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"Well, I did what she said, Mr. Holmes, and I carried the bird all the way to Kilburn.
"就這樣，我照我姐姐說的做了，福爾摩斯先生，于是我帶著這只鵝一路跑到基爾伯恩。
I told my pal what I had done, for he was a man that it was easy to tell a thing like that to.
我把我所做的一切都告訴了我的伙伴，因為他是一個可以將此類事情推心置腹地相告的人。
He laughed until he choked, and we got a knife and opened the goose.
他樂得喘不上氣來。我們持刀將鵝開了膛。
My heart turned to water, for there was no sign of the stone, and I knew that some terrible mistake had occurred.
我的心一下子涼了半截，因為嗉囊里根本沒有藍寶石的蹤影，我知道一定發生了什么很糟糕的差錯。
I left the bird, rushed back to my sister's, and hurried into the back yard.
我置鵝于不顧，急步奔向我姐姐家里，匆匆走進了后院。
There was not a bird to be seen there.
但是那里已經一只鵝也不見了。"
"'Where are they all, Maggie?' I cried.
我喊道：'麥琪，那些鵝都到哪里去了？'
"'Gone to the dealer's, Jem.'
"'已經送到經銷店去了，杰姆。'
"'Which dealer's?' "'Breckinridge, of Covent Garden.'
"'哪家經銷店？'"'考文特園的布萊肯里奇。'
"'But was there another with a barred tail?' I asked, 'the same as the one I chose?'
"'其中是否有一只尾巴帶有黑道的鵝？和我挑選的那只一樣的？'我問道。
"'Yes, Jem; there were two barred-tailed ones, and I could never tell them apart.'
"'有的，杰姆，一共有兩只尾巴帶黑道的鵝，連我都分不清它們。'
