铜山毛榉案 26离奇事件接连出现(3)

"Well, Mr. Holmes, from the moment that I understood that there was something about that suite¹ of rooms which I was not to know,

"唔，福尔摩斯先生，自从我明白这套房间里有些东西不让我知道，

I was all on fire to go over them. It was not mere² curiosity, though I have my share of that.

我心里更加热切地想要查出个究竟。与其说这是我的好奇心，虽然我和别人一样好奇，

It was more a feeling of duty -- a feeling that some good might come from my penetrating³ to this place.

倒不如说是责任感，一种认为由于我识破这个地方的内幕说不定可以做出什么好事来的感觉。

They talk of woman's instinct; perhaps it was woman's instinct which gave me that feeling.

人们谈论女人的本能，也许就是女人的本能使我有那样的感觉。

At any rate, it was there, and I was keenly on the lookout⁴ for any chance to pass the forbidden door.

不管怎么说，的确是有这种感觉，我密切地注意有什么机会可以冲过这道禁止入内的门。

It was only yesterday that the chance came.

直到昨天，这机会才来了。

I may tell you that, besides Mr. Rucastle, both Toller and his wife find something to do in these deserted⁵ rooms,

我可以告诉你，除了鲁卡斯尔先生外，还有托勒和他的妻子都曾在这空房间里忙些什么，

and I once saw him carrying a large black linen⁶ bag with him through the door.

我有一次看见托勒抱着个大黑布袋从那房里出来。

Recently he has been drinking hard, and yesterday evening he was very drunk;

最近，他时常恣意酗酒。昨天晚上他喝得酩酊大醉，

and when I came upstairs there was the key in the door. I have no doubt at all that he had left it there.

我上楼时，发现钥匙还插在门上，我毫不疑心是他留在那里的。

Mr. and Mrs. Rucastle were both downstairs, and the child was with them, so that I had an admirable opportunity.

鲁卡斯尔先生和太太当时都在楼下，那孩子也和他们在一起，真是难得的好机会。

I turned the key gently in the lock, opened the door, and slipped through."

我轻轻地把钥匙一转，开了那扇门，然后悄悄地溜了进去。"

1 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。

2 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

3 penetrating   

adj.（声音）响亮的，尖锐的adj.（气味）刺激的adj.（思想）敏锐的，有洞察力的

参考例句：

• He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze. 他的目光有股异乎寻常的洞察力。
• He examined the man with a penetrating gaze. 他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。

4 lookout   

n.注意，前途，瞭望台

参考例句：

• You can see everything around from the lookout.从了望台上你可以看清周围的一切。
• It's a bad lookout for the company if interest rates don't come down.如果利率降不下来，公司的前景可就不妙了。

5 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

6 linen   

n.亚麻布，亚麻线，亚麻制品；adj.亚麻布制的，亚麻的

参考例句：

• The worker is starching the linen.这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
• Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool.精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。