福爾摩斯探案集·四簽名 第20期:禿頭人的故事(3)

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"For my part," said Holmes, "whatever you may choose to say will go no further."

福爾摩斯道："我個人可以保證，無論您說什么，我都不會向別人說。"

I nodded to show my agreement.

我也點頭表示同意。

"That is well! That is well!" said he. "May I offer you a glass of Chianti, Miss Morstan?

他道："那好極啦！那好極啦！摩斯坦小姐，我可以不可以敬您一杯香梯酒或是透凱酒？

Or of Tokay? I keep no other wines. Shall I open a flask? No?

我這里沒有別的酒。我開一瓶好不好？不喝？

Well, then, I trust that you have no objection to tobacco- smoke, to the balsamic odour of the Eastern tobacco.

好吧，我想你們不會反對我吸這種有柔和的東方香味的煙吧。

I am a little nervous, and I find my hookah an invaluable sedative."

我有些神經(jīng)緊張，我覺得我的水煙是無上的鎮(zhèn)定劑。"

He applied a taper to the great bowl, and the smoke bubbled merrily through the rose-water.

他燃上大水煙壺，煙從煙壺里的玫瑰水中徐徐地冒了出來。

We sat all three in a semicircle, with our heads advanced and our chins upon our hands,

我們?nèi)谁h(huán)坐成一個半圓圈，伸著頭，兩手支著下巴，

while the strange, jerky little fellow, with his high, shining head, puffed uneasily in the centre.

這個奇怪而又激動的矮小的人，光光的頭，坐在我們中間，局促不安地吸著煙。

"When I first determined to make this communication to you," said he, "I might have given you my address;

他道："當我決意和您聯(lián)系的時候，本想把我的住址告訴您，

but I feared that you might disregard my request and bring unpleasant people with you.

可是恐怕您不了解，帶了不合適的人一同來。

I took the liberty, therefore, of making an appointment in such a way that my man Williams might be able to see you first.

所以我才這樣安排，叫我的仆人先和你們見面，

I have complete confidence in his discretion,

我對他的臨機應變的能力是十分信任的。

and he had orders, if he were dissatisfied, to proceed no further in the matter.

我囑咐他，如果情形不對，就不要帶你們同來。

You will excuse these precautions, but I am a man of somewhat retiring,

我事先的慎重布置諒可得到您的諒解，因為我不愿和人來往，

and I might even say refined, tastes, and there is nothing more unaesthetic than a policeman.

甚至可以說是個性情高傲的人，我覺得再沒有比警察一類的人更不文雅的了。

I have a natural shrinking from all forms of rough materialism. I seldom come in contact with the rough crowd.

我天性不喜歡任何粗俗的人，我很少同他們接觸。

I live, as you see, with some little atmosphere of elegance around me.

我的生活，你們可以看到，周圍都是文雅的氣氛，

I may call myself a patron of the arts. It is my weakness.

我可以自命為藝術鑒賞家，這是我的嗜好。

The landscape is a genuine Corot, and though a connoisseur might perhaps throw a doubt upon that Salvator Rosa,

那幅風景畫確實是高羅特的真跡，有的鑒賞家也許會懷疑那幅薩爾瓦多·羅薩的作品的真?zhèn)危?/p>

there cannot be the least question about the Bouguereau.

可是那幅布蓋婁的畫確是真品

I am partial to the modern French school."

我對現(xiàn)在的法國派特別喜歡。"

"You will excuse me, Mr. Sholto," said Miss Morstan,

摩斯坦小姐道："舒爾托先生，請原諒我。

"but I am here at your request to learn something which you desire to tell me.

我被請來是因為您有話見教，

It is very late, and I should desire the interview to be as short as possible."

時間已經(jīng)不早，我希望咱們的談話愈簡短愈好。"

"At the best it must take some time," he answered;

他答道："至少也要占些時候，

"for we shall certainly have to go to Norwood and see Brother Bartholomew.

因為咱們還要同到諾伍德去找我哥哥巴索洛謬去。

We shall all go and try if we can get the better of Brother Bartholomew.

咱們都要去，我希望咱們能勝過他。

He is very angry with me for taking the course which has seemed right to me.

我以為合乎情理而采取的步驟他卻不以為然，因此他對我很不滿意，

I had quite high words with him last night.

昨晚我和他曾經(jīng)爭辯了很久。

You cannot imagine what a terrible fellow he is when he is angry."

你們想象不出他忿怒的時候，是一個多么難于對付的人。"