One night near the end, while my wife, my niece, and I were by his side, Dad suddenly became very active and tried to get out of bed.

在他临终前的一个晚上，我和妻子及侄女都在他床边。 他突然变得很活跃，甚至想下床来。

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It was early in April in the year 1883 that I woke one morning to find Sherlock Holmes standing, fully dressed, by the side of my bed.

事情发生在1883年四月初，一天早晨，我醒来就看到福尔摩斯站在我的床边，全身上下都已穿戴整齐。

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There was no one else in the room the locked door by my bed connected to another suite.

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