RLS & ACD

前阵子唉声叹气地说摊开好几本书，现在都渐渐地被我消灭掉了，只剩下Weir of Hermiston还在拖拖拉拉地读，不过也快了。

今天看见书里有一段讽刺法律系学生自以为是的话（RLS自己念过两天法律系）：

... like many young men coming to the Bar, ... he flattered himself he was a fellow of unusual quickness and penetration. They knew nothing of Sherlock Holmes in those days, but there was a good deal said of Talleyrand.

我吐血。RLS果然也是福迷呀。我找不到RLS和ACD两人在伦敦或爱丁堡认识的证据，但是RLS给ACD写过信，ACD记在心里，这件事是确有记载的。写Hermiston的时候(1896)，RLS已经在南洋住了挺久的，不过显然没妨碍他追迷福尔摩斯小说！