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1、HisLastBow:AnEpilogueofSherlockHolmesHisLastBowBySirArthurConanDoyle1HisLastBow:AnEpilogueofSherlockHolmesItwasnineo'clockatnightuponthesecondofAugust--themostterribleAugustinthehistoryoftheworld.OnemighthavethoughtalreadythatGod'scursehungheavyoveradegenerateworld,fortherewasa
2、nawesomehushandafeelingofvagueexpectancyinthesultryandstagnantair.Thesunhadlongset,butoneblood-redgashlikeanopenwoundlaylowinthedistantwest.Above,thestarswereshiningbrightly,andbelow,thelightsoftheshippingglimmeredinthebay.ThetwofamousGermansstoodbesidethestoneparapetofthegarde
3、nwalk,withthelong,low,heavilygabledhousebehindthem,andtheylookeddownuponthebroadsweepofthebeachatthefootofthegreatchalkcliffinwhichVonBork,likesomewanderingeagle,hadperchedhimselffouryearsbefore.Theystoodwiththeirheadsclosetogether,talkinginlow,confidentialtones.Frombelowthetwo
4、glowingendsoftheircigarsmighthavebeenthesmoulderingeyesofsomemalignantfiendlookingdowninthedarkness.AremarkablemanthisVonBork--amanwhocouldhardlybematchedamongallthedevotedagentsoftheKaiser.ItwashistalentswhichhadfirstrecommendedhimfortheEnglishmission,themostimportantmissionof
5、all,butsincehehadtakenitoverthosetalentshadbecomemoreandmoremanifesttothehalf-dozenpeopleintheworldwhowerereallyintouchwiththetruth.Oneofthesewashispresentcompanion,BaronVonHerling,thechiefsecretaryofthelegation,whosehuge100-horse-powerBenzcarwasblockingthecountrylaneasitwaited
6、towaftitsownerbacktoLondon."SofarasIcanjudgethetrendofevents,youwillprobablybebackinBerlinwithintheweek,"thesecretarywassaying."Whenyougetthere,mydearVonBork,Ithinkyouwillbesurprisedatthewelcomeyouwillreceive.Ihappentoknowwhatisthoughtinthehighestquartersofyourworkinthiscountry
7、."Hewasahugeman,thesecretary,deep,broad,andtall,withaslow,heavyfashionofspeechwhichhadbeenhismainassetinhispoliticalcareer.VonBorklaughed."Theyarenotveryhardtodeceive,"heremarked."Amoredocile,2HisLastBow:AnEpilogueofSherlockHolmessimplefolkcouldnotbeimagined.""Idon'tknowaboutth
8、at,"saidtheotherthoughtfully."Theyhavestrangelimitsand
