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1、THEADVENTURESOFSHERLOCKHOLMESACaseofIdentity"Mydearfellow,"saidSherlockHolmesaswesatoneithersideofthefireinhislodgingsatBakerStreet,"lifeisinfinitelystrangerthananythingwhichthemindofmancouldinvent.Wewouldnotdaretoconceivethethingswhicharereallymerecommonplacesofexistence.Ifwecouldf
2、lyoutofthatwindowhandinhand,hoveroverthisgreatcity,gentlyremovetheroofs,andpeepinatthequeerthingswhicharegoingon,thestrangecoincidences,theplannings,thecross-purposes,thewonderfulchainsofevents,workingthroughgenerations,andleadingtothemostoutreresults,itwouldmakeallfictionwithitscon
3、ventionalitiesandforeseenconclusionsmoststaleandunprofitable.""AndyetIamnotconvincedofit,"Ianswered."Thecaseswhichcometolightinthepapersare,asarule,baldenough,andvulgarenough.Wehaveinourpolicereportsrealismpushedtoitsextremelimits,andyettheresultis,itmustbeconfessed,neitherfascinati
4、ngnorartistic.""Acertainselectionanddiscretionmustbeusedinproducingarealisticeffect,"remarkedHolmes."Thisiswantinginthepolicereport,wheremorestressislaid,perhaps,upontheplatitudesofthemagistratethanuponthedetails,whichtoanobservercontainthevitalessenceofthewholematter.Dependuponit,t
5、hereisnothingsounnaturalasthecommonplace."Ismiledandshookmyhead."Icanquiteunderstandyourthinkingso,"Isaid."Ofcourse,inyourpositionofunofficialadviserandhelpertoeverybodywhoisabsolutelypuzzled,throughoutthreecontinents,youarebroughtincontactwithallthatisstrangeandbizarre.Buthere"--Ip
6、ickedupthemorningpaperfromtheground--"letusputittoapracticaltest.HereisthefirstheadinguponwhichIcome.`Ahusband'scrueltytohiswife.'Thereishalfacolumnofprint,butIknowwithoutreadingitthatitisallperfectlyfamiliartome.Thereis,ofcourse,theotherwoman,thedrink,thepush,theblow,thebruise,thes
7、ympatheticsisterorlandlady.Thecrudestofwriterscouldinventnothingmorecrude.""Indeed,yourexampleisanunfortunateoneforyourargument,"saidHolmes,takingthepaperandglancinghiseyedownit."ThisistheDundasseparationcase,and,asithappens,Iwasengagedinclearingupsomesmallpointsinconnectionwithit.T
8、hehusbandwasateetot
