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THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOMES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE A CASE OF IDENTITY (cont) Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ nổi tiếng với những từ vựng quen thuộc. Nhằm giúp các em và các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh . | THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOMES ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE A CASE OF IDENTITY cont Sherlock Holmes sat silent for a few minutes with his fingertips still pressed together his legs stretched out in front of him and his gaze directed upward to the ceiling. Then he took down from the rack the old and oily clay pipe which was to him as a counsellor and having lit it he leaned back in his chair with the thick blue cloud-wreaths spinning up from him and a look of infinite languor in his face. Quite an interesting study that maiden he observed. I found her more interesting than her little problem which by the way is rather a trite one. You will find parallel cases if you consult my index in Andover in 77 and there was something of the sort at The Hague last year. Old as is the idea however there were one or two details which were new to me. But the maiden herself was most instructive. You appeared to read a good deal upon her which was quite invisible to me I remarked. Not invisible but unnoticed Watson. You did not know where to look and so you missed all that was important. I can never bring you to realize the importance of sleeves the suggestiveness of thumb-nails or the great issues that may hang from a boot-lace. Now what did you gather from that woman s appearance Describe it. Well she had a slate-colored broad-brimmed straw hat with a feather of a brickish red. Her jacket was black with black beads sewn upon it and a fringe of little black jet ornaments. Her dress was brown rather darker than coffee color with a little purple plush at the neck and sleeves. Her gloves were grayish and were worn through at the right forefinger. Her boots I didn t observe. She had small round hanging gold earrings and a general air of being fairly well-to-do in a vulgar comfortable easy-going way. Sherlock Holmes clapped his hands softly together and chuckled. Pon my word Watson you are coming along wonderfully. You have really done very well indeed. It is true that you have missed .
