5 The Adventure of the Six Napoleons

The Adventure of the Six Napoleons Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard sat quietly. He often visited Sherlock Holmes and me when we shared rooms on Baker Street. Holmes was always eager to find out what was going on at police headquarters. And the inspector welcomed any help that Holmes might provide. "Are you working on anything interesting, Inspector?" asked Holmes. "No, nothing much," Lestrade replied.

六个拿破仑的历险记苏格兰场的雷斯垂德探长静静地坐着。 我和歇洛克·福尔摩斯在贝克街合住时，他经常来看我们。 福尔摩斯总是急切地想知道警察总部发生了什么事。 探长欢迎福尔摩斯提供的任何帮助。 “探长，你在调查什么有趣的事情吗？”福尔摩斯问道。 “不，没什么，”雷斯垂德回答。

"Well, perhaps there is something. But it may be a matter more for Dr. Watson than for you. I say that because it seems to be some form of madness I am dealing with. Why else would someone go out of his way to destroy images of the French Emperor Napoleon?" "Oh, really," said Holmes, disappointed. He sat back in his chair. "How else can you explain it?" asked Lestrade. "This person breaks into homes, doesn't steal anything, then smashes statues of Napoleon that he finds there." "This becomes more interesting," Holmes said, sitting up again. "Please, continue." "It all started four days ago," Lestrade began. "The first report came from a man named Morse Hudson. Mr. Hudson owns a small shop in the Kennington Road district where he sells paintings and small statues. It seems he and his assistant were in the back of

“好吧，也许有些事。 但这对Dr。 华生而不是你。我这么说是因为我面对的似乎是某种形式的疯狂。 否则为什么有人会特意破坏法国皇帝拿破仑的画像呢？”福尔摩斯失望地说："哦，真的吗？ 他向后靠在椅子上。雷斯垂德问道：“不然你还能怎么解释呢？” “这个人破门而入，什么也没偷，然后把他在那里找到的拿破仑雕像砸碎。” “这就更有意思了，”福尔摩斯说着，又坐了起来。 “请继续。”“这一切是从四天前开始的，”雷斯垂德开口说。 第一份报告来自一个叫莫尔斯·哈德森的人。 哈德森先生在肯宁顿路区开了一家小店，卖油画和小雕像。 他和他的助手好像在后面

the shop when they heard a loud crash. They rushed to the front of the shop to see what had happened and found a small plaster statue of Napoleon on the floor. It was smashed to pieces. But there was no one in the shop." "Was it a statue?" asked Holmes. "Or was it a bust of just the head and shoulders?" "It was a bust," answered the inspector. "Mr. Hudson then went outside. Onlookers had seen someone run from the shop, but the person was long gone. The piece didn't cost much at all. So there didn't seem to be any real harm done. "But last night," Lestrade continued, "there was another report. A Dr. Barnicot lives just down the road from Mr. Hudson's shop. The doctor has a large collection of books, paintings, and other items about the French emperor. In fact, he bought two busts of

当他们听到一声巨大的撞击声时，他们走进了商店。 他们冲到商店前面去看看发生了什么事，发现地板上有一尊拿破仑的石膏小雕像。 它被砸碎了。但是店里一个人也没有。” “那是一座雕像吗？”福尔摩斯问道。 “还是只有头和肩膀的半身像？”“那是件半身像，”探长回答说。 赫德森先生走了出去。 围观的人看到有人从店里跑出来，但那个人早就不见了。 这件作品一点也不贵。 所以似乎没有造成任何真正的伤害。 “可是昨天夜里，”雷斯垂德接着说，"又有一个报告。 一个叫巴尼科特的医生就住在哈德森先生的店那头。 这位医生收集了大量关于这位法国皇帝的书籍、绘画和其他物品。 事实上，他买了两个半身像

Napoleon from Mr. Hudson's shop. He had one in his home. He put the other in his office in Lower Brixton. "Well, this morning, someone broke into Dr. Barnicot's house. Strangely, nothing was stolen except the bust of Napoleon. It had been taken into the yard and smashed." Holmes grew more interested. "Go on, Inspector," he said. "It gets even stranger, gentlemen," said Lestrade. "This afternoon, Dr. Barnicot discovered that someone had broken into his office and destroyed his other Napoleon." "Tell me, Inspector," Holmes said. "Were Dr. Barnicot's Napoleons exactly the same as Mr. Hudson's?" "Yes, they were, Mr. Holmes," replied Lestrade. "Then the man you are after is not driven by a hatred of Napoleon," said Holmes.

哈德逊先生店里的拿破仑。 他家里就有一个。他把另一个放在了他在下布里克斯顿的办公室里。 “嗯，今天早上，有人闯进了。 Barnicot的房子。奇怪的是，除了拿破仑的半身像外，什么也没被偷。 它被带到院子里打碎了。” 福尔摩斯更感兴趣了。 “接着说，探长，”他说。 “那就更奇怪了，先生们，”雷斯垂德说。 “今天下午，巴尼科特医生发现有人闯进了他的办公室，把他的另一个拿破仑毁了。” “告诉我，探长，”福尔摩斯说。 “巴尼科特医生的拿破仑和哈德森先生的拿破仑一模一样吗？”“是的，福尔摩斯先生，”雷斯垂德答道。 “那么，你所追捕的那个人并不是出于对拿破仑的仇恨，”福尔摩斯说道。

"After all, there are thousands of images of the French Emperor in London. This man seems to be after identical Napoleons." "Or perhaps," suggested Lestrade, "he lives nearby. Perhaps he is just starting his mad attacks and happened to find these three first. What do you think, Dr. Watson?" "It's possible," I replied. "Perhaps he or someone in his family was injured or harmed in the great war. It's possible he blames Napoleon in some odd way." "But I find it interesting," interrupted Holmes, "that the man took Dr. Barnicot's Napoleon outside. Would a madman think to break the bust outside where it would not disturb the family? Then, in the doctor's office, he broke it inside because he knew no one was around to be disturbed. No, we are not dealing with madness, gentlemen. "And, I warn you," said Holmes sternly.

毕竟，伦敦有成千上万的法国皇帝的画像。 这个人好象是在追求同一个拿破仑。” “也许，”雷斯垂德暗示道，"他就住在附近。 也许他刚刚开始疯狂的攻击，碰巧先发现了这三个。 华生医生，您觉得怎么样？”“有可能，”我回答。 “也许他或他的家人在大战中受伤或受伤。 他可能以某种奇怪的方式责备拿破仑。” “可是我觉得很有趣，”福尔摩斯插嘴说，“那个人把福尔摩斯医生带走了。 巴尼科特是外面的拿破仑。 一个疯子会想到把半身像打碎在外面不打扰家人的地方吗？ 然后，在医生的办公室里，他把它打碎了，因为他知道周围没有人会被打扰。 不，我们要对付的不是疯子，先生们。 “而且，我警告你，”福尔摩斯严厉地说。

"These events may seem harmless and insignificant. But it is hard to say that anything is unimportant. Remember, Watson, the dreadful case of the Abernetty family? It all began when I noticed how deep the parsley had sunk into the butter on a hot day. No, nothing is without meaning. And I would appreciate it if you would keep me informed, Inspector." It wasn't long before we heard from Lestrade again. A message arrived from him the very next morning, asking us to come to 131 Pitt Street. Holmes and I rushed over as quickly as possible and saw a crowd gathered in front of the house. As we made our way through the onlookers, it was clear that the mystery had become more serious. Lestrade was already inside. "Well, Mr. Holmes," he said. "It has turned to murder. This is Mr. Horace Harker. He is the owner of the house and is also a reporter for a

“这些事件看似无害，无足轻重。 但很难说任何事情都不重要。 华生，你还记得阿伯内蒂家那件可怕的案子吗？ 这一切都始于我注意到在一个炎热的日子里，欧芹陷在黄油里有多深。 不，没有什么是没有意义的。 如果您能随时通知我，我会很感激的，探长。” 不久我们又收到雷斯垂德的来信。 就在第二天早上，他给我们捎来了一封信，请我们到皮特街131号去。 福尔摩斯和我以最快的速度冲了过去，看到一群人聚集在房子前面。 当我们穿过围观的人群时，很明显，这个谜团变得更加严重了。 雷斯垂德已经在里面了。 “唔，福尔摩斯先生，”他说。 “已经演变成谋杀了。我是贺拉斯·哈克先生。 他是这所房子的主人，也是一家报纸的记者