2 Sir Henry Baskerville

Chapter 2 Sir Henry Baskerville The following morning our visitors arrived promptly at ten o'clock. Sir Henry Baskerville was a tall young man with alert, dark eyes. "Sherlock Holmes," he said. "If Mortimer hadn't suggested visiting you, I'd have done so myself, for I've a puzzle that may interest you." He showed Holmes an envelope addressed to himself at Northumberland Hotel.

第二章亨利·巴斯克维尔爵士第二天早晨，我们的客人在十点钟准时到了。 亨利·巴斯克维尔爵士是个高大的年轻人，有着一双机灵的黑眼睛。 “歇洛克·福尔摩斯，”他说。 “如果摩梯末没有建议去拜访您，我自己也会去的，因为我有一个谜题，您也许会感兴趣。” 他给福尔摩斯看了一个信封，上面写着他在诺森伯兰旅馆的地址。

Holmes pulled out the single-page letter. It contained just one sentence produced by pasting printed words onto a piece of paper: If you value your life, keep away from the moor. Holmes inspected the letter carefully. "Did anyone know you were going to be at that hotel?" he asked. "No. I only decided on it myself yesterday." "Then it seems that someone's been following you. Has anything else unusual happened to you since arriving in London?" Sir Henry thought for a moment. "I lost a boot," he said. "It was from a brand-new pair. I

福尔摩斯拿出那封单页的信。 信上只有一句话，是把打印出来的字贴在一张纸上写出来的：如果你珍惜你的生命，就远离沼地。 福尔摩斯仔细地看了看信。 “有人知道你要去那家旅馆吗？”他问。 “没有。我昨天才决定的。” “那么好像有人一直在跟踪你。 到伦敦以后，你还发生过什么不寻常的事吗？”亨利爵士想了一会儿。 “我丢了一只靴子，”他说。“那是一双崭新的鞋。 我

put them out to be cleaned last night and only one came back this morning. It's irritating, but hardly significant." "Everything is significant," said Holmes, "until it proves otherwise." "What I'd really like to know," said Sir Henry, "is why I've been brought here. Is something going on that I've not been told about?" So Mortimer told him the story. When he'd finished, Sir Henry said: "Of course, I learned of the hound legend as a boy, but I never took it seriously. It seems, from this letter, that someone's trying to warn me away, but I tell you, there's no hound in Hell nor man on Earth who'll keep me from the home of my ancestors." Our visitors left shortly afterward. As soon as they were gone, Holmes grabbed his hat and stick. "Quick, Watson, we have work to do." We dashed out of the house and began tailing Sir Henry and Mortimer, always remaining fifty yards behind.

昨晚送去洗了，今天早上只有一只回来了。 这很烦人，但也没什么大不了的。” 福尔摩斯说：“一切都是有意义的，除非事实证明并非如此。” “我真正想知道的是，”亨利爵士说道，“为什么把我带到这里来。 是不是有什么事没人告诉我？”摩梯末就把这件事告诉了他。 他讲完后，亨利爵士说道：“当然，我小时候听说过猎犬的传说，但我从来没有把它当回事。 从这封信上看，好像有人想警告我离开，但我告诉你，地狱里没有猎犬，地球上也没有人能阻止我离开我祖先的家。” 我们的客人不久就离开了。 他们一走，福尔摩斯就抓起他的帽子和手杖。 “快点，华生，我们还有活要干呢。” 我们冲出房子，开始尾随亨利爵士和摩梯末，始终保持在他们身后五十码的距离。

"What are we doing?" I asked. "Trying to see who's following them. Ah! See that cab, Watson. It's crawling along at their pace. Cab number 2704. Remember that number." At that moment, the cab's passenger, a man with a bushy black beard, spotted us and screamed at the driver. The cab flew off down the street. We had agreed to meet Sir Henry and Mortimer for lunch at their hotel. We were waiting in the lobby when Sir Henry appeared, looking furious. "What kind of a hotel is this?" he cried. "Now they've lost another of my boots! This time it's from an old pair."

“我们在做什么？”我问。 “想看看是谁在跟踪他们。 啊!看那辆出租车，华生。它正以他们的速度爬行。 出租车号码2704。记住这个数字。” 就在这时，出租车的乘客，一个留着浓密黑胡子的男人，发现了我们，朝司机尖叫起来。 出租车沿着街道飞驰而去。 我们已约好与亨利爵士和摩梯末在他们的旅馆共进午餐。 我们正在大厅里等着，这时亨利爵士出现了，一副怒不可遏的样子。 “这是什么旅馆？” “现在他们又弄丢了我的一只靴子！”这次是一双旧鞋。”

He spoke angrily to a bellhop, who promised him the missing boots would be found. Then the four of us went to have lunch. As we ate, Holmes asked Sir Henry what he intended to do. "I'm going to Baskerville Hall." "A wise decision, I think," said Holmes. "You're probably no safer in London than you are in Dartmoor. Did you know you were followed this morning?" "By whom?" cried Sir Henry. "I don't know," admitted Holmes. "Mortimer, does anyone living in your part of Dartmoor have a full, black beard?" "Barrymore, Sir Charles's butler, has one."

他生气地对侍者说，侍者向他保证丢失的靴子一定会找到。 然后我们四个人去吃午饭。 我们吃饭的时候，福尔摩斯问亨利爵士他打算做什么。 “我要到巴斯克维尔庄园去。” “我认为这是一个明智的决定，”福尔摩斯说道。 “你在伦敦也许并不比在达特穆尔安全。 你知道今天早上有人跟踪你吗？”“谁干的？”亨利爵士喊道。 “我不知道，”福尔摩斯承认道。 “摩梯末，住在达特穆尔你那一带的人有蓄满黑胡子的吗？”“查尔兹爵士的管家白瑞摩就有一个。”

"Then we'd better check where he is." Holmes asked a waiter to fetch him a telegraph form. He quickly scribbled a message and asked him to send it. "If Barrymore isn't at Baskerville Hall, we'll be informed at once," Holmes explained. "Tell me, Mortimer, did Barrymore gain anything from Sir Charles's will?" "He and his wife got five hundred pounds each." "Interesting," muttered Holmes. After lunch, we saw Sir Henry to his hotel room. "You mustn't go to Baskerville Hall alone," Holmes told him. "Unfortunately, I'm busy, but Watson will accompany you, won't you, Watson?" I looked at him in surprise. "Why, I... "Before I could say any more, Sir Henry seized my hand and shook it heartily. "That's so kind of you, Watson. I'll feel better with you there." Suddenly, he uttered a cry of triumph and dove under a sofa to retrieve a shiny new boot. "Here it is!"

“那我们最好去看看他在哪儿。” 福尔摩斯让侍者给他拿一份电报单。 他很快草草写了一条信息，请他发送出去。 “如果白瑞摩不在巴斯克维尔庄园，我们会立刻得到通知的，”福尔摩斯解释道。 “告诉我，摩梯末，白瑞摩从查尔兹爵士的遗嘱中得到了什么好处吗？”“他和他的妻子各得五百英镑。” “有意思，”福尔摩斯喃喃地说。 午饭后，我们把亨利爵士送到他的旅馆房间。 福尔摩斯对他说：“你不能一个人到巴斯克维尔庄园去。 “不幸的是，我很忙，但是华生会陪你去的，好吗，华生？”我惊讶地看着他。 “为什么,我…“我还没来得及说下去，亨利爵士就抓住我的手，热烈地握了握。 “你真是太好了，华生。 有你在我会感觉好些。” 突然，他发出一声胜利的欢呼，钻到沙发下面去拿一只锃亮的新靴子。 “在这儿！”