资源描述：
《The Hound of the Baskervilles《巴斯克维尔庄园的猎犬》》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在学术论文-天天文库。
1、[TableofContents]Chapter1Mr.SherlockHolmesMr.SherlockHolmes,whowasusuallyverylateinthemornings,saveuponthosenotinfrequentoccasionswhenhewasupallnight,wasseatedatthebreakfasttable.Istooduponthehearth-rugandpickedupthestickwhichourvisitorhadleftbehindhimthenightb
2、efore.Itwasafine,thickpieceofwood,bulbous-headed,ofthesortwhichisknownasa`Penanglawyer.'Justundertheheadwasabroadsilverbandnearlyaninchacross.`ToJamesMortimer,M.R.C.S.,fromhisfriendsoftheC.C.H.,'wasengraveduponit,withthedate`1884.'Itwasjustsuchastickastheold-fa
3、shionedfamilypractitionerusedtocarry-dignified,solid,andreassuring.`Well,Watson,whatdoyoumakeofit?'Holmeswassittingwithhisbacktome,andIhadgivenhimnosignofmyoccupation.`HowdidyouknowwhatIwasdoing?Ibelieveyouhaveeyesinthebackofyourhead.'`Ihave,atleast,awell-polis
4、hed,silver-platedcoffee-potinfrontofme,'saidhe.`But,tellme,Watson,whatdoyoumakeofourvisitor'sstick?Sincewehavebeensounfortunateastomisshimandhavenonotionofhiserrand,thisaccidentalsouvenirbecomesofimportance.Letmehearyoureconstructthemanbyanexaminationofit.'`Ith
5、ink,'saidI,followingasfarasIcouldthemethodsofmycompanion,`thatDr.Mortimerisasuccessful,elderlymedicalman,well-esteemedsincethosewhoknowhimgivehimthismarkoftheirappreciation.'`Good!'saidHolmes.`Excellent!'`Ithinkalsothattheprobabilityisinfavourofhisbeingacountry
6、practitionerwhodoesagreatdealofhisvisitingonfoot.'`Whyso?'`Becausethisstick,thoughoriginallyaveryhandsomeonehasbeensoknockedaboutthatIcanhardlyimagineatownpractitionercarryingit.Thethick-ironferruleisworndown,soitisevidentthathehasdoneagreatamountofwalkingwithi
7、t.'`Perfectlysound!'saidHolmes.`Andthenagain,thereisthe``friendsoftheC.C.H.''IshouldguessthattobetheSomethingHunt,thelocalhunttowhosemembershehaspossiblygivensomesurgicalassistance,andwhichhasmadehimasmallpresentationinreturn.'`Really,Watson,youexcelyourself,'s
8、aidHolmes,pushingbackhischairandlightingacigarette.`Iamboundtosaythatinalltheaccountswhichyouhavebeensogoodastogiveofmyownsmallachievementsyouhavehabituallyunderratedyourown
