福爾摩斯探案集·工程師大拇指案 第34期:實(shí)地調(diào)查(4)

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"But the twelve-mile drive?" gasped Hatherley.

"但是，那十二英里的路程呢？"哈瑟利氣喘吁吁地說(shuō)。

"Six out and six back. Nothing simpler. You say yourself that the horse was fresh and glossy when you got in.

"去六英里，回來(lái)六英里。沒(méi)有比這再簡(jiǎn)單的了。您自己說(shuō)過(guò)當(dāng)您上馬車(chē)的時(shí)候，那騎馬精神飽滿，毛色光澤。

How could it be that if it had gone twelve miles over heavy roads?"

如果它已經(jīng)奔馳了十二英里那么難走的路，怎么會(huì)是那個(gè)樣子呢？"

"Indeed, it is a likely ruse enough," observed Bradstreet thoughtfully.

"確實(shí)，很可能是這么一個(gè)詭計(jì)，"布雷茲特里特若有所思評(píng)論說(shuō)，

"Of course there can be no doubt as to the nature of this gang."

"當(dāng)然，至于這個(gè)匪幫是什么性質(zhì)的也就毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)了。"

"None at all," said Holmes. "They are coiners on a large scale,

"那當(dāng)然是毫無(wú)疑問(wèn)的羅。"福爾摩斯說(shuō)，"他們是大規(guī)模偽造貨幣的罪犯，

and have used the machine to form the amalgam which has taken the place of silver."

他們使用那臺(tái)機(jī)器鑄造合金來(lái)代替白銀。"

"We have known for some time that a clever gang was at work," said the inspector.

"我們發(fā)現(xiàn)有一伙機(jī)靈的壞家伙在干著這個(gè)行當(dāng)有一段時(shí)間了。"巡官說(shuō)，

"They have been turning out half-crowns by the thousand.

"他們一直在大批大批地鑄造半克郎硬幣。

We even traced them as far as Reading, but could get no farther,

我們甚至一直追蹤他們到雷丁，但再遠(yuǎn)就沒(méi)有線索了，

for they had covered their traces in a way that showed that they were very old hands.

因?yàn)樗麄兪褂昧四撤N掩蔽他們蹤跡的方法，這說(shuō)明他們是精于此道的慣犯。

But now, thanks to this lucky chance, I think that we have got them right enough."

但是現(xiàn)在，多虧這個(gè)僥幸的機(jī)會(huì)，他們是跑不掉的了。"