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We passed across Holborn, down Endell Street, and so through a zigzag of slums to Covent Garden Market.
我們穿過霍爾伯恩街，折入恩德爾街，接著又走過道路曲折的平民區(qū)來到了考文特園市場。
One of the largest stalls bore the name of Breckinridge upon it,
在一些大貨攤中有一個(gè)貨攤的招牌上寫著布萊肯里奇的名字，
and the proprietor, a horsy-looking man, with a sharp face and trim side-whiskers, was helping a boy to put up the shutters.
店主是個(gè)長臉的人，臉部瘦削，留著整齊的絡(luò)腮胡子，這時(shí)候，他正在幫著一個(gè)小伙計(jì)收攤。
"Good-evening. It's a cold night," said Holmes.
"晚安，多么冷的夜晚哪！"福爾摩斯說。
The salesman nodded and shot a questioning glance at my companion.
店主人點(diǎn)了點(diǎn)頭，用懷疑的眼光打量了一下我的同伴。
"Sold out of geese, I see," continued Holmes, pointing at the bare slabs of marble.
"看光景鵝都賣完了。"福爾摩斯手指著空蕩蕩的大理石柜臺(tái)接著說。
"Let you have five hundred to-morrow morning." "That's no good."
"明天早晨，我可以賣給你五百只鵝。" "那沒有用。"
"Well, there are some on the stall with the gas-flare."
"好吧，煤氣燈亮著的那個(gè)貨攤上還有幾只。"
"Ah, but I was recommended to you." "Who by?"
"噢，可是我是人家介紹到你這兒來的。""誰介紹的？"
"The landlord of the Alpha." "Oh, yes; I sent him a couple of dozen."
"阿爾法酒店的老板。""噢，是的；我給他送去了二十四只。"
"Fine birds they were, too. Now where did you get them from?"
"那些鵝可真是不錯(cuò)啊。那么，你是從哪兒弄來的呢？"
To my surprise the question provoked a burst of anger from the salesman.
使我感到吃驚的是這個(gè)問題竟然惹得店主勃然大怒。
