5 Journey to Switzerland

Chapter 5 Journey to Switzerland We reached Brussels that evening and spent Sunday there before moving on to Strasbourg. On Monday morning, Holmes telegraphed the London police. We found a reply waiting for us at our hotel in the evening. Holmes tore it open and quickly read it. Then, with a bitter curse, he hurled it into the fire. "I might have guessed," he groaned. "He's escaped!" "Moriarty?" Holmes nodded. "They've caught the whole gang except for him. He gave them the slip. Of course, once I left the country, there was no one remaining who could cope with him. But I thought I'd handed him to them on a plate... I think you'd better return to England, Watson."

我们当晚到达布鲁塞尔，在那里度过了星期天，然后前往斯特拉斯堡。 星期一上午，福尔摩斯打电报给伦敦警方。 晚上，我们在旅馆里发现了一封回信。 福尔摩斯拆开信，迅速地读了起来。 然后，他诅咒了一声，把它扔进了火里。 “我早该猜到的。”他呻吟道。 “他逃了!”“莫里亚蒂?”福尔摩斯点点头。 “除了他，他们已经抓住了整个团伙。 他把他们甩掉了。当然，一旦我离开这个国家，就没有人能对付他了。 但我以为我把他放在盘子里交给了他们…… 我看你还是回英国去吧，华生。”

"Why?" "Because you'll find it dangerous to remain in my company now. Remember: This man has lost everything. His entire organization is destroyed. If I know anything about his character, he'll be determined to take his revenge on me. He said as much at our meeting, and I'm sure he meant it. I suggest you leave here first thing tomorrow."

“为什么?”“因为你会发现现在和我在一起很危险。 记住：这个人已经失去了一切。 他的整个组织都毁了。 如果我对他的性格有所了解，他一定会决定对我进行报复。 他在会议上这么说了，我相信他是认真的。 我建议你明天一大早就离开这里。”

"Holmes," I said. "You may know Moriarty, but you don't know me if you think I'm going to abandon you in your hour of greatest need." Holmes smiled. "Are you sure I can't persuade you, Watson?" "You'd be wasting your breath, old friend." The next ten days were among the most memorable of my life. We wandered up the Rhone Valley before branching off at Leukerbad. From here, we made our way over the Gemmi Pass, which was still deep in snow, then journeyed to Interlaken and finally to Meiringen.

“福尔摩斯，”我说。“你也许了解莫里亚蒂，但如果你认为我会在你最需要的时候抛弃你，那你就不了解我了。” 福尔摩斯笑了。“你确定我不能说服你吗，华生？”“你是在白费口舌，老朋友。” 接下来的十天是我一生中最难忘的十天。 我们沿着罗纳河谷漫步，然后在勒克尔巴德岔路。 从这里开始，我们越过了Gemmi山口，那里仍然覆盖着厚厚的积雪，然后前往因特拉肯，最后到达了梅林根。

The views were stunning. I shall never forget the stark beauty of the snow-covered peaks, nor the vivid green of spring in the valleys. Holmes, too, seemed moved by the scenery, yet he was never able to relax entirely, and I could tell that the shadow of his enemy was ever- present at the back of his mind. In the peaceful Alpine villages or the lonely mountain passes, he was always watchful, his quick eyes examining every passing face. He seemed convinced that however far we walked, we could never walk ourselves clear of the danger that dogged our footsteps. On one occasion, we were hiking over the Gemmi Pass, above the banks of Daubensee Lake, when a large rock fell off the ridge on our

景色美极了。我永远不会忘记白雪覆盖的山峰的鲜明之美，也不会忘记山谷里春天的嫩绿。 福尔摩斯似乎也被眼前的景色所感动，但他始终不能完全放松下来，我看得出来，他的敌人的影子一直在他的脑海里挥之不去。 在宁静的阿尔卑斯村庄或偏僻的山口，他总是保持警惕，用敏捷的眼睛审视着每一张经过的脸。 他似乎确信，无论我们走多远，我们都不可能摆脱尾随我们脚步的危险。 有一次，我们徒步穿越道本湖（Daubensee Lake）岸边的Gemmi山口（Gemmi Pass），突然一块大石头从山脊上掉了下来，砸在我们的脚上

right. It clattered down onto the track behind us and plunged into the lake. If we had been just ten paces back, we would have been directly in its path. Immediately, Holmes raced up onto the ridge. Standing on a lofty crag, he craned his neck in every direction, searching for the person who might have dislodged the boulder. Our guide tried to assure him that rock falls were common in this area at this time of year. Holmes didn't look convinced. Yet for all his watchfulness, my friend was never gloomy. In fact, I'd rarely seen him so full of hope and optimism. "If I can just rid this

正确的。它哐当一声落在我们身后的铁轨上，然后一头扎进湖里。 如果我们再退后十步，我们就会直接走到它的路上了。 福尔摩斯立即跑上山脊。 他站在一个高高的峭壁上，向四面八方伸长脖子，寻找那个可能把巨石弄走的人。 我们的导游试图向他保证，每年的这个时候，在这个地区岩石坠落是很常见的。 福尔摩斯似乎并不相信。 然而，尽管我的朋友很警惕，但他从不悲观。 事实上，我很少看到他如此充满希望和乐观。 “如果我能摆脱这个

world of Moriarty, I'll happily retire from crime fighting," he told me one evening. "Of course, if I died tonight, I could still be reasonably satisfied with my life's work. London is a safer place than it was. Yet I would dearly love to crown my career with the capture or destruction of the most dangerous man in Europe."

一天晚上，他对我说：“我很乐意从打击犯罪的工作中退休。” “当然，如果我今晚死了，我仍然可以对我一生的工作感到相当满意。 伦敦比以前更安全了。 然而，我非常愿意以抓捕或消灭欧洲最危险的人来为我的事业画上圆满的一笔。”