SHORT STORY BY O’HENRY The Detective Detector Đây là một serries truyện ngắn 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 | SHORT STORY BY O HENRY The Detective Detector I was walking in Central Park with Avery Knight the great New York burglar highwayman and murderer. But my dear Knight said I it sounds incredible. You have undoubtedly performed some of the most wonderful feats in your profession known to modern crime. You have committed some marvellous deeds under the very noses of the police--you have boldly entered the homes of millionaires and held them up with an empty gun while you made free with their silver and jewels you have sandbagged citizens in the glare of Broadway s electric lights you have killed and robbed with superb openness and absolute impunity--but when you boast that within forty-eight hours after committing a murder you can run down and actually bring me face to face with the detective assigned to apprehend you I must beg leave to express my doubts--remember you are in New York. Avery Knight smiled indulgently. You pique my professional pride doctor he said in a nettled tone. I will convince you. About twelve yards in advance of us a prosperous-looking citizen was rounding a clump of bushes where the walk curved. Knight suddenly drew a revolver and shot the man in the back. His victim fell and lay without moving. The great murderer went up to him leisurely and took from his clothes his money watch and a valuable ring and cravat pin. He then rejoined me smiling calmly and we continued our walk. Ten steps and we met a policeman running toward the spot where the shot had been fired. Avery Knight stopped him. I have just killed a man he announced seriously and robbed him of his possessions. G wan said the policeman angrily or I ll run yez in Want yer name in the papers don t yez I never knew the cranks to come around so quick after a shootin before. Out of th park now for yours or I ll fan yez. What you have done I said argumentatively as Knight and I walked on was easy. But when you come to the task of hunting down the detective that they send upon your trail you .
