The slipper is another nod to original tale the Musgrave Ritual, which reveals Holmes's favourite hiding-place for his pipe tobacco-in the toe of a Persian slipper.

拖鞋又一次呼应了原作故事《马斯格雷夫典礼》，从中可看出福尔摩斯最爱在哪里藏烟草——一只波斯拖鞋的脚趾处。

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Bending down to change back into his shoes, Wolfowitz removed a slipper, revealing a large hole in the toe of one gray wool sock.

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