An inspiration came to me. I started for the waterfront, asking my way every block or two. Near the East River I met a policeman - a big, husky, good-hearted Irishman. 'Can you tell me,' I said, 'who can give me information about rats?'
'Rats?' he repeated. 'What d' ye wan't' know about thim?'
'Everything,'I said. 'They ve just given me a job on the New York Tribune,'I added proudly. He smiled good-naturedly. He had looked through me at a glance.英文原著 · 《Eben Holden》