房间里的疑点

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That afternoon, Holmes and I went secretly to the old house. 那个下午，福尔摩斯和我秘密地去了那所老房子。

Helen showed us the room where her sister had died—the room where she now slept. 海伦带我们看了她姐姐去世的房间——也就是她现在睡觉的房间。

Holmes examined everything with great care. 福尔摩斯非常仔细地检查了所有东西。

Soon he found three strange things. 很快，他发现了三件奇怪的事情。

First, there was a bell-rope hanging by the bed, 首先，床边挂着一根铃绳，

the kind you pull to call a servant. 就是那种用来叫仆人的。

But when Holmes pulled it, no bell rang. 但是当福尔摩斯拉动它时，铃却没有响。

It was a fake. 它是假的。

And it hung down from a small hole near the ceiling. 它从天花板附近的一个小洞垂下来。

Second, that small hole was an air vent. 其次，那个小洞是一个通风口。

But it did not lead outside. 但它不通向外面。

It led into the next room—Dr. 它通向隔壁的房间——罗伊洛特医生。

Roylott's bedroom. 罗伊洛特的卧室。

Third, the bed was fixed to the floor with metal clamps. 第三，床用金属夹具固定在地板上。

It could not be moved. 它无法移动。

It stood right below the fake bell-rope. 它就在那根假的铃绳正下方。

Holmes said little, but I could see his mind working fast. 福尔摩斯没说什么，但我能看出他的大脑在飞速运转。

"Tonight," he told Helen quietly, "you must do exactly as I say. “今晚，”他悄悄地对海伦说，“你必须完全按照我说的做。

When your stepfather goes to bed, put a light in your window. 当你继父睡下后，在你的窗户里点一盏灯。

Then slip into your old room, and let us take your place here." 然后悄悄溜进你的旧房间，让我们在这里代替你。”

Small strange details, put together, often spell a great danger. 细小而奇怪的细节，结合起来，往往预示着巨大的危险。

Helen agreed. 海伦同意了。

That night, we would wait in the dark. 那天晚上，我们将在黑暗中等待。