THE ADVENTURE OF THE DYING DETECTIVE ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 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 ADVENTURE OF THE DYING DETECTIVE ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Mrs. Hudson the landlady of Sherlock Holmes was a long-suffering woman. Not only was her first-floor flat invaded at all hours by throngs of singular and often undesirable characters but her remarkable lodger showed an eccentricity and irregularity in his life which must have sorely tried her patience. His incredible untidiness his addiction to music at strange hours his occasional revolver practice within doors his weird and often malodorous scientific experiments and the atmosphere of violence and danger which hung around him made him the very worst tenant in London. On the other hand his payments were princely. I have no doubt that the house might have been purchased at the price which Holmes paid for his rooms during the years that I was with him. The landlady stood in the deepest awe of him and never dared to interfere with him however outrageous his proceedings might seem. She was fond of him too for he had a remarkable gentleness and courtesy in his dealings with women. He disliked and distrusted the sex but he was always a chivalrous opponent. Knowing how genuine was her regard for him I listened earnestly to her story when she came to my rooms in the second year of my married life and told me of the sad condition to which my poor friend was reduced. He s dying Dr. Watson said she. For three days he has been sinking and I doubt if he will last the day. He would not let me get a doctor. This morning when I saw his bones sticking out of his face and his great bright eyes looking at me I could stand no more of it. With your leave or without it Mr. Holmes I am going for a doctor this very hour said I. Let it be Watson then said he. I wouldn t waste an hour in coming to him sir or you may not see him alive. I was horrified for I had heard nothing of his illness. I need not say that I rushed for my coat and my hat. As we drove back I asked for the details. There is little I can tell you sir. He has been .
