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1、TheDisappearanceofLadyFrancesCarfaxTheDisappearanceofLadyFrancesCarfaxBySirArthurConanDoyle1TheDisappearanceofLadyFrancesCarfax"ButwhyTurkish?"askedMr.SherlockHolmes,gazingfixedlyatmyboots.Iwasreclininginacane-backedchairatthemoment,andmyprotrudedfeethadattractedhisever-activeattention."English,"Ia
2、nsweredinsomesurprise."IgotthematLatimer's,inOxfordStreet."Holmessmiledwithanexpressionofwearypatience."Thebath!"hesaid;"thebath!WhytherelaxingandexpensiveTurkishratherthantheinvigoratinghome-madearticle?""BecauseforthelastfewdaysIhavebeenfeelingrheumaticandold.ATurkishbathiswhatwecallanalterativei
3、nmedicine--afreshstarting-point,acleanserofthesystem."Bytheway,Holmes,"Iadded,"IhavenodoubttheconnectionbetweenmybootsandaTurkishbathisaperfectlyself-evidentonetoalogicalmind,andyetIshouldbeobligedtoyouifyouwouldindicateit.""Thetrainofreasoningisnotveryobscure,Watson,"saidHolmeswithamischievoustwin
4、kle."ItbelongstothesameelementaryclassofdeductionwhichIshouldillustrateifIweretoaskyouwhosharedyourcabinyourdrivethismorning.""Idon'tadmitthatafreshillustrationisanexplanation,"saidIwithsomeasperity."Bravo,Watson!Averydignifiedandlogicalremonstrance.Letmesee,whatwerethepoints?Takethelastonefirst--t
5、hecab.Youobservethatyouhavesomesplashesontheleftsleeveandshoulderofyourcoat.Hadyousatinthecentreofahansomyouwouldprobablyhavehadnosplashes,andifyouhadtheywouldcertainlyhavebeensymmetrical.Thereforeitisclearthatyousatattheside.Thereforeitisequallyclearthatyouhadacompanion.""Thatisveryevident.""Absur
6、dlycommonplace,isitnot?""Butthebootsandthebath?""Equallychildish.Youareinthehabitofdoingupyourbootsinacertainway.Iseethemonthisoccasionfastenedwithanelaboratedoublebow,whichisnotyourusualmethodoftyingthem.Youhave,2TheDisappearanceofLadyFrancesCarfaxtherefore,hadthemoff.Whohastiedthem?Abootmaker--or
7、theboyatthebath.Itisunlikelythatitisthebootmaker,sinceyourbootsarenearlynew.Well,whatremains?Thebath.Absurd,isitnot?But,forallthat,theTurkishbathhasservedapurpose.""Whatisthat?""Yousaythatyouhavehaditbecaus
