福爾摩斯探案集·四簽名 第91期:瓊諾贊·斯茂的奇異故事

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Chapter 12 The Strange Story Of Jonathan Small

第十二章 瓊諾贊·斯茂的奇異故事

A very patient man was that inspector in the cab, for it was a weary time before I rejoined him.

那個(gè)警長(zhǎng)很有耐性地在車上等候著我，我回到車上時(shí)已經(jīng)很晚了。

His face clouded over when I showed him the empty box.

我給他看了空箱子，他大失所望。

"There goes the reward!" said he gloomily. "Where there is no money there is no pay.

他郁悶地說道："這一來，獎(jiǎng)金也完了！箱子里沒有寶物也就沒有獎(jiǎng)金了，

This night's work would have been worth a tenner each to Sam Brown and me if the treasure had been there."

不然今晚我和同伴山姆·布朗每人可以得到十鎊獎(jiǎng)金呢。"

"Mr. Thaddeus Sholto is a rich man," I said; "he will see that you are rewarded, treasure or no."

我道："塞笛厄斯·舒爾托先生是個(gè)有錢的人，不管寶物有沒有，他會(huì)給你們酬勞的。"

The inspector shook his head despondently, however.

警長(zhǎng)沮喪地?fù)u著頭道：

"It's a bad job," he repeated; "and so Mr. Athelney Jones will think."

"埃瑟爾尼·瓊斯先生會(huì)認(rèn)為這事干得很糟糕呢。"

His forecast proved to be correct, for the detective looked blank enough when I got to Baker Street and showed him the empty box.

這警長(zhǎng)的預(yù)料果然不錯(cuò)，當(dāng)我回到貝克街，把空箱給那位偵探看的時(shí)候，他面色很不好看。

They had only just arrived, Holmes, the prisoner, and he,

他們?nèi)?-福爾摩斯、瓊斯和囚犯--剛剛來到貝克街；

for they had changed their plans so far as to report themselves at a station upon the way.

因?yàn)樗麄冏兏嗽瓉淼挠?jì)劃，在中途先到警署去作了報(bào)告。

My companion lounged in his armchair with his usual listless expression,

福爾摩斯仍象往常一樣，懶洋洋地坐在他的椅子上，

while Small sat stolidly opposite to him with his wooden leg cocked over his sound one.

面對(duì)著頑強(qiáng)地坐在那兒的斯茂。斯茂把那條木腿搭在好腿上面。

As I exhibited the empty box he leaned back in his chair and laughed aloud.

當(dāng)我把空箱子給大家看的時(shí)候，他倚著椅子放聲大笑起來。

"This is your doing, Small," said Athelney Jones angrily.

瓊斯發(fā)怒道："斯茂，這是你干的好事！"