作者：（英）阿瑟·柯南·道尔
出版社：外语教学与研究出版社
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福尔摩斯与红发会试读：
内容简介
故事发生在十九世纪末，闻名世界的大侦探歇洛克·福尔摩斯住在伦敦贝克街221B号。伦敦这座恢宏帝都阴雨连绵，雾气弥漫，警方在抓捕罪犯方面常常束手无策。幸亏有福尔摩斯假以援手，不过案子也得足够有趣才能吸引他参与。
福尔摩斯足智多谋，但聪明人经常对朋友没什么耐心。“动动脑子，华生！”他会这样不客气地跟那位优秀的医生说话。尽管华生医生没他聪明，反应也不如他快，可有时候他也需要华生医生帮忙，而且他对华生的帮助也心怀感激，尤其是在情势危险的时候。
SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
It is the end of the nineteenth century, and Sherlock Holmes, the world-famous detective, lives at 221B Baker Street in London. The great capital is a rainy, foggy city, where the police often have difficulty in catching criminals. Luckily, Holmes is there to help them, but only if a case is interesting enough.
Holmes is extremely intelligent, and intelligent people are often impatient with their friends. 'Think, Watson!' he says sharply to the good doctor, who is not as clever or as quick as he is. But he sometimes needs Dr Watson's help, and is grateful for it, especially in a dangerous situation.
The Red-Headed League
INTRODUCTIONA strange advertisement in a newspaper is the beginning of an even stranger adventure for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson.CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY
Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective
Doctor Watson, his friend and assistant
Jabez Wilson, a red-haired shopkeeper
Vincent Spaulding, Mr Wilson's assistant
Duncan Ross, a man with red hair
Mr Jones, a detective from Scotland Yard
Mr Merryweather, a bank manager
(Jabez Wilson and Duncan Ross both have red hair)PERFORMANCE NOTES
Scene 1: Inside Wilson's shop, a room with a table and two chairs.
Scene 2: An office, with a table and two chairs.
Scene 3: Sherlock Holmes's room, with two chairs.
Scene 4: Outside the shop in Saxe-Coburg Square.
Scene 5: Sherlock Holmes's room.
Scene 6: The strong-room at the bank, with boxes in it.
Scene 7: Sherlock Holmes's room.
You will need a pipe, a newspaper, a walking stick, coats, hats, pens, paper, a large book, a light to carry, and two guns.Scene 1 An interesting advertisement
The inside of Wilson's shop. It's a little shop, with a lot of clocks, pictures, watches, etc. Wilson is writing at a table. Vincent Spaulding is looking at The Morning Chronicle newspaper.
SPAULDING This is interesting.
WILSON What is?
SPAULDING This advertisement. It is interesting for you, Mr Wilson, because you have red hair.
WILSON (Look at Spaulding) Go on.
SPAULDING The Red-Headed League want to find someone new. Do you know about them? Listen. (Reading from newspaper) 'To all red-headed men, twenty-one years old or more – the Red-Headed League can now take a new man. We pay four pounds a week to do easy work. Come to the League offices at 7, Pope's Court, Fleet Street, London on Monday at 11 o'clock.' (To Wilson) You can get two hundred pounds a year!'Do you know about them?'
WILSON Really? Tell me more about it.
SPAULDING A rich American with red hair began the League. When he died, he gave a lot of his money to the Red-Headed League, to give easy work to men with red hair. It's very good wages for only a little work. Why don't you go along to Pope's Court?
WILSON But millions of red-headed men will go, and—
SPAULDING Not millions. You need to live in London.
WILSON I don't know...
SPAULDING And you must have very red hair. You have very red hair, Mr Wilson.
WILSON Monday... eleven o'clock...?
SPAULDING It's Monday today. And it's nearly eleven o'clock! Come on!Scene 2 Some easy work for Wilson
The office at Pope's Court – a room with only a table and two chairs. Duncan Ross, a man with very red hair, is sitting behind the table. We can hear the noise of a lot of people out in the street.
ROSS Next!
The door opens and Spaulding and Wilson come in. Ross looks at Wilson and gets excited.
SPAULDING This is Mr Jabez Wilson, and he wants to be in the League. (Ross gets up and walks past the table to meet them.)
ROSS And he has a good head of hair. I can't remember when I saw a better head! (He suddenly puts out a hand and pulls Wilson's hair.)
WILSON Aaghh! Stop it!
ROSS I'm sorry, but we must be careful. Of course it is your hair. I can see that now. Please sit down.
Ross sits in the chair behind the table again.
Wilson sits in the other chair. Spaulding stands behind him.
ROSS My name is Duncan Ross. Have you got a wife, Mr Wilson? And children?
WILSON No, I have no wife and no family.
ROSS Oh dear! Some of the men in our League have lots of red-headed children. We like that.
WILSON I'm sorry, but I—
ROSS It's all right. You have that wonderful head of hair. When can you begin work here?
WILSON It's not easy. I have a shop, and—
SPAULDING I can stay in the shop, Mr Wilson.
WILSON What hours must I work?
ROSS Ten o'clock to two o'clock.
WILSON And the wage?
ROSS Four pounds a week.
WILSON What must I do?
ROSS You must work here, in the office, all the time. That is very important. You cannot go out between the hours of ten o'clock and two o'clock.
WILSON And the work?Ross suddenly pulls Wilson's hair.
ROSS You must copy from this large book, and you must bring paper and a pen. Can you begin tomorrow?
WILSON Yes, I can.
ROSS (Smiling) Then goodbye, Mr Jabez Wilson.
Wilson and Spaulding leave the office.Scene 3 Wilson tells his story
Sherlock Holmes's room. Holmes and Wilson are sitting in chairs. Holmes is smoking his pipe. Wilson has The Morning Chronicle in his hands.
HOLMES Most interesting, Mr Wilson. Most interesting.
The door opens and Watson comes in.
WATSON Holmes, I'm sorry! I didn't know—
HOLMES Come in, my dear Watson! This is Mr Jabez Wilson. He is telling me a very strange story. (To Wilson) This is Doctor Watson. He's a good friend. Give him the advertisement to read.
Wilson gives the newspaper to Watson.
HOLMES He does a lot of writing, Watson. Do you see?
WILSON Oh! How did you know that, Mr Holmes?
HOLMES The right arm of your coat is different from the left. Your arm is on the table when you write.
WILSON (Laughing) Yes, that's right!
WATSON (Finishes reading and looks at Holmes.) It's very strange, Holmes.
HOLMES (Looking excited) It is strange, isn't it? Do you see the day and month of the newspaper?
WATSON It's the Morning Chronicle of 27th April, 1890. Two months ago.
HOLMES Now, Mr Wilson, tell us about your shop.
WILSON It's in Saxe-Coburg Square, Mr Homes. It's a little shop, and it doesn't make much money.
HOLMES Does somebody help you in the shop?
WILSON Yes, a young man. Well, he's not very young, but he works for half-wages.
HOLMES Does he! What's his name?
WILSON Vincent Spaulding. He's very good at his work. He likes to take photographs when he's not working. And he makes the pictures in my dark cellar. But he works well when he's in the shop.
HOLMES How did you first see the newspaper advertisement? Tell us that.
WILSON Spaulding saw it, eight weeks ago, and we went to Pope's Court and saw Mr Duncan Ross. I told you about the visit a few minutes ago...'Most interesting, Mr Wilson.''He makes the pictures in my dark cellar.'
HOLMES Yes, yes. And I can tell Watson about it later. What happened next?
WILSON Well, I was very pleased, Mr Holmes. I went home feeling very happy. But that evening I began to think again. 'Copying from a book is strange work for a man to do,' I thought.
WATSON Very strange, yes.
WILSON But the next morning I went to Pope's Court with my pen and some paper. Mr Ross was there, but he soon went away, and I began my work.
HOLMES Well?
WILSON I went in every morning at ten o'clock, and went home at two. And on Saturday, Ross was in the office again, and gave me my four pounds.
HOLMES How long did you work there?
WILSON Eight weeks. But today I went to the office at ten o'clock, and the door was locked. (He takes a paper from his coat and gives it to Holmes.) This was on the door.
HOLMES (Reading) 'The Red-Headed League is finished. June 23rd, 1890.' Then what did you do?
WILSON I went to the office in the next building, and I asked the man, 'What happened to the Red-Headed League?' 'Who are they?' he asked. 'Who is the man at number 7?' I asked. 'The man with the red hair?' he said. 'His name is William Morris. He moved out yesterday. He has new offices at 17 King Edward Street.' Well, I went to King Edward Street, Mr Holmes.
HOLMES You did not find a Mr William Morris or a Mr Duncan Ross. Am I right?
WILSON You are!
HOLMES What did you do then?
WILSON I went home to Saxe-Coburg Square.
HOLMES What does Spaulding say about all this?
WILSON He says, 'Wait for a letter. You're going to hear something.'
HOLMES What do you think?
WILSON I need your help, I think.
HOLMES You are right, Mr Wilson. I am happy to help you. But first I want to ask you one or two questions. Mr Spaulding was the first to see the advertisement. Yes?
WILSON Yes.
HOLMES When did he begin to work for you?
WILSON About three months ago.
HOLMES How did he come?
WILSON He answered an advertisement in the newspaper.
HOLMES Was he the only man to answer it?
WILSON No, twelve people answered it.
HOLMES Why did you take him?
WILSON Because he was cheap.
HOLMES He is happy to work for half the usual wages.
WILSON Yes.
HOLMES Tell me about him, this Vincent Spaulding.
WILSON He's small, and a good, quick worker. He's about thirty years old, I think.
HOLMES Where is he now?
WILSON He's at the shop.
HOLMES That is all, Mr Wilson. Today is Saturday. I am going to have an answer for you before Monday.
WILSON Thank you, Mr Holmes.
Watson goes out with Wilson. Holmes walks up and down, thinking. A minute later, Watson comes back.
HOLMES We must work quickly, Watson. Put on your hat. We're going to Saxe-Coburg Square.Scene 4 Holmes meets Spaulding
Outside the shop in Saxe-Coburg Square. Holmes is walking up and down. Now and then he hits the ground outside the shop with his walking stick. Then he hits the door of the shop. Spaulding opens the shop door and looks out. The legs of his trousers are dirty.
SPAULDING Can I help you?
HOLMES Yes. How can I get to the Strand?
SPAULDING Third on the right, and fourth on the left.
He gets back into the shop and closes the door.
HOLMES He's a clever young man, Watson.
WATSON He is? Why did you ask about the Strand? You know London very well! You wanted to see him.Holmes hits the ground outside the shop with his walking stick.
HOLMES Not him. His trousers.
WATSON His trousers? I don't understand. And why did you hit the ground with your stick?
HOLMES My dear Doctor, this is not the time for talking. I must go and look at the roads behind Saxe-Coburg Square. Are you going to your work?
WATSON Yes, I must go to the hospital.
HOLMES I have things to do too. But I want your help tonight. Come at 10 o'clock. And Watson—
WATSON Yes, Holmes?
HOLMES Bring your gun.Scene 5 To catch a thief
Sherlock Holmes's room. Holmes, Jones and Merryweather are talking quietly. Watson comes in.
HOLMES Watson, you know Mr Jones of Scotland Yard. And this is Mr Merryweather. They're coming with us tonight.
JONES Hello, Doctor. We meet again. I'm here because I want to catch John Clay. He's a killer and a thief, one of the worst men in London. It isn't going to be easy to catch him, because he's very clever.'He's a killer and a thief.'
HOLMES It's after ten o'clock. We must go.
They all leave the room.Scene 6 Watching and waiting
Inside the bank strong-room. There are boxes on the floor. It is dark. The door opens and Holmes comes in, carrying a light. Watson, Jones and Merryweather come after him. Holmes looks carefully at the floor. Merryweather sits on a box and hits the floor with his foot.
MERRYWEATHER How do you know—?
HOLMES Please, no noise! Perhaps they can hear us!
JONES How long before—?
HOLMES An hour. They are going to wait for Mr Wilson to go to bed, then work quickly, I think. (To Watson) We're in the strong-room of the First Bank. Did you know that? Mr Merryweather works for the bank. Tell Watson, Mr Merryweather. What do the thieves want?
MERRYWEATHER Our gold. It's in all these boxes. Lots and lots of it!
WATSON Gold!
HOLMES We must wait in the dark. Get behind the boxes, everyone. Things are going to happen in the next hour, I think. When I hear or see anything strange, I'm going to come out quickly with a light, and then you must help me. Be ready with your gun, Watson. Is everything ready upstairs, Mr Jones?
JONES My men are waiting at the front door of the bank, Holmes. They can't get out there.
HOLMES Good. Now we must be quiet and wait.
He puts out the light. The strong-room is dark, but we can see the men waiting behind the boxes. Nothing happens. Watson looks at his watch.
WATSON (Quietly) It's 11.15, Holmes. When—?
HOLMES Sahh!
They are all quiet for nearly a minute. Then we see a light coming through the floor. Suddenly the ground opens. First a hand with a gun comes out, and then Spaulding puts his other hand out. We watch him and Ross come out.
SPAULDING (To Ross) Now, have you got—?
With his light, Holmes comes out from behind his box, and catches Spaulding.
SPAULDING What—!
Ross quickly gets back into the tunnel. Jones wants to stop him, but he cannot. Holmes hits Spaulding's arm. Now the gun is on the ground.
HOLMES You can't get away, John Clay!
SPAULDING No. But my friend—
HOLMES There are three men waiting for him at the front door of the bank.
SPAULDING You think of everything, Mr Holmes. You're very clever.Holmes comes out from behind his box...
HOLMES Your Red-Headed League was clever, too. But I am pleased to catch the famous John Clay!Scene 7 Holmes and Watson
Sherlock Holmes's room. Holmes and Watson are sitting in chairs. Holmes is smoking his pipe.
HOLMES They needed the Red-Headed League to get Mr Wilson out of his shop. Do you understand that?
WATSON Yes. I think – er – yes.
HOLMES They wanted Wilson away from the shop for some hours every day. But how could they do it? Then Clay saw the colour of Ross's hair – and thought of a 'Red-Headed League'! When Wilson answered their newspaper advertisement, he went to work in their office every day. Then they had time to make their tunnel. Very clever!
WATSON So Spaulding is John Clay, the famous thief. When did you first know that?
HOLMES Spaulding was happy to work for half-wages. 'Why?' I thought. Spaulding often went down to the cellar. 'What's he doing down there?' I thought. Suddenly, I thought about tunnels! 'Is Spaulding making a tunnel?' I thought. 'To another building?' Watson, you saw me hitting the ground with my stick, outside the shop.... and catches Spaulding.
WATSON Yes... now I understand. Was the cellar in front of the shop? You wanted to know that.
HOLMES Yes, I did. And it wasn't. The cellar was behind the shop. Then I saw the man 'Spaulding'. Did you see his trousers?
WATSON Er – yes, I saw them.
HOLMES They were dirty, Watson! Why? Because making a tunnel is dirty work!
WATSON Very clever, Holmes!
HOLMES Then I went into the next street, at the back of the shop. And what did I see? The First Bank!
WATSON The bank, yes! Of course.
HOLMES 'Why is that young man making a tunnel?' I thought. 'To get into the bank strong-room!'
WATSON But why tonight? How did you know—?
HOLMES Because they closed the offices of the Red-Headed League. 'The tunnel must be ready,' I thought. And Saturday is a good day. The bank does not open on Sunday. Two days for the thieves to get away.
WATSON (Laughing) But they didn't get away, Holmes. You're very clever.
HOLMES (Not laughing) That's very true, Watson.
advertisement n. a notice in a newspaper to tell you about something(e. g. a job) 广告
wages n. the money someone pays you for doing a job 工资，工钱
copy v. write or draw something to look like another thing 抄写
strange adj. surprising or not usual 奇怪的
lock v. (locked adj.) close something with a key 锁上
thief n. (thieves plural) someone who steals things from another person or place 小偷
strong-room n. an underground room in a bank where money and gold are kept safely 保险库
tunnel n. an underground way from one place to another 地道
红发会
内容简介报上刊载的一则奇怪的广告，引发了福尔摩斯和华生医生一场比广告更为奇异的冒险。剧中人物
歇洛克·福尔摩斯——知名侦探
华生医生——福尔摩斯的朋友兼助手
杰贝兹·威尔逊——一位红头发的店铺老板
文森特·斯波尔丁——威尔逊先生的店员
邓肯·罗斯——红发男子
琼斯先生——苏格兰场的探员
梅里韦瑟先生——银行经理（杰贝兹·威尔逊和邓肯·罗斯都满头红发）表演须知
第一场：威尔逊先生的店铺，房间里有一张桌子和两把椅子。
第二场：一间办公室，摆有一张桌子和两把椅子。
第三场：歇洛克·福尔摩斯的房间，摆有两把椅子。
第四场：萨克森-科堡广场的店铺外。
第五场：歇洛克·福尔摩斯的房间。
第六场：银行的保险库，里面有一些箱子。
第七场：歇洛克·福尔摩斯的房间。
需要的道具：一个烟斗、一份报纸、一根手杖、几件大衣、几顶礼帽、几支笔、纸、一本厚书、一盏提灯和两把手枪。第一场 一则有趣的广告
威尔逊的店铺里。这是家小店铺，摆着钟表、绘画和手表之类的东西。威尔逊正坐在桌前写东西。文森特·斯波尔丁在看《纪事晨报》。
斯波尔丁： 这个有点儿意思。
威尔逊： 是什么？
斯波尔丁： 这则广告。威尔逊先生您应该会对广告感兴趣，因为您长着红头发。
威尔逊： （看着斯波尔丁）说下去。
斯波尔丁： 红发会在征寻新会员。你听说过这家协会吗？听着啊。（念报纸）“致所有年满二十一岁的红发男性——红发会目前欲征觅新会员一人。周薪四镑，工作轻松。有意者请于周一上午十一点前往伦敦舰队街波普斯巷7号红发会办公室应征。”（对威尔逊说）你一年可以挣二百镑呢！
威尔逊： 真的吗？给我讲讲这家协会的事。
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