福爾摩斯探案集·紅發(fā)會 第20期:開始調(diào)查(1)

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"Well, Watson," said Holmes when our visitor had left us, "what do you make of it all?"

在客人走了以后，福爾摩斯對我說："好啦，華生，依你看，這到底是怎么回事呢？"

"I make nothing of it," I answered frankly. "It is a most mysterious business."

我坦率地回答說："我一點也看不出問題來。這件事太神秘了。"

"As a rule," said Holmes, "the more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it proves to be.

福爾摩斯先生說："一般地說，愈是稀奇的事，一旦真相大白，就可以看出并不是那么高深莫測。

It is your commonplace, featureless crimes which are really puzzling,

那些普普通通、毫無特色的罪行才真正令人迷惑。

just as a commonplace face is the most difficult to identify. But I must be prompt over this matter."

就像一個人的平淡無奇的面孔最難以辨認(rèn)一樣。但是，我必須立即采取行動去處理這件事。"

"What are you going to do, then?" I asked.

我回答他："那么你準(zhǔn)備怎么辦呢？"

"To smoke," he answered. "It is quite a three pipe problem, and I beg that you won't speak to me for fifty minutes."

他回答說："抽煙，這是要抽足三斗煙才能解決的問題；同時我請你在五十分鐘內(nèi)不要跟我說話。"

He curled himself up in his chair, with his thin knees drawn up to his hawk-like nose,

他蜷縮在椅子里，瘦削的膝蓋幾乎碰著他那鷹鉤鼻子。

and there he sat with his eyes closed and his black clay pipe thrusting out like the bill of some strange bird.

他閉上眼睛靜坐在那里，叼著的那只黑色陶制煙斗，很象某種珍禽異鳥的那個又尖又長的嘴。

I had come to the conclusion that he had dropped asleep, and indeed was nodding myself,

我當(dāng)時認(rèn)為，他一定沉入夢鄉(xiāng)了，我也打起瞌睡來；

when he suddenly sprang out of his chair with the gesture of a man who has made up his mind and put his pipe down upon the mantelpiece.

而正在這個時候，他忽然從椅子里一躍而起，一副拿定了主意的神態(tài)，隨即把煙斗放在壁爐臺上。

"Sarasate plays at the St. James's Hall this afternoon," he remarked.

他說："薩拉沙特今天下午在圣詹姆士會堂演出。

"What do you think, Watson? Could your patients spare you for a few hours?"

華生，你看怎么樣？你的病人可以讓你有幾小時空閑的時間嗎？"

"I have nothing to do to-day. My practice is never very absorbing."

"我今天沒什么事。我的工作從來不是那么離不開的。"

"Then put on your hat and come. I am going through the City first, and we can have some lunch on the way.

"那么戴上帽子，咱們走吧。我們將經(jīng)過市區(qū)，順路可以吃點午飯。

I observe that there is a good deal of German music on the programme, which is rather more to my taste than Italian or French.

我注意到節(jié)目單上德國音樂很不少。我覺得德國音樂比意大利或法國音樂更為優(yōu)美動聽。

It is introspective, and I want to introspect. Come along!"

德國音樂聽了發(fā)人深省。我正要做一番內(nèi)省的功夫。走吧。"