Sherlock Holmes Case Series - Reading Space. New Curriculum English Graded Readers (English Curriculum Standard Level 8) (English-Chinese Parallel Edition)

Author: (English) Conan Doyle / Country: Mainland China
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Holmes rubbed his hands together and smiled softly. "This case certainly has its peculiarities," he said, "From the moment you turned the corner to the moment you realized the road was empty. How long did that last?" "Two or three minutes." "Then he couldn’t have left the same way, and you said there were no side paths?" "No." "Then he must have gone over to the other side of the road." "But that couldn’t have been through the heather, or I would have seen him." "So, by the process of elimination, we can conclude that he ran off in the direction of Chillingly Manor. As far as I understand, Chillingly Manor is on one side of the road. Is there anything else?" "No, Mr. Holmes. I just felt so confused. If I hadn’t met you and gotten your advice, I would have been very uneasy." Holmes didn’t speak for a moment, sitting quietly. "Where is the gentleman you’re engaged to?" Holmes finally asked. "He works at the Midland Electrical Company in Coventry." "He wouldn’t just show up here suddenly, would he?" "Oh, Mr. Holmes! Surely I can recognize him!" "Do you have any other suitors?" "I had a few before I met Cyril." "And since then?" "That dreadful fellow Woodley, if you can call him a suitor." "Is there anyone else?" Our beautiful client seemed slightly flustered. "Who is he?" Holmes asked. "Oh, perhaps that’s just my own speculation; sometimes I think my employer, Mr. Carruthers, seems quite taken with me. We spend a lot of time together, and I often play for him in the evenings. He’s never said anything outright; he’s a typical gentleman, but a girl can always tell." P15-17