【探案集】The Blue Diamond 19

Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Diamond 【原文】Chapter Four --- To Mr Breckinridge's 02 We walked south and soon came to Mr Breckinridge's shop. Breckinridge and a boy were at the door. It was nearly time to close for the night. "Good evening. It's a cold night," said Holmes. "How can I help you?" asked Breckinridge. Holme looked at the empty shop window. "No geese, I see," he said. "There are some in that other shop - there behind you." "Ah, but I came to you because I hear your geese are very good. 'Breckinridge's birds are the best,' he said." "Who said that?" "The owner of The Alpha." "Ah, yes. He had twenty-four of my geese two days before Christmas." "They were very good birds too. Where did you get them?" "I'm not going to tell you!" said Breckinridge angrily. "Again and again people come and talk to me about those geese and I don't like it. I paid good money for them. I took them to The Alpha and then I forgot all about them. And then all the questions began. 'Where are the geese?' 'How much do you want for them?' 'Who did you sell them to?' Why are people interested in them? I don't know. They aren't the only geese in London, you know."