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Sixteen,THE EVIDENCE OF ELSIE BATT,Sergeant ¹ O’Connor was unkindly nicknamed by his colleagues at the Yard: “The Maidservant’sPrayer. ”,There was no doubt that he was an extremely handsome man. Tall, erect ², broad-shouldered, itwas less the regularity ³ of his features than the roguish and daredevil spark in his eye which madehim so irresistible ⁴ to the fair sex. It was indubitable that Sergeant O’Connor got results, and gotthem quickly.,So rapid was he, that only four days after the murder of Mr. Shaitana, Sergeant O’Connor wassitting in the three-and-sixpenny seats at the Willy Nilly Revue side by side with Miss Elsie Batt,late parlourmaid to Mrs. Craddock of 117 North Audley Street.,Having laid his line of approach carefully, Sergeant O’Connor was just launching the greatoffensive.,“Craddock,
” said Elsie. “I was with some Craddocks once.”,“Well, that’s funny. Wonder whether they were the same? ”,“Lived in North Audley Street, they did,” said Elsie.,“My lot were going to London when I left them,
” said O’Connor promptly ⁵. “Yes, I believe itwas North Audley Street. Mrs. Craddock was rather a one for the gents.”,Elsie tossed her head.,How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？,She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头，把背挺得笔直 。