6 The Hound of the Baskervilles

Chapter 6 The Hound of the Baskervilles On our return, Sir Henry told us that Frank Stapleton had visited. "He said sorry for getting so angry when he saw me with Beryl the other day, and he invited me over for dinner tomorrow night." I exchanged a quick glance with Holmes, but he motioned me to stay quiet. "When you go," Holmes told Sir Henry, "please tell Stapleton that Watson and I had to return to London." Sir Henry's face fell. "You really have to go?" "Just be sure to tell him that, and also that you intend to walk home across the moor after your dinner." "That sounds dangerous with the hound about." "I promise you'll be safe," Holmes assured him.

第六章巴斯克维尔的猎犬我们回来时，亨利爵士告诉我们弗兰克·斯台普顿来过。 “他为那天看到我和贝丽尔在一起时那么生气向我道歉，并邀请我明天晚上去他家吃饭。” 我飞快地瞥了福尔摩斯一眼，但他示意我不要作声。 “您走的时候，”福尔摩斯对亨利爵士说，“请告诉斯台普顿，华生和我必须回伦敦一趟。” 亨利爵士的脸垂了下来。“你真的要走吗？”“一定要把这一点告诉他，还要告诉他，吃过晚饭以后，您打算穿过沼地走回家去。” “有猎狗在附近，听起来很危险。” 福尔摩斯向他保证说："我保证你会平安无事的。

The following evening, Holmes and I hid near Stapleton's house. With us was Inspector Lestrade of the London police. Holmes had invited him along for extra support against this dangerous villain. Through the kitchen window, we could see Sir Henry dining with Jack Stapleton.To our left, over the Grimpen Mire, hung a dense white fog that was drifting slowly toward us. "Sir Henry had better come out soon," said Holmes anxiously, "or that fog will cover everything and we won't be able to protect him."

第二天晚上，福尔摩斯和我躲在斯台普顿家附近。 和我们在一起的是伦敦警察局的雷斯垂德探长。 福尔摩斯邀请他一起去，希望他能帮助他对付这个危险的恶棍。 透过厨房的窗户，我们可以看到亨利爵士和杰克·斯台普顿正在吃饭。在我们的左边，在格林盆泥潭的上空，悬着一团浓密的白雾，慢慢地向我们飘来。 “亨利爵士最好快点出来，”福尔摩斯焦急地说道，“否则浓雾会把一切都掩盖起来，我们就无法保护他了。”

At last, Sir Henry said goodbye to Stapleton and started for home. By this time, the fog bank was just fifty yards from the path. Suddenly, we heard a terrifying roar and a thunder of running feet. We stared at the white wall of fog, wondering what horror was about to break out of it. Lestrade uttered a terrified yell as a dreadful shape emerged. It was an enormous coal-black hound, unlike anything seen before in nature. Fire burst from its mouth, its eyes glowed red, and its whole body was outlined in flickering flames. With frightening speed, the huge creature came bounding down the track after Sir Henry. He had turned and was staring at its approach, his face white in the moonlight, his body frozen with fear.

最后，亨利爵士向斯台普顿告别，动身回家了。 这时，雾堤离小路只有五十码了。 突然，我们听到一声可怕的吼声和奔跑的脚步声。 我们凝视着白色的雾墙，不知道会发生什么可怕的事情。 雷斯垂德惊恐地叫了一声，这时一个可怕的东西出现了。 这是一只巨大的煤黑色猎犬，在自然界前所未见。 火焰从它的嘴里喷出，它的眼睛闪着红光，它的整个身体都在闪烁的火焰中。 那庞然大物以惊人的速度沿着小路蹦蹦跳跳地追赶亨利爵士。 他转过身来，盯着它的到来，月光下他的脸发白，他的身体吓得僵住了。

Lestrade and I fired our guns together and the animal yelped in pain, yet still continued toward its helpless victim. We chased after it, but were only in time to see it spring onto Sir Henry and drag him to the ground. I saw its jaws closing on his throat. Then Holmes fired five bullets into its side. With a final howl of agony, the beast fell, rolled onto its back, and died. Sir Henry lay stunned on the ground. I examined him and sighed with relief when I saw no wound. His eyes fluttered open and stared fearfully at us. "What was that?" he whispered. "It's dead, whatever it was," said Holmes. "The curse of the Baskervilles has finally been

雷斯垂德和我一起开了枪，那动物痛苦地叫着，但仍然继续向它无助的受害者走去。 我们追赶着它，但只来得及看见它扑向亨利爵士，把他拖倒在地。 我看见它咬住了他的喉咙。 然后福尔摩斯向它的侧面开了五枪。 随着最后一声痛苦的嚎叫，野兽倒下了，仰面朝天，死了。 亨利爵士昏倒在地上。 我给他做了检查，没有看到伤口，我松了口气。 他睁大了眼睛，惊恐地盯着我们。 “那是什么声音？” “不管它是什么东西，它已经死了，”福尔摩斯说道。 “巴斯克维尔家的诅咒终于解除了

laid to rest." We stared at the creature's corpse. It seemed part bloodhound, part mastiff, and the size of a small lion. Even in death, its jaws dripped with a bluish flame. "Now we must go after Stapleton," said Holmes. The front door was open when we reached his house. We rushed in and searched the rooms, but saw no sight of Stapleton or his wife. One of the bedroom doors was locked. "There's someone in here," said Lestrade. "I can hear movements." Holmes rammed the door with his shoulder and it broke open.

安息吧。”我们盯着那生物的尸体。 它看起来一半像猎犬，一半像獒犬，还有一头小狮子那么大。 即使在死亡中，它的下巴也会滴下蓝色的火焰。 “现在我们必须去追捕斯台普吞了，”福尔摩斯说道。 我们到达他家时，前门是开着的。 我们冲进去搜查了所有的房间，但是没有看到斯台普吞和他的妻子。 卧室的一扇门是锁着的。 “这儿有人，”雷斯垂德说。 “我能听到动静。”福尔摩斯用肩膀猛撞门，门被撞开了。

We ran in, our guns at the ready. Tied to a post in the middle of the room was Beryl Stapleton. We quickly untied her and removed the gag from her mouth. She could barely speak for fear and exhaustion. "Where is your husband, madam?" asked Holmes. "He fled to an old tin mine in the heart of the Grimpen Mire," she said. "It's where he kept his hound."

我们冲进去，枪已经准备好了。 贝里尔·斯台普顿被绑在房间中央的柱子上。 我们迅速解开她的绳子，从她嘴里取出呕吐物。 由于害怕和疲惫，她几乎说不出话来。 “您的丈夫在哪里，夫人？”福尔摩斯问道。 “他逃到格林盆泥潭中心的一个旧锡矿里去了，”她说。 “那是他养猎犬的地方。”