外国名著片段阅读The Hound of the Baskervilles

ThateveningHolmesandIdroveacrossthemooruntilwecouldseethelightsoftheStapletons'houseinfrontofus.Thenwegotoutandbegantowalkveryquietlyalongthepathtowardsthehouse.Whenwewereveryclose,Holmestoldmetostop.Hetookhisrevolverfromhispocket,andIdidthesame.'Weshallhidebehindtheserocks,'hewhispered.'Watson,youknowthehouse,soIwantyoutogoforwardandlookthroughthewindows.IwanttoknowwheretheStapletonsandSirHenryare,andwhattheyaredoing.Takegreatcare,becausetheymustnotknowthatsomebodyiswatchingthem.'VerycarefullyandquietlyImovedtowardsthehouse.Ilookedfirstintothediningroomwindow.StatletonandSirHenryweresittingandsmokingtheircigars,buttherewasnosignofMissStapleton.Imovedroundtotheotherwindows,butIcouldnotseeherinanyoftherooms.Iwentbacktothediningroomwindow,andasIlookedinagain,Stapletonlefttheroomandcameoutofthehouse.Hewenttoahutbesidethehouse,andunlockedthedoor.Iheardastrangesoundcomingfromthehut,butIcouldnotthinkwhatwasmakingthenoise.ThenStapletonlockedthedoor,andwentbackintothehouseandintothediningroom.IwentbacktoHolmesandtoldhimwhatIhadseen.HewantedtoknowwhereMissStapletonwas,andIhadtotellhimtwicethattherewasnosignofherinthehouse.ThemoonwasshiningontheGreatGrimpenMarsh,andafogwasrisingfromitHolmeswatchedthefogandbegantolookworriedThefogwascreepingupfromthemarshtowardsthehouse.Wewerehiddennearthepath,whichwasonthefarsideofthehousefromthemarsh.'Thefogismovingtowardsus,Watson,andthatisveryserious,'saidHolmes.'Itistheonethingthatcouldmakemyplansgowrong.'Aswewatched,thefog,whichhadcreptasfarln.k0109.comasthehouse,begantoflowroundit.AngrilyHolmeshittherockinfrontofuswithhisopenhand.'IfSirHenrydoesn'tcomeoutinthenextquarterofanhour,thepathwillbecoveredbythefog.Inhalfanhourweshallnotbeabletoseeourhandsinfrontofourfaces.Wemustmovebacktohighergroundabovethefog.'Wemovedawayfromthehouseandoutofthefog,whichwascreepingslowlyalongthegroundandhidingthepathfromourview.'Wemustnotgotoofar,'saidHolmes.'Ifwedo,SirHenrymaybecaughtbeforehereachesus.'Holmeswentdownononeknee,andputhiseartotheground.'Thankheaven,IthinkIhearhimcoming.'Thenweheardquickfootstepsonthepath.Afterafewmoments,SirHenryappearedoutofthefogandwalkedonintheclearmoonlight.Hecamequicklyalongthepath,passedclosetowherewewerehidden,andbegantowalkupxyz.k0038.comthehillbehindus.Ashewalked,helookedoverhisshoulderagainandagain,likeamanwhoisworriedthatsomethingisfollowinghim.'Listen!'saidHolmessharply.'Lookout!It'scoming!'Iheardhimmakehisrevolverreadytofire,andIdidthesame.Therewasasoundofquick,lightfootstepsfrominsidethecurtainoffog.Thethickcloudhadcrepttowithinfiftymetresofwherewewerehidden.Wetriedtoseeintoit,andwonderedwhathorriblethingwouldappear.IlookedatHolmes.Hiseyeswerefixedontheplacewherethepathdisappearedintothefog.Hewaspale,buthiseyeswerebright.Helookedlikeamanwhowasgoingtowinthemostimportantgameofhislife.Thensuddenlyhiseyesnearlyjumpedoutofhishead,andhismouthopenedinfrightenedsurprise.Ilookedawayfromhimtoseewhathiseyeswerefixedon.WhenIsawtheawfulshapethatwascomingtowardsusoutofthefog,mybloodturnedcold.Therevolvernearlyfellfrommyhands,andmywholebodyfrozewithfear.Isawahound,anenormousblackhound.ItwasbiggerthananydogIhadeverseen.Butitwassomethingelsethatfilleduswithterror.Nohumaneyehadeverseenahoundlikethisone.Firecamefromitsopenmouth.Itseyeswereburning.Flamescovereditsheadandbody.Itwasamorehorriblesightthananyonecouldimagine¡ªahellhoundsentbythedevil.Itwasnotacreatureofthenaturalworld.Thehuge,black,burninghoundranquicklyandsilentlyafterSirHenry.Farawayalongthepathwesawhimturnandlookbackatthehound.Hisfacewaswhiteinthemoonlightkw.k0013.comandhishandswereliftedinhorror.Hewatchedhelplesslyastheterriblecreaturegotclosertohim.Weweresofrozenbytheghostlyandunnaturalsightthatweletthehoundgopastus,andwecouldnotmove.Ourfriendwasneartodeath,andwewerehelplesswithfear.