adventure08-第6章

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are　Biddle；　Hayward；　and　Moffat。〃



〃The　Worthingdon　bank　gang；〃　cried　the　inspector。



〃Precisely；〃　said　Holmes。



〃Then　Blessington　must　have　been　Sutton。〃



〃Exactly；〃　said　Holmes。



〃Why；　that　makes　it　as　clear　as　crystal；〃　said　the

inspector。



But　Trevelyan　and　I　looked　at　each　other　in

bewilderment。



〃You　must　surely　remember　the　great　Worthingdon　bank

business；〃　said　Holmes。　　〃Five　men　were　in　itthese

four　and　a　fifth　called　Cartwright。　　Tobin；　the

care…taker；　was　murdered；　and　the　thieves　got　away

with　seven　thousand　pounds。　　This　was　in　1875。　　They

were　all　five　arrested；　but　the　evidence　against　them

was　by　no　means　conclusive。　　This　Blessington　or

Sutton；　who　was　the　worst　of　the　gang；　turned

informer。　　On　his　evidence　Cartwright　was　hanged　and

the　other　three　got　fifteen　years　apiece。　　When　they

got　out　the　other　day；　which　was　some　years　before

their　full　term；　they　set　themselves；　as　you　perceive；

to　hunt　down　the　traitor　and　to　avenge　the　death　of

their　comrade　upon　him。　　Twice　they　tried　to　get　at

him　and　failed；　a　third　time；　you　see；　it　came　off。　

Is　there　anything　further　which　I　can　explain；　Dr。

Trevelyan？〃



〃I　think　you　have　made　it　all　remarkable　clear；〃　said

the　doctor。　　〃No　doubt　the　day　on　which　he　was

perturbed　was　the　day　when　he　had　seen　of　their

release　in　the　newspapers。〃



〃Quite　so。　　His　talk　about　a　burglary　was　the　merest

blind。〃



〃But　why　could　he　not　tell　you　this？〃



〃Well；　my　dear　sir；　knowing　the　vindictive　character

of　his　old　associates；　he　was　trying　to　hide　his　own

identity　from　everybody　as　long　as　he　could。　　His

secret　was　a　shameful　one；　and　he　could　not　bring

himself　to　divulge　it。　　However；　wretch　as　he　was；　he

was　still　living　under　the　shield　of　British　law；　and

I　have　no　doubt；　Inspector；　that　you　will　see　that；

though　that　shield　may　fail　to　guard；　the　sword　of

justice　is　still　there　to　avenge。〃





Such　were　the　singular　circumstances　in　connection

with　the　Resident　Patient　and　the　Brook　Street　Doctor。　

From　that　night　nothing　has　been　seen　of　the　three

murderers　by　the　police；　and　it　is　surmised　at

Scotland　Yard　that　they　were　among　the　passengers　of

the　ill…fated　steamer　Norah　Creina；　which　was　lost

some　years　ago　with　all　hands　upon　the　Portuguese

coast；　some　leagues　to　the　north　of　Oporto。　　The

proceedings　against　the　page　broke　down　for　want　of

evidence；　and　the　Brook　Street　Mystery；　as　it　was

called；　has　never　until　now　been　fully　dealt　with　in

any　public　print。