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我相信，当你自己要离开人世的时候，回想起你曾经让我安静地死去，你会备感安宁的。”
这个庞大的身躯就这样摇晃着离开了我们的房间。
福尔摩斯很长时间都没有说话，然后才说：“上帝保佑我们吗？为什么命运总是对我们这种人不公呢？可每当我听到这种案件，我都还是会想起巴克斯特的话，他说，‘歇洛克·福尔摩斯能侦破案件是得到了上帝的保佑的’。”
巡回法庭宣判詹姆斯·迈卡西无罪并释放了他，因为福尔摩斯写了很多有利于那小子的申诉意见，并交给了辩护律师。
跟我们谈过话之后，老特纳又活了七个月，现在他已经不在了；而现在很可能是这样的情景：那个儿子和女儿最终幸福地在一起了，但他们可能根本不知道，在过去的岁月里，他们的上空曾经弥漫着不祥的乌云。
&edatbreakfast，mywifeahemaidbroughtiwasfromSherloesandraninthis
"Haveyouacoupleofdaystospare？HavejustbeenwiredforfromthewestofEnglandihBosbeValleytragedy.Shallbegladifyouwille.Airandseryperfect.LeavePaddingtonbythe11：15."
"Whatdoyousay，dear？"saidmywife，lookingae."Willyougo？"
"Ireallydon'tknowwhattosay.Ihaveafairlylonglistatpresent."
"Oh，Anstrutherwoulddoyourworkforyou.Youhavebeenlookingalittlepalelately.Ithinkthatthegewoulddoyougood，andyouarealwayssoiedinMrSherloes'cases."
"IshouldbeungratefulifIwereIgaihrougho;Ia;ButifIamtogo，Imustpace，forIhaveonlyhalfanhour."
MyexperienplifeinAfghanistanhadatleasthadtheeffeakiaraveller.MyaihetimestatedIwasinacabwithmyvalise，rattlingaaddingtonStation.Sherloesanddowform，histall，gauntfiguremadeeveallerbyhisloravelling-dclose-fittingclothcap.
"Itisreallyverygoodofyoutoe，Watson，"saidhe."Itmakesasiderablediffereome，havihmeonwhomIthhlyrely.Localaidisalwayseitherworthlessorelsebiased.IfyouwillkeepthetwoerseatsIshallgetthetickets."
&hecarriagetoourselvessaveforaerofpaperswhieshadbroughtwithhiAmongtheseherummagedahintervalsofakingaion，uReading.Thenhesuddehemallintoagigantidtossedthemupontotherack.
"Haveyouheardanythingofthecase？"heasked.
"Notaword.Ihavenotseenapaperforsomedays."
"TheLondonpresshasnothadveryfullats.Ihavejustbeenlhalltheretpapersiertheparticulars.Itseems，fromwhatIgather，tobeohosesimplecaseswhielydifficult."
"Thatsoundsalittleparadoxical."
"Butitisprofularityisalmostinvariablyaclue.Themorefeaturelessandonplaceacrimeis，themoredifficultitistithome.Inthiscase，however，theyhaveestablishedaveryseriousstthesonofthemurderedman."
"Itisamurder，then？"
"Well，itisjecturedtobeso.IshalltakenrailIhavetheopportunityoflookingpersonallyintoit.Iwillexplaieofthingstoyou，asfarasIhavebeeou，inaveryfewwords.
"BosbeValleyisatrydistriotveryfarfromRoss，inHerefordshire.ThelargestlandedproprietorinthatpartisaMrJohnTurner，whomadehismoraliaaurnedsototheoldeofthefarmswhichheheld，thatofHatherley，waslettoMrCharlesMcCarthy，whowasalsoaralian.Themenhadkherintheies，sothatitwasnotunnaturalthatwheosettledowntheyshoulddosoasheraspossible.Turnerarentlytheri，soMcCarthybecamehistenantbutstillremaiseems，upontermsofperfectequality，astheywerefrequeher.McCarthyhadoneson，aladofeighteen，andTurnerhadanonlydaughterofthesameage，buthemhadwivesliving.Theyappeartohaveavoidedthesocietyoftheneighblishfamiliesairedlives，thoughboththeMcCarthyswerefondofsportalyseenattheragsoftheneighbourhood.McCarthykepttwoservants-amanandagirl.Turnerhadasiderablehousehold，somehalf-dozehatisasmuchasIhavebeeheraboutthefamilies.Nowforthefacts.
"Ohatis，onMondaylast，McCarthylefthishouseatHatherleyaboutthreeiernoonaotheBosbePool，whichisasmalllakeformedbythespreadingoutofthestreamwhisdowntheBosbeValley.Hehadbeenoutwithhisserving-maninthematRoss，aoldthemahurry，ashehadanappoiofimportahree.Fromthatappoihenevercamebackalive.
"FromHatherleyFarm-housetotheBosbePoolisaquarterofamile，andtwopeoplesaassedround.Onewasanoldwoman，whosemeheotherwasWilliamCrame-keeperintheemployofMrTurhesewitMrMcCarthywaswalkihegame-keeperaddsthatwithiesofhisseeingMrMcCarthypasshehadseenhissohy，goingthesamewaywithagununderhisarTothebestofhisbelief，thefatherwasasightatthetime，andthesonwasfollowihematteruheeveniragedythathadoccurred.
"ThetwoMcCarthyswereseeimewhenWilliamCrame-keeper，lostsightoftheTheBosbePoolisthicklywoodedround，withjustafringeofgrassandofreedsroundtheedge.Agirloffourteen，Patien，whoisthedaughterofthelodge-keeperoftheBosbeValleyestate，wasihewoodspigflowers.Shestatesthatwhileshewasthereshesaw，attheborderofthewoodahelake，MrMdhisson，andthattheyappearedtobehaviquarrel.SheheardMrMcCarthytheelderusironglaohissohelatterraiseuphishandasiftostrikehisfather.ShewasshteheirviolesheranawayaherwhenshereaethatshehadleftthetwoMcCarthysquarrellingnearBosbePool，andthatshewasafraidthattheyweregoingtofight.ShehadhardlysaidthewordswhenyoungMrMcCarthyinguptothelodgetosaythathehadfoundhisfatherdeadinthewood，andtoaskforthehelpofthelodge-keeper.Hewasmuchexcited，withunorhishat，andhisrighthandandsleevewereobservedtobestaihfreshblood.Onfollowihedeadbodystretchedoutuponthegrassbesidethepool.Theheadhadbeeeedblowsofsomeheavyandbluheinjuriesweresuchasmightverywellhavebeehebutt-endofhisson'sgun，whichwasfoundlyingonthegrassacesofthebody.Uaheyoungmanwasinstaed，aof'wilfulmurder'havitheiuesday，hewasonWednesdaybroughtbefistratesatRoss，whohavereferredthecasetotheAssizes.Thosearethemainfactsofthecaseastheycameoutbeforethedthepolice-court."
"Icineamarked."Ifevertialevideoaalitdoessohere."
"tialevidenceisaverytrig，"answeredHolmesthoughtfully."Itmayseemtophttoohing，butifyoushiftyourownpoile，youmayfinditpointinginanequallyunaosomethiirelydifferent.Itmustbefessed，however，thatthecaselooksexglygraveagainsttheyoungman，anditisverypossiblethatheisi.Thereareseveralpeopleintheneighbourhood，however，andamoureroftheneighblandowner，whobelieveinhisinnodwhohaveretairade，whomyoumayrewiththeStudyioworkoutthehisirade，beingratherpuzzled，hasreferredthee，ahattwomiddle-agedgentlemenareflyififtymilesanhourinsteadofquietlydigestingtheirbreakfastsathome."
"Iamafraid，"saidI，"thatthefactsaresoobviousthatyouwillfiobegaiofthiscase."
"Thereisnothihananobviousfact，"heanswered，laughing."Besides，wemaycetohitupoherobviousfactswhichmayhavebeenbynomeansobvioustoMrLestrade.YoukoowelltothinkthatIamboastihatIshalleitherordestroyhistheorybymeanswhichheisquiteinploying，oreveandihefirstexampletohand，Iveryclearlyperceivethatihewindowisupht-haIquestioradewouldhavenotedevensoself-evidentathingasthat."
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