Our visitor had no sooner waddled out of the room—no other verb can describe Mrs. Merrilow's method of progression—than Sherlock Holmes threw himself with fierce energy upon the pile of commonplace books in the corner.

我们的来访者刚一摇摇晃晃地走出房间——没有其他动词可以形容梅里洛夫人的进展方式——夏洛克·福尔摩斯就以旺盛的精力扑向角落里那堆平淡无奇的书。