通译双语文库:血字的研究Chapter 3 The Lauriston Gardens Mystery

1

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

1

-

I CONFESS that I was considerably startled by this fresh proof of the practical nature of my companion’s theories. My respect for his powers of analysis increased wondrously.

2

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

2

-

There still remained some lurking suspicion in my mind, however, that the whole thing was a pre-arranged episode, intended to dazzle me, though what earthly object he could have in taking me in was past my comprehension. When I looked at him he had finished reading the note, and his eyes had assumed the vacant, lack-lustre expression which showed mental abstraction.

3

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

3

-

"How in the world did you deduce that?" I asked.

4

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

4

-

"Deduce what?" said he, petulantly.

5

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

5

-

"Why, that he was a retired sergeant of Marines."

6

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

6

-

"I have no time for trifles," he answered, brusquely; then with a smile, "Excuse my rudeness. You broke the thread of my thoughts; but perhaps it is as well. So you actually were not able to see that that man was a sergeant of Marines?"

7

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

7

-

"No, indeed."

8

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

8

-

"It was easier to know it than to explain why I knew it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact. Even across the street I could see a great blue anchor tattooed on the back of the fellow’s hand. That smacked of the sea.

9

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

9

-

He had a military carriage, however, and regulation side whiskers. There we have the marine. He was a man with some amount of self-importance and a certain air of command. You must have observed the way in which he held his head and swung his cane. A steady, respectable, middle-aged man, too, on the face of him -- all facts which led me to believe that he had been a sergeant."

10

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

10

-

"Wonderful!" I ejaculated.

11

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

11

-

"Commonplace," said Holmes, though I thought from his expression that he was pleased at my evident surprise and admiration. "I said just now that there were no criminals. It appears that I am wrong -- look at this!" He threw me over the note which the commissionaire had brought."

12

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

12

-

"Why," I cried, as I cast my eye over it, "this is terrible!"

13

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

13

-

"It does seem to be a little out of the common," he remarked, calmly. "Would you mind reading it to me aloud?"

14

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

14

-

This is the letter which I read to him ----

15

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

15

-

"MY DEAR MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES, -- "There has been a bad business during the night at 3, Lauriston Gardens, off the Brixton Road. Our man on the beat saw a light there about two in the morning, and as the house was an empty one, suspected that something was amiss.

16

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

16

-

He found the door open, and in the front room, which is bare of furniture, discovered the body of a gentleman, well dressed, and having cards in his pocket bearing the name of `Enoch J. Drebber, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.’ There had been no robbery, nor is there any evidence as to how the man met his death. There are marks of blood in the room, but there is no wound upon his person.

17

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

17

-

We are at a loss as to how he came into the empty house; indeed, the whole affair is a puzzler. If you can come round to the house any time before twelve, you will find me there. I have left everything _in statu quo_ until I hear from you. If you are unable to come I shall give you fuller details, and would esteem it a great kindness if you would favour me with your opinion.

18

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

18

-

Yours faithfully, "TOBIAS GREGSON."

19

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

19

-

"Gregson is the smartest of the Scotland Yarders," my friend remarked; "he and Lestrade are the pick of a bad lot. They are both quick and energetic, but conventional -- shockingly so. They have their knives into one another, too. They are as jealous as a pair of professional beauties. There will be some fun over this case if they are both put upon the scent."

20

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

20

-

I was amazed at the calm way in which he rippled on. "Surely there is not a moment to be lost," I cried, "shall I go and order you a cab?"

21

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

21

-

"I'm not sure about whether I shall go. I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather -- that is, when the fit is on me, for I can be spry enough at times."

22

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

22

-

"Why, it is just such a chance as you have been longing for."

23

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

23

-

"My dear fellow, what does it matter to me. Supposing I unravel the whole matter, you may be sure that Gregson, Lestrade, and Co. will pocket all the credit. That comes of being an unofficial personage."

24

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

24

-

"But he begs you to help him."

25

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

25

-

"Yes. He knows that I am his superior, and acknowledges it to me; but he would cut his tongue out before he would own it to any third person. However, we may as well go and have a look. I shall work it out on my own hook. I may have a laugh at them if I have nothing else. Come on!"

26

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

26

-

He hustled on his overcoat, and bustled about in a way that showed that an energetic fit had superseded the apathetic one.

27

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

27

-

"Get your hat," he said.

28

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

28

-

"You wish me to come?"

29

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

29

-

"Yes, if you have nothing better to do." A minute later we were both in a hansom, driving furiously for the Brixton Road.

30

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

①克里莫纳为意大利著名提琴产地。——译者注②斯特莱迪瓦利ＡｎｔｏｎｉｏＳｔｒａｄｉｖａｒｉ：克里莫纳地方的闻名世界的提琴制造家，死于年。——译者注③—世纪时克里莫纳地方的阿玛蒂家族以制造上好提琴闻名于世。——译者注

30

-

It was a foggy, cloudy morning, and a dun-coloured veil hung over the house-tops, looking like the reflection of the mud-coloured streets beneath. My companion was in the best of spirits, and prattled away about Cremona fiddles, and the difference between a Stradivarius and an Amati. As for myself, I was silent, for the dull weather and the melancholy business upon which we were engaged, depressed my spirits.

31

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

31

-

"You don't seem to give much thought to the matter in hand," I said at last, interrupting Holmes' musical disquisition.

32

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

32

-

"No data yet," he answered. "It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment."

33

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

33

-

"You will have your data soon," I remarked, pointing with my finger; "this is the Brixton Road, and that is the house, if I am not very much mistaken."

34

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

34

-

"So it is. Stop, driver, stop!" We were still a hundred yards or so from it, but he insisted upon our alighting, and we finished our journey upon foot.

35

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

35

-

Number 3, Lauriston Gardens wore an ill-omened and minatory look. It was one of four which stood back some little way from the street, two being occupied and two empty. The latter looked out with three tiers of vacant melancholy windows, which were blank and dreary, save that here and there a "To Let" card had developed like a cataract upon the bleared panes.

36

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

36

-

A small garden sprinkled over with a scattered eruption of sickly plants separated each of these houses from the street, and was traversed by a narrow pathway, yellowish in colour, and consisting apparently of a mixture of clay and of gravel. The whole place was very sloppy from the rain which had fallen through the night.

37

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

37

-

The garden was bounded by a three-foot brick wall with a fringe of wood rails upon the top, and against this wall was leaning a stalwart police constable, surrounded by a small knot of loafers, who craned their necks and strained their eyes in the vain hope of catching some glimpse of the proceedings within.

38

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

38

-

I had imagined that Sherlock Holmes would at once have hurried into the house and plunged into a study of the mystery. Nothing appeared to be further from his intention. With an air of nonchalance which, under the circumstances, seemed to me to border upon affectation, he lounged up and down the pavement, and gazed vacantly at the ground, the sky, the opposite houses and the line of railings.

39

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

39

-

Having finished his scrutiny, he proceeded slowly down the path, or rather down the fringe of grass which flanked the path, keeping his eyes riveted upon the ground. Twice he stopped, and once I saw him smile, and heard him utter an exclamation of satisfaction.

40

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

40

-

There were many marks of footsteps upon the wet clayey soil, but since the police had been coming and going over it, I was unable to see how my companion could hope to learn anything from it. Still I had had such extraordinary evidence of the quickness of his perceptive faculties, that I had no doubt that he could see a great deal which was hidden from me.

41

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

41

-

At the door of the house we were met by a tall, white-faced, flaxen-haired man, with a notebook in his hand, who rushed forward and wrung my companion's hand with effusion. "It is indeed kind of you to come," he said, "I have had everything left untouched."

42

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

42

-

"Except that!" my friend answered, pointing at the pathway. "If a herd of buffaloes had passed along there could not be a greater mess. No doubt, however, you had drawn your own conclusions, Gregson, before you permitted this."

43

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

43

-

"I have had so much to do inside the house," the detective said evasively. "My colleague, Mr. Lestrade, is here. I had relied upon him to look after this."

44

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

44

-

Holmes glanced at me and raised his eyebrows sardonically.

45

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

45

-

"With two such men as yourself and Lestrade upon the ground, there will not be much for a third party to find out," he said.

46

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

46

-

Gregson rubbed his hands in a self-satisfied way. "I think we have done all that can be done," he answered; "it's a queer case though, and I knew your taste for such things."

47

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

47

-

"You did not come here in a cab?" asked Sherlock Holmes.

48

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

48

-

"No, sir."

49

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

49

-

"Nor Lestrade?"

50

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

50

-

"No, sir."

51

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

51

-

"Then let us go and look at the room."

52

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

52

-

With which inconsequent remark he strode on into the house, followed by Gregson, whose features expressed his astonishment.

53

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

53

-

A short passage, bare planked and dusty, led to the kitchen and offices. Two doors opened out of it to the left and to the right. One of these had obviously been closed for many weeks. The other belonged to the dining-room, which was the apartment in which the mysterious affair had occurred. Holmes walked in, and I followed him with that subdued feeling at my heart which the presence of death inspires.

54

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

54

-

It was a large square room, looking all the larger from the absence of all furniture. A vulgar flaring paper adorned the walls, but it was blotched in places with mildew, and here and there great strips had become detached and hung down, exposing the yellow plaster beneath.

55

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

55

-

Opposite the door was a showy fireplace, surmounted by a mantelpiece of imitation white marble. On one corner of this was stuck the stump of a red wax candle. The solitary window was so dirty that the light was hazy and uncertain, giving a dull grey tinge to everything, which was intensified by the thick layer of dust which coated the whole apartment.

56

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

56

-

All these details I observed afterwards. At present my attention was centred upon the single grim motionless figure which lay stretched upon the boards, with vacant sightless eyes staring up at the discoloured ceiling. It was that of a man about forty-three or forty-four years of age, middle-sized, broad shouldered, with crisp curling black hair, and a short stubbly beard. He was dressed in a heavy broadcloth frock coat and waistcoat, with light-coloured trousers, and immaculate collar and cuffs.

57

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

57

-

A top hat, well brushed and trim, was placed upon the floor beside him. His hands were clenched and his arms thrown abroad, while his lower limbs were interlocked as though his death struggle had been a grievous one. On his rigid face there stood an expression of horror, and as it seemed to me, of hatred, such as I have never seen upon human features.

58

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

58

-

This malignant and terrible contortion, combined with the low forehead, blunt nose, and prognathous jaw gave the dead man a singularly simious and ape-like appearance, which was increased by his writhing, unnatural posture. I have seen death in many forms, but never has it appeared to me in a more fearsome aspect than in that dark grimy apartment, which looked out upon one of the main arteries of suburban London.

59

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

59

-

Lestrade, lean and ferret-like as ever, was standing by the doorway, and greeted my companion and myself.

60

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

60

-

"This case will make a stir, sir," he remarked. "It beats anything I have seen, and I am no chicken."

61

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

61

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

62

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

62

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

63

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

63

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

64

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

64

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

65

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

65

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

66

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

66

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

67

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

67

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

68

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

68

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

69

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

69

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

70

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

70

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

71

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

71

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

72

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

72

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

73

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

73

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

74

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

74

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

75

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

75

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

76

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

76

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

77

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

77

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

78

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

78

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

79

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

①卜迦丘Ｂｏｃｃａｃｉｏ（—）：意大利著名小说家。——译者注

79

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

80

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

80

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

81

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

81

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

82

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

82

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

83

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

83

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

84

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

84

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

85

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

85

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

86

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

86

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

87

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

87

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

88

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

88

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

89

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

89

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

90

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

90

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

91

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

91

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

92

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

92

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

93

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

93

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

94

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

94

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

95

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

95

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

96

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

96

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

97

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

97

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

98

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

98

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

99

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

99

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

100

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

100

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

101

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

101

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

102

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

102

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

103

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

103

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

104

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

104

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

105

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

105

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

106

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

106

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

107

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

107

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

108

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

108

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

109

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

109

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

110

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

110

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

111

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

111

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

112

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

112

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

113

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

113

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

114

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

114

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

115

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

115

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

116

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

116

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

117

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

117

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

118

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

118

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

119

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

119

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

120

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

120

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

121

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

121

-

Please sign in to unlock the rest

122

-

请登陆会员查看更多内容

122

-