4 A Meeting with Lestrade

Chapter 4 A Meeting with Lestrade Sherlock Holmes had taken notes during our interview with Mr. Harding, and I could see he was thoroughly satisfied with the progress of the investigation. He made no comment, however, except that if we didn't hurry, we'd be late for our appointment with Lestrade. When we reached Baker Street, the policeman was already in Holmes's study, pacing around. "Well?" he asked. "Made any breakthroughs, Mr. Holmes?"

第四章会见雷斯垂德歇洛克·福尔摩斯在我们同哈定先生的谈话中作了记录，我看得出他对调查的进展十分满意。 但是他什么也没说，只是说如果我们不快点，我们和雷斯垂德的约会就要迟到了。 当我们到达贝克街时，警察已经在福尔摩斯的书房里踱来踱去。 “怎么样？”他问。“有什么突破吗，福尔摩斯先生？”

"We've had a busy day, and not a wasted one. We've traced the source and journey of each bust." "You're still concerned with the busts!" cried Lestrade. "Well, you have your methods, Mr. Holmes, and it's not for me to criticize, but I think I've accomplished a great deal more than you today. I've identified the dead man." "Well done, Lestrade!" "And found the cause of the crime." "That's splendid!"

“我们度过了忙碌的一天，但不是白白浪费的一天。 我们追踪了每件半身像的来源和旅程。” “你还在关心那些半身像！”雷斯垂德嚷道。 “好吧，福尔摩斯先生，你有你的方法，我并不是要批评你，但是我认为我今天比你做得多。 我已经确认了死者的身份。” “干得好，雷斯垂德！”“并且找到了犯罪的原因。” “那是辉煌的!”

"I have an informant in London's Italian Quarter by the name of Collini. He identified the dead man as Pietro Venucci of Naples, one of the most notorious assassins in London, with connections to the Mafia, the secret crime organization. Now you see how the whole affair starts to make sense. "The fellow in the photograph is probably Italian, too, and a member of the Mafia. I suppose he must have broken the rules and Pietro was sent to kill him. He had the photograph in his pocket so he could identify his victim. He must have ambushed the fellow as he came out

“我在伦敦的意大利区有个线人，名叫科利尼。 他确认死者是那不勒斯的彼得罗·维努奇，他是伦敦最臭名昭著的刺客之一，与秘密犯罪组织黑手党有联系。 现在你明白整件事是怎么说得通的了吧。 “照片里的那个人可能也是意大利人，而且是黑手党的一员。 我想他一定是违反了规定派彼得罗来杀他。 他把照片放在口袋里，这样他就能认出受害者。 他一定是在那家伙出来的时候伏击了他

of the house. In the scuffle that followed, the man killed Pietro. How's that, Mr. Holmes?" Holmes applauded. "Excellent, Lestrade, excellent!" he cried. "But I think I missed the part where you explained about the destruction of the busts." "The busts! Will you never stop talking about them? What does the breaking of a few plaster statues matter next to murder? It's murder we're investigating here and I'm steadily drawing all the threads together." "So, what's the next stage?" "It's very simple. I shall go to the Italian Quarter with Signor Collini, find the man in the

房子的。在随后的混战中，那人杀了彼得罗。 这是怎么回事，福尔摩斯先生？”福尔摩斯鼓掌。 “太好了，雷斯垂德，太好了！” “但是我想我错过了你解释的关于破坏半身像的部分。” “萧条!你就不能停止谈论他们吗？ 破几尊石膏雕像比谋杀还重要吗？ 我们正在调查的是一起谋杀案，我正在逐步把所有线索联系起来。” “那么，下一阶段是什么？”“这很简单。 我要和科利尼先生一起去意大利区，去找那个

photograph, and arrest him on a charge of murder. Will you come with us?" "I think not. I have a feeling we'll be able to find your man by a simpler means." "In the Italian Quarter?" "No, in Chiswick. If you'll come with me to Chiswick tonight, Lestrade, I'll accompany you to the Italian tomorrow." happily Quarter "Very well," huffed Lestrade. there's no harm in a short delay." "I suppose "Good. Now, I think a few hours' sleep would do us all good, for I don't propose leaving before eleven o'clock and it's unlikely we'll be back before morning. Watson, would you please ring for an express messenger? I have an urgent letter to send." Holmes spent most of that evening rummaging through his boxes of old daily newspapers, which he kept in his junk room. When he finally emerged, he had a triumphant gleam in his eye, but he said nothing to either of us about what he'd been researching.

拍照，然后以谋杀的罪名逮捕他。 你愿意和我们一起去吗？”“我不这么认为。 我有一种感觉，我们可以用一种更简单的方法找到你要找的人。” “在意大利区？”“不，在奇斯威克。 雷斯垂德，如果你今晚跟我到奇斯威克去，我明天就陪你到意大利人那儿去。” “很好，”雷斯垂德气呼呼地说。 短暂的延迟没有什么坏处。” 我想“很好。”现在，我想睡几个小时对我们大家都有好处，因为我不打算在十一点之前离开，而且我们不太可能在早上之前回来。 华生，你能按铃叫个快递吗？ 我有一封急信要寄。” 那天晚上福尔摩斯大部分时间都在翻箱倒柜里的旧日报里找。 当他终于出现时，他的眼睛里闪烁着胜利的光芒，但他对我们俩都没说他一直在研究什么。

For my own part, I had carefully followed the steps of this complex case, but couldn't yet see where it was heading. What I did understand was that Holmes expected the criminal to target the two remaining busts, one of which, I remembered, was in Chiswick. No doubt, the plan was to catch him in the act. I wasn't surprised when he suggested I take my revolver with me. I had to admire the cunning with which my friend had inserted that story in the newspaper so the culprit would feel he could continue with his operations with no threat from the police.

就我自己而言，我一直小心翼翼地遵循着这个复杂案件的步骤，但还看不出它的发展方向。 我所理解的是，福尔摩斯希望这个罪犯把剩下的两个抓捕行动作为目标，我记得其中一个就在奇斯威克。 毫无疑问，他们的计划是要当场抓住他。 当他建议我随身携带左轮手枪时，我并不感到惊讶。 我不得不佩服我的朋友在报纸上插播这则故事的狡猾，这样罪犯就会觉得他可以在没有警察威胁的情况下继续他的行动。