技高一筹的女人

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The next morning, Holmes, the King, and I went to Irene's house. 第二天早上，福尔摩斯、国王和我去了艾琳的家。

Holmes was proud. 福尔摩斯很得意。

His plan had worked perfectly. 他的计划完美地成功了。

The photograph was as good as ours. 那张照片和我们预想的一样好。

But when the door opened, an old servant smiled. 但当门打开时，一位老仆人微笑着。

"My mistress left early this morning," she said. 她说：“我的女主人今天早上很早就离开了。”

"She has gone away by train, far from England. “她已经乘火车走了，远离了英格兰。”

She will not return." “她不会回来了。”

Holmes hurried to the secret panel and opened it. 福尔摩斯急忙走到秘密隔板前，打开了它。

The photograph of the King was gone. 国王的照片不见了。

In its place was a letter, addressed to Holmes himself. 取而代之的是一封信，收件人是福尔摩斯本人。

Irene had written it. 是艾琳写的。

"Dear Mr. Holmes," it said. 信上写道：“亲爱的福尔摩斯先生，”

"You did it very well. “你做得非常好。”

But I saw through your disguise. “但我看穿了你的伪装。”

I knew the old priest was you. “我知道那个老牧师就是你。”

I am married now to a good man, and I love him. “我现在嫁给了一个好男人，我爱他。”

Tell the King he is safe. “告诉国王他很安全。”

I will never use the photograph. “我永远不会使用那张照片。”

I keep it only to protect myself." “我保留它只是为了保护我自己。”

The King was delighted. 国王很高兴。

But Holmes stood quietly, holding her letter with respect. 但福尔摩斯静静地站着，恭敬地拿着她的信。

Sometimes the person who beats us earns our admiration most of all. 有时候，打败我们的人最能赢得我们的钦佩。

Holmes had lost the case. 福尔摩斯输掉了这个案子。

Yet he asked the King for only one reward: a photograph of Irene Adler herself. 然而，他只向国王要了一个奖赏：一张艾琳·艾德勒本人的照片。