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1、THEMANWITHTWOLEFTFEETandOtherStoriesbyP.G.WODEHOUSECONTENTS:BILLTHEBLOODHOUND3EXTRICATINGYOUNGGUSSIE14WILTON'SHOLIDAY29THEMIXER40I.HeMeetsaShyGentleman40II.HeMovesinSociety51CROWNEDHEADS61ATGEISENHEIMER'S72THEMAKINGOFMAC'S85ONETOUCHOFNATURE97BLACKFORLUCK106THEROMANCEOFANUGLYPOLICEMAN118
2、ASEAOFTROUBLES129THEMANWITHTWOLEFTFEET138BILLTHEBLOODHOUNDThere'sadivinitythatshapesourends.ConsiderthecaseofHenryPifieldRice,detective.ImustexplainHenryearly,toavoiddisappointment.IfIsimplysaidhewasadetective,andletitgoatthat,Ishouldbeobtainingthereader'sinterestunderfalsepretences.Hew
3、asreallyonlyasortofdetective,aspeciesofsleuth.AtStafford'sInternationalInvestigationBureau,intheStrand,wherehewasemployed,theydidnotrequirehimtosolvemysterieswhichhadbaffledthepolice.Hehadnevermeasuredafootprintinhislife,andwhathedidnotknowaboutbloodstainswouldhavefilledalibrary.Thesort
4、ofjobtheygaveHenrywastostandoutsidearestaurantintherain,andnotewhattimesomeoneinsideleftit.Inshort,itisnot'PifieldRice,Investigator.No.1.—TheAdventureoftheMaharajah'sRuby'thatIsubmittoyournotice,buttheunsensationaldoingsofaquitecommonplaceyoungman,variouslyknowntohiscomradesattheBureaua
5、s'Fathead','Thatblighterwhat's-his-name',and'Here,you!'Henrylivedinaboarding-houseinGuildfordStreet.Onedayanewgirlcametotheboarding-house,andsatnexttoHenryatmeals.HernamewasAliceWeston.Shewassmallandquiet,andratherpretty.Theygotonsplendidly.Theirconversation,atfirstconfinedtotheweathera
6、ndthemoving-pictures,rapidlybecamemoreintimate.Henrywassurprisedtofindthatshewasonthestage,inthechorus.Previouschorus-girlsattheboarding-househadbeenofamorepronouncedtype—goodgirls,butnoisy,andapttowearbeauty-spots.AliceWestonwasdifferent.'I'mrehearsingatpresent,'shesaid.'I'mgoingoutont
7、ournextmonthin"TheGirlFromBrighton".Whatdoyoudo,MrRice?'Henrypausedforamomentbeforereplying.Heknewhowsensationalhewasgoingtobe.'I'madetective.'Usually,whenhetoldgirlshisprofession,squeaksofamazedadmirationgreetedhim.Nowhewaschagrinedtoperceiveinthebrowneyesthatmethisdistinctdis
