福爾摩斯探案集·綠玉皇冠案 第8期:貴重的抵押物(4)

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"Seeing that my client was anxious to leave, I said no more;

"見到我的委托人急于離去，我便不再說什么，

but, calling for my cashier, I ordered him to pay over fifty 1000 pounds notes.

當(dāng)即召來出納員，叫他支給委托人五十張票面一千英鎊的鈔票。

When I was alone once more, however, with the precious case lying upon the table in front of me,

當(dāng)我再次獨(dú)自一人在辦公室里時，對著放在我面前桌子上的這只貴重的盒子，

I could not but think with some misgivings of the immense responsibility which it entailed upon me.

我不免對需要承擔(dān)這樣巨大的責(zé)任而感到有點(diǎn)忐忑不安。

There could be no doubt that, as it was a national possession,

無疑因為它是一件國寶，倘若它遭到任何意外，

a horrible scandal would ensue if any misfortune should occur to it.

接踵而來的必定是可怕的公憤。

I already regretted having ever consented to take charge of it.

我已經(jīng)開始后悔我當(dāng)時為什么竟會同意負(fù)責(zé)保管它。

However, it was too late to alter the matter now, so I locked it up in my private safe and turned once more to my work.

然而，已來不及作任何改變了，我只好將它鎖在我私人的保險箱里，然后繼續(xù)工作。

When evening came I felt that it would be an imprudence to leave so precious a thing in the office behind me.

到傍晚，我覺得把這么貴重的東西放在辦公室里未免太不謹(jǐn)慎。

Bankers' safes had been forced before now, and why should not mine be?

在此之前，銀行的保險箱曾經(jīng)被人撬過，怎見得我的保險箱就不會被撬？

If so, how terrible would be the position in which I should find myself!

萬一出了這種事，我的處境該是多么可怕?。?/p>

I determined, therefore, that for the next few days I would always carry the case backward and forward with me,

因此我決定在往后幾天，來來去去都要隨身攜帶著這只盒子，

so that it might never be really out of my reach.

使它實際上和我一刻都寸步不離。

With this intention, I called a cab and drove out to my house at Streatham, carrying the jewel with me.

這樣決定以后，我就雇了一輛出租馬車帶著這件珍寶回到在斯特里特哈姆的家里。

I did not breathe freely until I had taken it upstairs and locked it in the bureau of my dressing-room."

我將它拿到樓上，鎖在我起居室的大柜櫥里，這才松了一口氣。"