The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet 绿宝石王冠（4）

 ,It was obvious to me that my companion's mind was now made up,about the case, although what his conclusions were was more than,I could even dimly imagine. Several times during our homeward,journey I endeavored to sound him upon the point, but he always,glided ¹ away to some other topic, until at last I gave it over in,rooms once more. He hurried to his chamber ² and was down again in,a few minutes dressed as a common loafer. With his collar turned,up, his shiny, seedy coat, his red cravat ³, and his worn boots, he,was a perfect sample of the class., ,They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪 。 来自《简明英汉词典》,For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说 ，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室
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