福爾摩斯探案集·綠玉皇冠案 第12期:霍爾德先生的家庭情況(4)

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"When we were taking coffee in the drawing-room that night after dinner, I told Arthur and Mary my experience,

"那天晚上我吃過晚飯?jiān)诳蛷d里喝咖啡時(shí)，把這件事的經(jīng)過講給阿瑟和瑪麗聽，

and of the precious treasure which we had under our roof, suppressing only the name of my client.

并且告訴他們那件貴重的寶物現(xiàn)在就在屋子里，我只是把委托人的名字瞞著沒提。

Lucy Parr, who had brought in the coffee, had, I am sure, left the room; but I cannot swear that the door was closed.

我肯定露茜·帕爾在端來(lái)咖啡以后就離開了房間，但是她出去時(shí)是否將門帶上了，我就不敢肯定了。

Mary and Arthur were much interested and wished to see the famous coronet, but I thought it better not to disturb it.

瑪麗和阿瑟聽了很感興趣，并想見識(shí)見識(shí)這頂著名的皇冠，但是我想還是別去動(dòng)它為好。

'Where have you put it?' asked Arthur.

"'你把它放在哪里了？'阿瑟問道。

'In my own bureau.'

'在我自己的柜子里。'

'Well, I hope to goodness the house won't be burgled during the night,' said he.

'唔，但愿夜里不會(huì)被偷走才好。'他說。

'It is locked up,' I answered.

'柜子鎖上了。'我回答說。

'Oh, any old key will fit that bureau. When I was a youngster I have opened it myself with the key of the box-room cupboard.'

'哎，那個(gè)柜子隨便什么舊鑰匙都能開的。我小時(shí)候親自用廚房食品櫥的鑰匙開過它。'

He often had a wild way of talking, so that I thought little of what he said.

他常常說話輕率，所以他說些什么我是很少考慮的。

He followed me to my room, however, that night with a very grave face.

然而，那天晚上他跟著我來(lái)到我的房間里，臉色十分沉重。

'Look here, dad,' said he with his eyes cast down, 'can you let me have 200 pounds?'

'爹，'他垂著眼皮說，'你能不能給我二百英鎊？'

'No, I cannot!' I answered sharply. 'I have been far too generous with you in money matters.'

'不，我不能！'我嚴(yán)厲地回答說，'在金錢方面我一向?qū)δ氵^于慷慨了！'

'You have been very kind,' said he, 'but I must have this money, or else I can never show my face inside the club again.'

'你向來(lái)極其仁慈，'他說，'但是我非得有這筆錢不可，否則，我就一輩子無(wú)顏再進(jìn)那俱樂部了！'

'And a very good thing, too!' I cried.

'那再好不過了！'我嚷著。

'Yes, but you would not have me leave it a dishonoured man,' said he.

'是的。但是你不會(huì)讓我不名譽(yù)地離開它吧，'他說。

'I could not bear the disgrace.

'那樣丟臉我可忍受不了。

I must raise the money in some way, and if you will not let me have it, then I must try other means.'

我必須設(shè)法籌集這筆錢，如果你不肯給我，那我就得試試別的法子。'

I was very angry, for this was the third demand during the month.

我當(dāng)時(shí)非常生氣，因?yàn)檫@是這個(gè)月里他第三次問我要錢。

'You shall not have a farthing from me,' I cried, on which he bowed and left the room without another word."

'你別想從我這里得到一便士，'我大聲說，于是他鞠了一躬，一言不發(fā)就離開了房間。"