福爾摩斯探案集·歪唇男人 第5期:癮君子(5)

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At the farther end was a small brazier of burning charcoal,

在遠處一頭，有一個小炭火盆，炭火熊熊。

beside which on a three-legged wooden stool there sat a tall, thin old man,

盆旁一只三足木板凳上坐著一個瘦高的老頭，

with his jaw resting upon his two fists, and his elbows upon his knees, staring into the fire.

雙拳托腮，兩肘支在膝蓋上，雙目凝視著炭火。

As I entered, a sallow Malay attendant had hurried up with a pipe for me and a supply of the drug, beckoning me to an empty berth.

當我進屋時，一個面無血色的馬來人伙計興沖沖地走上前來，遞給我一桿煙槍和一份煙劑，招呼我到一張空榻上去。

"Thank you. I have not come to stay," said I.

"謝謝你。我不是來久呆的，"我說，

"There is a friend of mine here, Mr. Isa Whitney, and I wish to speak with him."

"我有一位朋友艾薩·惠特尼先生在這里。我要找他說話。"

There was a movement and an exclamation from my right,

在我右邊有人蠕動并發(fā)出喊聲。

and peering through the gloom I saw Whitney, pale, haggard, and unkempt, staring out at me.

我透過暗淡的燈光瞧見惠特尼面色蒼白，憔悴不堪，邋里邋遢，睜大眼睛盯著我。

"My God! It's Watson," said he. He was in a pitiable state of reaction, with every nerve in a twitter.

"天哪！原來是華生！"他說，他答話的樣子顯得既可憐又可鄙，他的每條神經(jīng)似乎都處于緊張狀態(tài)。

"I say, Watson, what o'clock is it?" "Nearly eleven."

"嘿，華生，幾點鐘了？""快十一點鐘了。"

"Of what day?" "Of Friday, June 19th."

"哪天的十一點鐘？""星期五，六月十九日。"

"Good heavens! I thought it was Wednesday. It is Wednesday. What d'you want to frighten the chap for?"

"我的天！我一直認為是星期三。今天是星期三，你嚇唬人干什么？"

He sank his face onto his arms and began to sob in a high treble key.

他低下頭，把臉埋在雙臂之間，開始放聲痛哭起來。