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THE BRUCE-PARTINGTON PLAN 布鲁斯—帕廷顿计划 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 1908 In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London. From the Monday to the Thursday I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses. The first day Holmes had spent in cross-indexing his huge book of references. The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby- the music of the Middle Ages. But when, for the fourth time, after pushing back our chairs from breakfast we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window-panes, my comrades impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer. He paced restlessly about our sitting-room in a fever of suppressed energy, biting his nails, tapping the furniture, and chafing against inaction. 一八九五年十一月的第三个星期，伦敦浓雾迷漫。我真怀疑在星期一到星期四期间，我们是否能从贝克街我们的窗口望到对面房屋的轮廓。头一天福尔摩斯是在替他那册巨大的参考书编制索引中度过的。他把第二天和第三天耐心地消磨在他最近才喜好的一个题目上——中世纪的音乐。但是到了第四天，我们吃过早饭，把椅子放回桌下后，看着那湿漉漉的雾气阵阵扑来，在窗台上凝成油状的水珠，这时我的同伙急躁活跃的性情再也忍受不了这种单调的情景了。他强忍着性子，在起居室里不停地走动，咬咬指甲，敲敲家具，对这种死气沉沉很是恼火。 Nothing of interest in the paper, Watson? he said. 华生，报上没有什么有趣的新闻吗？他问道。 I was aware that by anything of interest, Holmes meant anything of criminal interest. There was the news of a revolution, of a possible war, and of an impending change of government; but these did not come within the horizon of my companion. I could see nothing recorded in the shape of crime which was not commonplace and futile. Holmes groaned and resumed his restless meanderings. 我知道，福尔摩斯所谓的有趣的事情，就是指犯罪方面的有趣事件。报上有关于发生革命的新闻，有可能要打仗的新闻，还有即将改组政府的新闻。可是这些，我的同伴都不放在眼里。我看到的犯罪报道，没有一件不是平淡无奇的。福尔摩斯叹了口气，继续不停地来回踱步。 The London criminal is certainly a dull fellow, said he in the querulous voice of the sportsman whose game has failed him. Look out of this window, Watson. See how the figures loom up, are dimly seen, and then blend once more into the