the adventure of the three garridebs-第5章

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me。　Five　years…　when　I　should　have　had　a　medal　the　size　of　a　soup

plate。　No　living　man　could　tell　a　Prescott　from　a　Bank　of　England；　and

if　I　hadn't　put　him　out　he　would　have　flooded　London　with　them。　I

was　the　only　one　in　the　world　who　knew　where　he　made　them。　Can　you

wonder　that　I　wanted　to　get　to　the　place？　And　can　you　wonder　that　when

I　found　this　crazy　boob　of　a　bug…hunter　with　the　queer　name

squatting　right　on　the　top　of　it；　and　never　quitting　his　room；　I　had

to　do　the　best　I　could　to　shift　him？　Maybe　I　would　have　been　wiser

if　I　had　put　him　away。　It　would　have　been　easy　enough；　but　I'm　a

soft…hearted　guy　that　can't　begin　shooting　unless　the　other　man　has

a　gun　also。　But　say；　Mr。　Holmes；　what　have　I　done　wrong；　anyhow？

I've　not　used　this　plant。　I've　not　hurt　this　old　stiff。　Where　do　you

get　me？〃

　　〃Only　attempted　murder；　so　far　as　I　can　see；〃　said　Holmes。　〃But

that's　not　our　job。　They　take　that　at　the　next　stage。　What　we　wanted

at　present　was　just　your　sweet　self。　Please　give　the　Yard　a　call；

Watson。　It　won't　be　entirely　unexpected。〃

　　So　those　were　the　facts　about　Killer　Evans　and　his　remarkable

invention　of　the　three　Garridebs。　We　heard　later　that　our　poor　old

friend　never　got　over　the　shock　of　his　dissipated　dreams。　When　his

castle　in　the　air　fell　down；　it　buried　him　beneath　the　ruins。　He　was

last　heard　of　at　a　nursing…home　in　Brixton。　It　was　a　glad　day　at　the

Yard　when　the　Prescott　outfit　was　discovered；　for；　though　they　knew

that　it　existed；　they　had　never　been　able；　after　the　death　of　the　man；

to　find　out　where　it　was。　Evans　had　indeed　done　great　service　and

caused　several　worthy　C。I。D。　men　to　sleep　the　sounder；　for　the

counterfeiter　stands　in　a　class　by　himself　as　a　public　danger。　They

would　willingly　have　subscribed　to　that　soup…plate　medal　of　which

the　criminal　had　spoken；　but　an　unappreciative　bench　took　a　less

favourable　view；　ind　the　Killer　returned　to　those　shades　from　which　he

had　just　emerged。





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