3 Holmes Starts to Investigate

Chapter 3 Holmes Starts to Investigate Percy Phelps managed another weak smile. "That's almost the end of my story, Mr. Holmes. On my arrival here, my physician, Dr. Ferrier, took immediate charge of my health. He decided that this should be my sick room, so Joseph had to move out. I have lain here for the past nine weeks. During the day, I'm cared for by my lovely Annie, while a hired nurse looks after me by night. "Gradually, the madness has lifted and my reason has returned. As soon as I felt able to, I contacted Mr. Forbes. He tells me they've made no progress on the case. As well as investigating the Tanners, they've been tailing Charles Gorot, my colleague who stayed behind that night to finish some work. They've found nothing to implicate any of them. Mr. Holmes, you're my final hope. If you can't help me, I'm finished."

第三章福尔摩斯开始调查珀西·菲尔普斯又勉强笑了笑。 "福尔摩斯先生，我的故事差不多就讲完了。 我一到这里，我的医生。 费瑞厄立即负责我的健康。 他决定这应该是我的病房，所以约瑟夫不得不搬出去。 我在这里躺了九个星期。 白天，我的可爱的安妮照顾我，而晚上一个雇来的护士照顾我。 “渐渐地，疯狂消失了，我的理智又回来了。 我一有空就联系了福布斯先生。 他告诉我他们在这个案子上没有任何进展。 除了调查坦纳夫妇，他们还在跟踪我的同事查尔斯·戈罗，他那晚留下来完成了一些工作。 他们找不到任何牵连他们的证据。 福尔摩斯先生你是我最后的希望了 如果你不能帮我，我就完了。”

Phelps sank back on his cushions, overcome with emotion. Annie gave him a teaspoon of soothing medicine. "Is there any chance you can help, Mr. Holmes?" she asked. "It's a tangled affair," Holmes replied, "but I promise to give it my fullest attention."

菲尔普斯跌坐在坐垫上，激动不已。 安妮给了他一茶匙止痛药。 “福尔摩斯先生，您能帮上忙吗？”她问道。 福尔摩斯回答说：“这是一件错综复杂的事情，但我保证会全神贯注地处理这件事。”

"I shan't be able to sleep until you return," said Phelps. On the train back to London, Holmes and I discussed the case. "The first question to ask when attempting to solve a crime like this is who benefits from it," said Holmes. "The French government would benefit from stealing the treaty, and so would anyone who might wish to sell it to them," I said. "That's true," agreed Holmes. "And then there's Lord Holdhurst." "Lord Holdhurst?" I exclaimed. "He'd be the last person to want the French to get hold of it."

“你不回来我就睡不着了，”菲尔普斯说。 在回伦敦的火车上，福尔摩斯和我讨论了这个案子。 福尔摩斯说：“在试图侦破这类案件时，首先要问的问题是谁从中受益。 “法国政府会从窃取条约中获益，任何想把条约卖给他们的人也会受益，”我说。 “那倒是真的，”福尔摩斯表示赞同。 “还有霍尔德赫斯特勋爵。” “主Holdhurst ?”我叫道。 “他是最不想让法国人得到它的人。”

"Maybe. But it's just possible that he wouldn't be sorry to see it accidentally destroyed. Let's see if we can pick up any clues when we interview his lordship later today. Meanwhile, I have already sent out inquiries." "Already? But we've only just left Percy's house." "I sent messages from Woking Station to every evening paper in London. This advertisement will appear in all of them." He handed me a sheet torn from a notebook. On it was scribbled in pencil:

“也许。但也有可能他不会因为看到它被意外摧毁而感到遗憾。 等我们今天晚些时候采访老爷的时候看看能不能找到什么线索。 同时，我已经派人去打听了。” ”了吗?可我们刚刚离开珀西家。” “我从沃金车站给伦敦的每一家晚报发消息。 这则广告将出现在所有的报纸上。” 他递给我一张从笔记本上撕下来的纸。 上面用铅笔潦草地写道：

￡10 reward. The number of the cab that dropped someone at the Foreign Office on Charles Street at quarter to ten on the evening of May 23. "Are you sure the thief came in a cab?" I asked. "Reasonably. If Phelps is right and there's no hiding place in the room or corridors, then the thief must have come from outside. On such a wet night, he'd have left damp footmarks on the floor, but there weren't any, so a cab must have brought him to the door." "I see what you mean." "I've also been thinking about that bell," said Holmes. "Why should it ring? Did the thief do it out of bravado? Did he ring it by accident? Or was it rung by someone else who wished to prevent the crime?" Holmes sank back in his seat in a state of deep contemplation. If he arrived at any answers to these questions, he didn't share them with me. We reached Waterloo at twenty past three, and after a hasty lunch at the station café we headed to Scotland Yard, headquarters of the Metropolitan Police.

奖励10英镑。5月23日晚上差一刻10点，在查尔斯街外交部载了一个人的那辆出租车的车牌号。 “你确定小偷是坐出租车来的吗？”我问。 “合理。如果菲尔普斯是对的，房间或走廊里没有藏身之处，那么小偷一定是从外面来的。 在这样一个潮湿的夜晚，他会在地板上留下潮湿的脚印，但是没有，所以一定是一辆马车把他送到门口的。” “我明白你的意思了。”福尔摩斯说："我也一直在想那只钟的事。 “它为什么要响？”小偷是出于虚张声势才这么做的吗？ 他是不小心按的铃吗？ 还是别的什么人想阻止犯罪？”福尔摩斯靠在座位上，陷入了沉思。 即使他找到了这些问题的答案，他也没有告诉我。 我们三点二十分到达滑铁卢，在车站咖啡馆匆匆吃过午饭后，便前往伦敦警察厅总部苏格兰场。

Mr. Forbes the detective, a small, foxy man, was waiting for us. "I know your methods, Mr. Holmes," he said stiffly. "You use all the information the police give you and then take credit for solving the case." "On the contrary," said Holmes. "Out of my last fifty-three cases, my name has only appeared in four. I don't blame you for not knowing this because you're young and inexperienced, but if you want to do well in your career, I suggest you work with me, not against me." On hearing this, Forbes's attitude changed completely. "In that case," he said, "I'd be

侦探福布斯先生正在等我们，他个子矮小，很狡猾。 “福尔摩斯先生，我知道你的手法，”他生硬地说。 “你利用警方给你的所有信息，然后把破案的功劳揽在自己身上。” “正相反，”福尔摩斯说道。 “在我最近的53个案子里，我的名字只出现在4个案子里。 我不怪你不知道这一点，因为你年轻又没有经验，但如果你想在事业上取得成功，我建议你与我合作，而不是与我作对。” 听到这些，福布斯的态度完全改变了。 “那样的话，”他说，“我会的