廉价的助手

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Holmes thought hard about Mr. Wilson's story. 福尔摩斯认真思考着威尔逊先生的故事。

Then he began to ask questions—but not the ones Wilson expected. 接着他开始提问——但问的并不是威尔逊预料的那些问题。

"Tell me about your assistant," Holmes said. “跟我说说你的助手，”福尔摩斯说。

"The one who showed you the advertisement." “就是给你看那则广告的那个人。”

"His name is Vincent Spaulding," Wilson answered. “他叫文森特·斯波尔丁，”威尔逊回答道。

"He is a good worker. “他是个好工人。

In fact, he came to me cheaply—he agreed to work for half the normal pay." 事实上，他来我这里工作很便宜——他同意只拿一半的正常薪水。”

Holmes sat up. 福尔摩斯坐直了身子。

"That is interesting. “这很有趣。

A man who works for half pay usually has a reason. 一个只拿一半薪水的人通常都有原因。

What does he do in his free time?" 他闲暇时都做些什么呢？”

"He likes photography," said Wilson. “他喜欢摄影，”威尔逊说。

"He is always running down to the cellar to develop his pictures. “他总是跑到地窖里去冲洗照片。

He spends hours down there." 他在那里一待就是好几个小时。”

"The cellar," Holmes repeated quietly. “地窖，”福尔摩斯轻声重复道。

His eyes were sharp now. 他的眼神现在变得锐利起来。

After Wilson left, Holmes turned to me. 威尔逊离开后，福尔摩斯转向我。

"Watson, this is serious," he said. “华生，这事不简单，”他说。

"The Red-Headed League was created for one reason: to keep Mr. Wilson “红发会成立只有一个原因：就是为了让威尔逊先生

away from his shop, 离开他的店铺，

all day, 一整天，

every day. 每天。

Someone wanted him gone. 有人想把他支开。

But why?" 但为什么呢？”

When something makes no sense, look for who gains from the nonsense. 当事情毫无道理时，就要看看谁能从这荒谬中获利。

"Come," Holmes said, jumping up. “走吧，”福尔摩斯说着，跳了起来。

"Let us go and look at this shop for ourselves." “我们亲自去看看这家店铺。”