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1、SherlockHolmesandtheSportofKingsSIRARTHURCONANDOYLERetoldbyJenniferBassettOXFORDUNIVERSITYPRESSSHERLOCKHOLMESANDTHESPORTOFKINGSDetectivesmustsee,hear,andremembereverything.Theymustbeinterestedintheweather,people'sshoes,flowersinawoman'shat,aboxofmatchesinaman'spocket.They
2、mustunderstandpeople;theymustknowaboutdogs,andsheep,andhorses.Theymustevenknowabouthorseracing,thesportofkings...WhenSilverBlaze,afamousracehorse,disappears,SherlockHolmesandDrWatsongodowntohisDartmoorstables.SilverBlazeisthefavouriteforabigraceinaweek'stime,andhisowner,M
3、rRoss,ishopingtowinthisrace.Butfirst,heneedstofindhishorse.Thereisalsoadeadmaninthecase-JohnStraker,SilverBlaze'strainer.Hiswifefoundhisbodyinthemudnotfarfromthestables.AndInspectorGregoryneedstofindthekiller.ButheandMrRossaregettingthewronganswerstotheirquestions.So,says
4、SherlockHolmes,whatdidhappenatthestablesonMondaynight?And,justasimportant,whatdidnothappen?CONTENTSSTORYINTRODUCTION1AhorsecalledSilverBlaze12MondaynightatKing'sPyland53JohnStraker'spockets104Lookingforahorse165Adayattheraces216Holmeshastheanswers24GLOSSARY291Ahorsecalled
5、SilverBlaze'Imustgodownthere,Watson.Imust,'saidSherlockHolmesatthebreakfasttableonThursdaymorning.'Go?Gowhere?'Iasked.'ToDartmoor--toKing'sPyland.''Ah!Sothat'sit,'Isaid.'Well,everybodyinthecountryistalkingaboutthecaseatKing'sPyland.'IalwaysknowwhenHolmesisinterestedinacas
6、e.Hereadsallthenewspapers,hewalksupanddown,upanddowntheroom,anddoesnotspeakforhours.Hedidallthosethingsyesterday.Hedidnotansweranyofmyquestions,butIknewthatitwasthemysteryatKing'sPyland.Themorningnewspaperswereonthebreakfasttable.'WhatishappeningatKing'sPyland?WhereisSilv
7、erBlaze?'theyasked.'WhokilledJohnStraker?Whatarethepolicedoing?Cantheyfindthehorsebeforethebigracenextweek?'SilverBlazewasafamousracehorse,andJohnStrakerwashistrainer.Oneofthebiggesthorseracesoftheyear--theWessexCup--wasnextweek,andSilverBlazewasthefavouritetowin.ButonMon
8、daynightatKing'sPylandtwothingshappened.SomeonekilledJohnStraker,andSilverBlazedisappeared.1Iwas
