福爾摩斯探案集·血字的研究 第42期:一線光明(6)
Gregson and Lestrade seemed to be far from satisfied by this assurance, or by the depreciating allusion to the detective police.
葛萊森和雷斯垂德對于福爾摩斯的這種保證以及對于官方偵探的這樣輕蔑的嘲諷，極為不滿。
The former had flushed up to the roots of his flaxen hair, while the other's beady eyes glistened with curiosity and resentment.
葛萊森聽了之后，滿臉通紅，一直紅到發(fā)根；雷斯垂德瞪著一對滾圓的眼睛，閃爍著既驚異又惱怒的神色。
Neither of them had time to speak, however, before there was a tap at the door, and the spokesman of the street Arabs, young Wiggins, introduced his insignificant and unsavoury person.
但是他們還沒有來得及開口，就聽見門外有人敲門，原來正是街頭流浪兒的代表，那個微不足道的小維金斯駕到。
"Please, sir," he said, touching his forelock, "I have the cab downstairs."
維金斯舉手敬禮說："先生，請吧，馬車已經喊到了，就在下邊。"
"Good boy," said Holmes, blandly.
"好孩子，"福爾摩斯溫和地說，
"Why don't you introduce this pattern at Scotland Yard?" he continued, taking a pair of steel handcuffs from a drawer.
"你們蘇格蘭場為什么不采用這樣的手銬呢？"他繼續(xù)說道，一面從抽屜里拿出一副鋼手銬來說，
"See how beautifully the spring works. They fasten in an instant."
"請看鎖簧多好用，一碰就卡上了。"
"The old pattern is good enough," remarked Lestrade, "if we can only find the man to put them on."
雷斯垂德說："只要我們能夠找到戴用的人，這種老式的也盡夠用了。"
"Very good, very good," said Holmes, smiling.
"很好，很好。"福爾摩斯一面說，一面微笑了起來，
"The cabman may as well help me with my boxes. Just ask him to step up, Wiggins."
"最好讓馬車夫來幫我搬箱子。去叫他上來，維金斯。"
I was surprised to find my companion speaking as though he were about to set out on a journey, since he had not said anything to me about it.
我聽了這話不禁暗自詫異，因為照我伙伴的說法，似乎他是要出門旅行去，可是他卻一直沒有對我說起。
There was a small portmanteau in the room, and this he pulled out and began to strap.
房間里只有一只小小的旅行箱，他就把它拉了出來，忙著系箱上的皮帶。
He was busily engaged at it when the cabman entered the room.
他正在忙著的時候，馬車夫走進房來。
"Just give me a help with this buckle, cabman," he said, kneeling over his task, and never turning his head.
"車夫，幫我扣好這個皮帶扣。"福爾摩斯曲膝在那里弄著皮箱，頭也不回地說。
The fellow came forward with a somewhat sullen, defiant air, and put down his hands to assist.
這個家伙緊繃著臉，不大愿意地走向前去，伸出兩只手正要幫忙。
At that instant there was a sharp click, the jangling of metal, and Sherlock Holmes sprang to his feet again.
說時遲，那時快，只聽到鋼手銬咔噠一響，福爾摩斯突然跳起身來。
"Gentlemen," he cried, with flashing eyes, "let me introduce you to Mr. Jefferson Hope, the murderer of Enoch Drebber and of Joseph Stangerson."
"先生們，"他兩眼炯炯有神地說道："讓我給你們介紹介紹杰弗遜·侯波先生，他就是殺死錐伯和斯坦節(jié)遜的兇手。"
The whole thing occurred in a moment–so quickly that I had no time to realize it.
這只是一霎那間的事。我簡直來不及思索。
I have a vivid recollection of that instant, of Holmes's triumphant expression and the ring of his voice, of the cabman's dazed, savage face, as he glared at the glittering handcuffs, which had appeared as if by magic upon his wrists.
在這一瞬間，福爾摩斯臉上的勝利表情，他那響亮的語聲以及馬車夫眼看著閃亮的手銬象魔術似地一下子銬上他的手腕時的那種茫然、兇蠻的面容，直到如今，我還記憶猶新、歷歷在目。
For a second or two we might have been a group of statues.
當時，我們象塑像似地呆住了一兩秒鐘之久。
Then with an inarticulate roar of fury, the prisoner wrenched himself free from Holmes's grasp, and hurled himself through the window.
然后，馬車夫憤怒地大吼一聲，掙脫了福爾摩斯的掌握，向窗子沖去，他把木框和玻璃撞得粉碎。
Woodwork and glass gave way before him; but before he got quite through, Gregson, Lestrade, and Holmes sprang upon him like so many staghounds.
但是，就在馬車夫正要鉆出去的時候，葛萊森、雷斯垂德和福爾摩斯就象一群獵狗似地一擁而上，把他揪了回來。
He was dragged back into the room, and then commenced a terrific conflict.
一場激烈的斗毆開始了。
So powerful and so fierce was he that the four of us were shaken off again and again.
這個人兇猛異常，我們四個人一再被他擊退。
He appeared to have the convulsive strength of a man in an epileptic fit.
他似乎有著一股瘋子似的蠻勁兒。
His face and hands were terribly mangled by his passage through the glass, but loss of blood had no effect in diminishing his resistance.
他的臉和手在跳窗時割破得很厲害，血一直在流，但是他的抵抗并未因此減弱。
It was not until Lestrade succeeded in getting his hand inside his neckcloth and half-strangling him that we made him realize that his struggles were of no avail;
直到雷斯垂德用手卡住他的脖子，使他透不過起來，他才明白掙扎已無濟于事了。
and even then we felt no security until we had pinioned his feet as well as his hands.
就是這樣，我們還不能放心，于是我們又把他的手和腳都捆了起來。
That done, we rose to our feet breathless and panting. "We have his cab," said Sherlock Holmes.
捆好了以后，我們才站起身子來，不住地喘著起。"他的馬車在這里，"福爾摩斯說，
"It will serve to take him to Scotland Yard. And now, gentlemen," he continued, with a pleasant smile, "we have reached the end of our little mystery.
"就用他的馬車把他送到蘇格蘭場去吧。好了，先生們，"他高興地微笑著說，"這件小小的神秘莫測的案子，咱們總算搞得告一段落了。
You are very welcome to put any questions that you like to me now, and there is no danger that I will refuse to answer them."
現(xiàn)在，我歡迎各位提出任何問題，我決不會再拒絕答復。"
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