鹅腹中的宝石

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It was a few days after Christmas. 圣诞节过了几天。

I visited Holmes and found him studying an old, worn hat. 我拜访了福尔摩斯，发现他正在研究一顶又旧又破的帽子。

"A friend brought this to me," Holmes explained. “一个朋友把这个带给我的，”福尔摩斯解释道。

"On Christmas morning, he found a goose “圣诞节早上，他发现了一只鹅

and this hat lying in the street, 和这顶帽子躺在街上，

dropped by a man who ran away. 是一个逃跑的男人掉落的。

My friend took the goose home to eat." 我的朋友把鹅带回家吃了。”

Holmes turned the hat in his hands. 福尔摩斯把帽子拿在手里转了转。

"Look, Watson. “看，华生。

From this hat alone, I can tell you the owner is clever 单从这顶帽子，我就可以告诉你，帽子的主人很聪明

but has fallen on hard times. 但境况不佳。

And his wife no longer loves him, for the hat is dirty and unbrushed." 而且他的妻子不再爱他了，因为这顶帽子又脏又没刷过。”

I laughed. 我笑了。

"You see all that in a hat?" “你从一顶帽子里就能看出这么多？”

"Small things tell large stories," said Holmes. “小物件能讲述大故事，”福尔摩斯说。

Just then, my friend Peterson rushed in, holding something that flashed with blue fire. 就在这时，我的朋友彼得森冲了进来，手里拿着一个闪烁着蓝色火焰的东西。

"Sir!" “先生！”

he cried. 他喊道。

"My wife found this inside the goose!" “我妻子在鹅肚子里发现了这个！”

It was a magnificent blue jewel. 那是一颗华丽的蓝色宝石。

Holmes stared, then jumped up in excitement. 福尔摩斯盯着看了一会儿，然后兴奋地跳了起来。

"Do you know what this is?" “你知道这是什么吗？”

he said. 他说。

"It is the Blue Carbuncle—the famous stolen jewel! “这是蓝色红宝石——那颗著名的被盗宝石！

Every newspaper is full of it. 每份报纸上都登满了它的消息。

And it was hidden inside a Christmas goose!" 而且它竟然藏在一只圣诞鹅的肚子里！”

The largest mysteries often arrive in the smallest packages. 最大的谜团往往出现在最小的包裹里。

"Now," said Holmes, "how did it get there?" “现在，”福尔摩斯说，“它怎么会跑到那儿去的？”