěr zhè yàng shuō zhe。 " xiǎng hái shì shàng bàn wán zhè jiàn shì de hǎo zuì hǎo néng gēn láiyīn wéi suō duō · lāi yīn zhè yàng wèi shì jiāo dàohái shì yòu jiàn zhèng rén jiào wéi 'ān quán。”
   men liǎo liàng chēcháo zhe luó mén nuò guǎng chǎng de mǒu zhǐ chí 'ér 'ěr běn lái zhí chén dàn rán duì jiǎng huà lái
  “ shuōhuá shēng nòng míng bái shì zěn me huí shì liǎo ?”
  “ hái gǎn shuō zhǐ zhī dào zán men yào huì jiàn wèi hòu de shì。”
  “ diǎn cuòdàn shì suō duō · lāi yīn zhè míng méi yòu yìn xiàng dāng rán jiù shì wèi zhù míng de měi cóng lái méi yòu bié de rén néng gòu shàng de měi mào shì chún bān xuè tǒngjiù shì nán měi zhēng zhě de xuè tǒng de jiā zài nán dāng liǎo dài lǐng xiù liǎo jià gěi liǎo nián lǎo de guó táng wáng lāi yīn jiǔ hòu jiù chéng wéi shì jiè shàng zuì měi 'ér qiě zuì yòu de guǎ jiē zhe de shì wéi suǒ wéi de shí yòu hǎo qíng rénér dào · mài zhè wèi lún dūn zuì píng fán de rén zhī shì qíng rén zhōng de cóng zǒng de bào dào lái kàn bìng shì shí de zhuī qiú shì jiāo chǎng shàng de huá gōng ér shì jiān qiáng jiāo 'ào de rén jiāo chū liǎo de qiē wàng dào qiēér shì wèi làng màn xiǎo shuō zhōng de le sme wénlěng qíng de měi )。 de yào qiú mǎn zhī hòujiù dāo liǎng duàn liǎoyào shì duì fāng jiē shòu de jiàn jiù huì shǒu duàn xiǎng dào mùdì。”
  “ zhè me shuō shì de shì lou héng héng
  “ duìxiàn zài qíng jié chuàn lái liǎotīng shuō jiāng jià gěi nián qīng de luò méng gōng jué de nián líng chàbù duō gòu zuò de 'ér liǎogōng jué de qīn jiè de nián língdàn yào shì chuán chū jiàn yán zhòng de chǒu wén jiù yàng liǎosuǒ yòu yào héng héng 'ā men dào liǎo。”
   zhè shì lún dūn zuì kǎo jiū de zhù zhái zhī yòu xíng dòng xiè de rén men de míng piàn sòng liǎo shàng bìng yòu huí lái shuō zhù rén zài jiā 'ěr háo sǎo xīng shuō:“ men jiù děng huí lái。”
  “ rén " huāng liǎo
  “ zài jiā jiù shì duì men zài jiā, " rén shuō
  “ hǎo, " 'ěr shuō。 " men jiù yòng gōng hòu liǎoqǐng zhè tiáo jiāo gěi de zhù rén。”
   shuō zhe zài běn de zhǐ shàng cōng cōng xiě liǎo sān zhé hǎo gěi liǎo rén
  “ zěn me shuō de? " wèn dào
  “ jiǎn dān xiě liǎo:‘ me chá bàn? ' xiāng xìn zhè tiáo fàng men jìn 。”
   guǒ rán héng héng kuài chū fēn zhōng zhī hòu men jiù jìn liǎo jiān tiān fāng tán shì de tīng 'ér jīng měibàn míng bàn 'ànchèn tuō zài mǒu zhǒng shū chǎng suǒ yòu de fěn hóng de diàn dēng guāng zhī xià jué zhù rén jīng dào liǎo mǒu zhǒng nián dào liǎo zhè zhǒng shí hòu jiù lián zuì yàn de měi rén huì gèng huān 'àn xiē de guāng xiàn liǎo men jìn cóng kào shàng zhàn láixiū chángduān zhuāngshēn cái jué měimiàn xiàngliǎng zhǐ jùn měi de bān yǎn jīng duì men mào chū xiōng guāng
  “ wèishénme gān shè héng héng hái yòu zhè rén de tiáo 'ér? " shǒu zhe zhǐ tiáo 'ér shuō dào
  “ rén yòng zhe jiě shìyīn wéi xìn rèn de zhì héng héng suī rán chéng rèn de zhì jìn lái líng mǐn。”
  “ wèishénmexiān shēng?”
  “ yīn wéi rán rèn wéi lái de liú máng xià gǎn gōng zuòyào shì shòu mào xiǎn de yǐn shuí huì xuǎn de zhí shì shǐ yán jiū qīng nián mài de 'àn jiàn de。”
  “ míng bái shuō dedōu shì xiē shénme yòng liú máng yòu shénme guān ?”
   'ěr nài fán zhuǎn shēn jiù zǒu
  “ shì de què shí liǎo de zhì hǎozài jiàn。”
  “ děng děng dào 'ér ?”
  “ lán chǎng。”
   hái méi děng men zǒu dào mén kǒu jiù zhuī guò lái bìng zhù de gēbei xià cóng gāng tiě biàn chéng liǎo tiān 'é róng
  “ qǐng zuò xiàxiān shēng menràng men hǎohǎo tán tán 'ěr xiān shēng jué duì shuō zhēn xīn huà yòu shēn shì de qíng cāo rén de běn néng duì zhè shì duō me mǐn gǎn 'ā dāng péng yǒu yàng duì dài。”
  “ néng dān bǎo yàng duì dài rén rán shì dàn zài de wēi néng fàn wéi nèi shì dài biǎo gōng de yuàn qīng tīng de jiànrán hòu gào jiāng xíng dòng。”
  “ háo wènwēi xié zhè me yǒng gǎn de rén shì de chǔn。”
  “ chǔn de shì jiāo gěi qún néng qiāo zhà huò chū mài de liú máng。”
  “ duì méi me jiǎn dān rán dāyìng shuō shí huà tǎn bái jiǎngchú liǎo nèi lǎo shān zhī wàishuí zhī dào men de zhù shì shuízhì men liǎng mezhè shì héng héng " xiào liǎoqiào píng diǎn diǎn tóu
  “ yuán lái shì zhè yàng kǎo yàn guò men。”
  “ men shì zǒu fēng shēng de liè quǎn。”
  “ zhè zhǒng liè quǎn zǎo wǎn huì yǎo shāng wèi men de shǒu men jiāng wéi zhè dào qiè bèi jīng gēn shàng men liǎo。”
  “ men huì lái shùn shòuzhè shì men shòu de tiáo jiàn huì lòumiàn 'ér。”
  “ chú fēi jiào lòumiàn 'ér。”
  “ huì deyīn wéi shì yòu zūn yán de shēn shì huì jiē rén de 。”
  “ shǒu xiān guī hái shǒu gǎo。”
   chū chuàn qīng kuài de xiào shēngcháo zǒu guò yòng huǒ gùn duī shāo jiāo de dōng 。 " yào guī hái zhè ? " wèn dào tiǎo zhàn duì men xiào zhe shén shì lài 'ér yòu guāi qiǎo jué zài 'ěr de suǒ yòu zuì fàn dāng zhōng néng shì zuì nán yìng de wèi liǎorán 'ér 'ěr què shì dòng zhōng
  “ zhè jiù jué dìng liǎo de mìng yùn, " lěng lěng shuō, " shǒu jiǎo hěn kuài réndàn zhè zuò de guò fēn liǎo。”
   de xià rēng xià liǎo huǒ gùn
  “ zhēn lěng 'ā! " shēng shuō dào,“ yào yào quán jīng guò jiǎng gěi tīng?”
  “ jué dǎo jiǎng gěi tīng。”
  “ dàn shì yòng de yǎn guāng lái kàn zhè jiàn shì 'ěr xiān shēng kàn dàozhè shì yǎn kàn zhe shēng de xīn jiù yào bèi huǐ diào de rén de xíng dòngzhè yàng de rén bǎo yòu shénme zuì ?”
  “ yuán zuì shì de。”
  “ dāng rándāng rán chéng rèndào shì 'ài de hái dàn shì mìng yùn jiù shì zhè yàng shì de jìhuà yào qiú jié hūn héng héng jié hūn 'ěr xiān shēng héng héng gēn míng wén de píng mín jié hūn fēi yào zhè yàng gài xínghòu lái biàn mán jiǎng liǎoyóu céng jǐyǔ jiù rèn wéi yǒng yuǎn jǐyǔér qiě zhǐ gěi rénzhè shì néng róng rěn dezuì hòu shǐ rèn shí xiàn shí。”
  “ liú máng zài de chuāng wài miàn 'ōu 。”
  “ kàn lái què shí shì shénme dōuzhī dào liǎoshì de nèi xiǎo huǒ men hōng zǒu liǎo chéng rèn zuò yòu diǎn bàodàn hòu lái de zuò zěn me huì xiāng xìn yòu zūn de shēn shì huì gān chū zhè zhǒng shì lái xiě liǎo běn shū lái miáo huì de shēn shì dāng rán bèi xiě chéng lángér shì gāo yángqíng jié xiě zài biān liǎodāng rán shì yòng liǎo jiǎ míng dàn shì lún dūn quán chéng shuí hái kàn chū lái rèn wéi zhè zhǒng xíng wéi zěn me yàng 'ěr xiān shēng?”
  “ me kàn shì méi yòu yuè chū quán fàn wéi。”
  “ fǎng hòu zhù liǎo de xuè tóng shí zhù liǎo lǎo de cán rěn jīng shén xiě xìn gěi gěi liǎo běnwéi de shì jiào shòu zhé shuō gòng yòu liǎng gǎo běn héng héng gěi lìng gěi de chū bǎn shāng。”
  “ zěn me zhī dào chū bǎn shāng hái méi shōu dào gǎo ?”
  “ zǎo jiù zhī dào de chū bǎn shāng shì shuízhè shì wéi de xiǎo shuō xiàn chū bǎn shāng shàng wèi shōu dào lái xìnhòu lái chuán lái liǎo dào rán yāo zhé de xiāo zhǐ yào gǎo běn hái zài shì jiān jiù méi yòu de 'ān quángǎo dìng shì zài de zhī zhōngér rán jiāo gěi qīn jiù jiào liú máng tuán xíng dòng láiyòu zhù zhái dāng liǎo běn lái shì xiǎng yòng zhèng dāng de shǒu duàn shì zhēn xīn zhè yàng zuò de yuàn zhù zhái miàn de qiē dōng mǎi xià lái yuàn chū rèn gāo jiàzhǐ shì zài qiē bàn shī bài liǎo hòu cái shǐ yòng liǎo bié de shǒu duàn qiáo 'ěr xiān shēngjiù suàn duì dào hěn xīn héng héng tiān zhī dào shì duō me hòu huǐhéng héng dàn zài quán qián chéng qiān jūn de shí yòu shénme bié de jué ?”
   'ěr sǒng liǎo sǒng jiān
  “ hǎo hǎo , " shuō dào,“ kàn lái yòu xiàng wǎng cháng yàng gǎo péi cháng 'ér àn shàng děng fāng shì zhōu yóu shì jiè yào duō shǎo qián?”
   zhù rén dèng yǎn jīng míng piàn miào qiáo zhe
  “ qiān bàng gòu ?”
  “ shì de kàn gòu de liǎo!”
  “ hěn hǎo kàn qiān gěi zhāng zhī zhuǎn jiāo mài tài tài yòu rèn bāng huàn huàn huán jìnglìng wàixiǎo jiě, " gēn zhǐ tóu jǐng gào shuō:“ yào xiǎo xīnyào xiǎo xīn jué huì duō wán huǒ 'ér zǒng shāo huài shuāng nèn shǒu de。”


  The Adventure of the Three Gables, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes.
  Synopsis
  
  The story begins with a visit to 221B Baker Street from Steve Dixie, a black man and a cowardly ruffian who warns Sherlock Holmes to keep away from Harrow. Watson has no idea what this dimwitted fellow is talking about, but Holmes knows who he is and what the intrusion is all about, and manages to elicit some interesting information from him, knowing that Dixie is easily imposed upon. Ironically, although Dixie has come to intimidate Holmes, Holmes cleverly secures Dixie's future cooperation by threatening to tell what he knows about the suspicious Perkins death involving Dixie. Dixie's boss is Barney Stockdale, and he must somehow be connected with the Harrow Weald case, of which Holmes has just learnt from a message from Mary Maberley, a lady who lives at Three Gables, a house at Harrow Weald.
  
  Mrs. Maberley is an elderly woman whose son has recently died in Rome. He was an attaché there. Some peculiar things have happened at Three Gables. Mrs. Maberley has lived there nearly two years, and in all that time has attracted very little attention from her neighbours. Suddenly, however, a man came to her recently and offered to buy her house, despite several other similar nearby houses being empty and on the market. She was asked to name a price; so she named one £500 higher than what she had paid for it. The man readily agreed, and then asked to buy all the furniture in the house as well, which struck Mrs. Maberley as very odd. She was not really willing to do it, and certainly not after her lawyer, Mr. Sutro, told her that the legal agreement drawn up by this prospective buyer would forbid her to remove any possessions from the house when she moved out. Mrs. Maberley finally decided that she did not like this business, and called the deal off.
  
  As she is telling Holmes this story, he becomes aware that someone is eavesdropping on the conversation. He opens a door and drags in Susan, a wheezing maid. Through questioning and deduction, Holmes manages to establish that Susan communicated to Barney Stockdale the fact that her mistress was hiring Sherlock Holmes, and that, of course, precipitated Steve Dixie's visit. Holmes also finds out that it is a rich woman who has hired Barney Stockdale and his assorted thugs to do her dirty work. Susan is also a member of the gang, but will not give up all their secrets. She leaves in a huff.
  
  Obviously, this woman, whoever she is, wants something in the house, and something that has come into the house quite recently. Mrs. Maberley cannot say what that might be, but Holmes, seeing some trunks with Italian placenames on them realizes that her late son Douglas's belongings must hold the key. He instructs Mrs. Maberley to try to get Mr. Sutro to spend a couple of nights at Three Gables, to keep the house guarded. He also tells her to search through her son's belongings to see whether there is anything among them that could be of interest.
  
  Holmes finds Dixie outside, keeping the house under surveillance. Dixie is now inclined to help Holmes if he can, to avoid any indiscreet talk about the Perkins lad who met his end so tragically. He swears, however, that he does not know who has hired Barney Stockdale.
  
  Holmes goes to see Langdale Pike, a man who for years has made a living by being a gossipmonger for several publications. There is not one scandal in London that he does not know about, and as usual, he does not fail Holmes.
  
  First, however, Holmes and Watson find themselves going back to Three Gables to investigate the burglary that has happened there. The burglars chloroformed Mrs. Maberley, and stole a manuscript from her son's belongings. She managed to retain part of one sheet of paper from it when, coming round, she lunged after one of the thieves, who then shook her off.
  
  The police inspector at the scene is treating the matter as an ordinary burglary, but Holmes knows better. He examines the bit of manuscript retained by Mrs. Maberley, and it appears to be the end of a rather lurid novel. Holmes is struck by the peculiar wording; the story abruptly changes from third-person narration to first-person narration. It is in Douglas's handwriting; so it would seem that he was putting himself in a story that he was writing.
  
  Holmes has now deduced everything.
  
  He and Watson go to see Isadora Klein, a wealthy woman who is used to getting what she wants. At first they have a bit of trouble trying to see her; the footman will not let them in. However, they are speedily ushered into Mrs. Klein's rooms once Holmes threatens to call the police and expose the whole sorry story.
  
  The happenings at Three Gables and the information from Langdale Pike have all added up to something. It turns out that Douglas Maberley was ill-advised enough to be involved with Isadora Klein at one time. She broke the relationship off, and he almost wrought his revenge by writing a thinly-veiled account of their affair, to be published as a novel. Everyone in London would know who the characters truly were, were the novel ever published. Isadora managed to establish that no copy had ever been sent to Douglas's publisher, but realized that he must have a copy. She hired Barney Stockdale and his confederates to secure the manuscript. She tried legal means at first, and when that did not work, she resorted to crime. She has, of course, burnt the manuscript.
  
  Holmes compounds the underhanded goings-on by committing extortion (this is indeed one of many crimes that he perpetrates throughout his career): He forces Isadora Klein to write a cheque for £5000 to furnish Mrs. Maberley with a first-class trip round the world, something she has always wanted, in return for his silence about Isadora's nefarious dealings.
  Miscellaneous
  
  Conan Doyle makes a geographical gaffe in this story. The "Italian placenames" alluded to in the synopsis are Milano and Lucerne. While the former is in Italy, the latter is in fact in Switzerland.
  
  David Stuart Davies, who has written an afterword to The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, has suggested that Conan Doyle's treatment of Steve Dixie, a black character, was racist. He certainly painted an unflattering portrait, and Steve finds himself rather ill-used at Holmes's hands. If it is an example of racism, it contrasts sharply with the somewhat more sensitive treatment of the matter of race seen in "The Adventure of the Yellow Face", released 32 years earlier. It may, on the other hand, simply be Doyle's creation of one character who happens to be a thug and black.
  Adaptations
  
  Granada Television's series, featuring Jeremy Brett as Holmes and Edward Hardwicke as Dr. Watson has faithfully presented the story with several differences. In the series, Douglas Maberley is depicted as Mary Maberley's grandson instead of her son as in the story. Furthermore Douglas dies in his grandmother's house after a month of suffering from pneumonia instead of in Rome. Langdale Pike is slightly more fleshed-out as a character. In a masquerade during the episode, Langdale Pike defines himself as the benevolent counterpart of Charles Augustus Milverton (the namesake of the story about a blackmailing antagonist) and points out that he suppresses more than he exposes. Throughout the original story, Holmes seems to have acquired Steve Dixie's complete loyalty through blackmail. In the TV series, Dixie retains some enmity and during the break-in at the Three Gables, he ends up brawling with Dr. Watson, severely beating him.
  
  
  This is also one of four stories said by a representation of Watson by author Nicholas Meyer to be forged "drivel" in the 1974 novel The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. (The other three are also from The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes.)
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