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A rainy night had been followed by a glorious morning, and the heath-covered country-side with the glowing clumps of flowering gorse seemed all the more beautiful to eyes which were weary of the duns and drabs and slate-greys of London. Holmes and I walked along the broad, sandy road inhaling the fresh morning air, and rejoicing in the music of the birds and the fresh breath of the spring. From a rise of the road on the shoulder of Crooksbury Hill we could see the grim Hall bristling out from amidst the ancient oaks, which, old as they were, were still younger than the building which they surrounded. Holmes pointed down the long tract of road which wound, a reddish yellow band, between the brown of the heath and the budding green of the woods. Far away, a black dot, we could see a vehicle moving in our direction. Holmes gave an exclamation of impatience.
“I had given a margin of half an hour,” said he. “If that is her trap she must be making for the earlier train. I fear, Watson, that she will be past Charlington before we can possibly meet her.”
From the instant that we passed the rise we could no longer see the vehicle, but we hastened onwards at such a pace that my sedentary life began to tell upon me, and I was compelled to fall behind. Holmes, however, was always in training, for he had inexhaustible stores of nervous energy upon which to draw. His springy step never slowed until suddenly, when he was a hundred yards in front of me, he halted, and I saw him throw up his hand with a gesture of grief and despair. At the same instant an empty dog-cart, the horse cantering, the reins trailing, appeared round the curve of the road and rattled swiftly towards us.
“Too late, Watson; too late!” cried Holmes, as I ran panting to his side. “Fool that I was not to allow for that earlier train! It's abduction, Watson—abduction! Murder! Heaven knows what! Block the road! Stop the horse! That's right. Now, jump in, and let us see if I can repair the consequences of my own blunder.”
We had sprung into the dog-cart, and Holmes, after turning the horse, gave it a sharp cut with the whip, and we flew back along the road. As we turned the curve the whole stretch of road between the Hall and the heath was opened up. I grasped Holmes's arm.
着一丛丛盛开的金雀花，闪闪金光，对厌倦伦敦那一陰一郁灰暗色调的人来说，显得更加美丽，不觉耳目一新。福尔摩斯和我漫步在宽阔而多沙的道路上，呼吸着清晨的新鲜空气，欣赏着鸟语花香，到处一派欣欣向荣的春意。我们从克鲁克斯伯里山巅的大路高处，可以看到那座不祥的庄园耸立在古老的橡树丛中。橡树本来够古老的了，可是比起橡树环抱的建筑物来，却依然显得年轻。福尔摩斯指着长长的一段路，在那棕褐色的石南灌木丛和一片嫩绿的树林之间，宛如一条红黄色的带子。远处，出现一个小黑点，可以看出是一辆单马马车在向我们这个方向移动。福尔摩斯焦急地惊呼了一声。
“我差了半个小时，"福尔摩斯说道，“假如这是她的马车，她一定是在赶乘早些的列车。华生，恐怕我们来不及会她，她早就经过查林顿了。”
这时，我们过了大路高处，已经看不到那辆马车了，可是我们加速向前赶路，速度之快，使我开始露出平日安坐为生的坏处，因而不得不落到后面。然而，福尔摩斯一直锻炼有素，因为他有用之不竭的旺盛一精一力。他那轻快的脚步一直没有放慢，突然，他在我前面一百码的地方停止了脚步。我看见他举起一只手作了一个失败而绝望的手势。与此同时，一辆空马车拐过大路的转弯处，那骑马缰绳拖地，慢步小跑，马车吱吱嘎嘎地向我们迎面驶来。
“太晚了，华生，太晚了！"在我气喘吁吁地跑到福尔摩斯身旁时，他大声喊道，"我真愚蠢，怎么没有想到她要赶那趟早些的列车！一定是劫持，华生，是劫持！是谋杀！天知道是什么！把路挡上！把马拦住！这就对了。喂，跳上车，看看我们能否补救自己的大错造成的后果。”
我们跳上马车，福尔摩斯调过马头，狠狠给了那马一鞭子，我们便顺大路往回疾驰。在我们转过弯时，庄园和石南地段间的整个大路都展现在眼前。我抓住了福尔摩斯的胳膊。
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