3 An Angry Visitor

Chapter 3 An Angry Visitor "Well, what do you think, Watson?" asked Sherlock Holmes, leaning back in his chair. "It seems to me a very dark and sinister business," I said. "If the lady is correct that the floor and walls are solid, and the door, window, and chimney are all blocked, then her sister must surely have been alone when she was killed. It is all very strange." "There are many elements to this puzzle," said Holmes. "The low whistle, the metallic clang, the dying woman's peculiar words. I hope our visit to Stoke Moran will clear up some of these mysteries... But what's this now?" We were both startled by the sound of the door crashing open. A huge man stood there. His top hat actually grazed the top of the doorway and his shoulders very nearly spanned its width. His bloodshot eyes, set deep in his large, wrinkled

“那么，华生，你觉得怎么样？”歇洛克·福尔摩斯靠在椅背上问道。 “在我看来，这似乎是一件非常黑暗和险恶的事情，”我说。 “如果这位女士说的没错，地板和墙壁都是实心的，门、窗和烟囱都是堵着的，那么她妹妹被杀的时候肯定是一个人。 这一切都很奇怪。”福尔摩斯说："这个谜题有许多因素。 低沉的口哨声，金属的撞击声，垂死的女人特有的话语。 我希望我们对斯托克莫兰的访问能解开其中的一些谜团。 但现在这是什么？”门撞开的声音把我们俩都吓了一跳。 一个高大的男人站在那里。他的大礼帽刚好擦过门框的顶部，他的肩膀几乎与门框的宽度相等。 他那双充血的眼睛深深地嵌在他那皱巴巴的大眼睛里

face, glared at us as a hunting crop swung slowly in his hand. "Which of you is Holmes?" he demanded. "That is my name, sir," answered my friend. "Now what is yours?" "I am Dr. Grimesby Roylott of Stoke Moran." "Please take a seat, Doctor," said Holmes. "I will do nothing of the kind," growled Roylott. "My stepdaughter has been here. I have traced her. Now what has she been saying to you?" "It is a little cold for the time of year..." said Holmes.

脸，瞪着我们，一只猎鞭在他手里慢慢摆动。 “你们谁是福尔摩斯？”他问道。 “这就是我的名字，先生，”我的朋友回答。 “那你的呢？”“我是博士。 斯托克莫兰的格里姆斯比·罗伊洛特。” “请坐吧，医生，”福尔摩斯说道。 “我才不做这种事呢。”罗伊洛特咆哮道。 “我继女来过这里。 我跟踪了她。现在她对你说了些什么？”“就这个季节来说，有点冷……” 福尔摩斯说。

"What?!" "But I've heard the crocuses are doing well," continued my companion carelessly. "Ha! You are trying to put me off, but it won't work!" said our visitor, shaking his hunting crop at him. "I know you, you scoundrel! You are Holmes the meddler! Holmes the busybody!" Holmes began to chuckle. "Your conversation, dear sir, is most entertaining. Now, when you leave, do please close the door behind you, there's a good chap!" "I will go when I've had my say," said Grimesby Roylott. "Don't you dare meddle with my affairs. I am a dangerous man to cross. See

“什么? !”“可是我听说番红花长得很好，”我的同伴漫不经心地接着说。 “哈!你想把我打发走，但这是没用的！”我们的客人对他挥舞着猎鞭说。 “我认识你，你这个恶棍！”你就是爱管闲事的福尔摩斯！福尔摩斯这个爱管闲事的人！”福尔摩斯笑了起来。 “亲爱的先生，你的谈话真有趣。 现在，当你离开的时候，请随手把门关上，这是一个好小伙子！”“我说完话就走。”格里姆斯比·罗伊洛特说。 “你竟敢干涉我的事。 我是个很危险的人。 看到

here." He stepped quickly to the fireplace, seized the poker, and bent it in his huge hands until it formed a U shape. "Now see that you keep yourself out of my sight!" he snarled before hurling the twisted poker into the fireplace and storming from the room. "What a delightful fellow!" laughed Holmes. "Well, well! I just hope that no harm comes to Miss Stoner for allowing this brute to trace her here. After that little episode, Watson, I think we deserve some breakfast, don't you? Then I have some business to attend to before we leave for Stoke Moran." It was nearly one o'clock by the time Holmes returned from his "business." He had a sheet of paper covered with notes and figures with him. "I've examined the will of Roylott's wife," he said, "and I calculate that each daughter could claim an annual income of two hundred and fifty pounds if they got married. That would put a severe dent in Roylott's wealth, so he had, and

在这里。”他快步走到壁炉前，抓起火钳，用他那双大手把它弯成U形。 “别让我看见你！”他吼道，然后把扭曲的拨火棍扔进壁炉，怒气冲冲地离开了房间。 福尔摩斯笑着说：“真是个讨人喜欢的家伙！” “嗯,好!我只希望斯托纳小姐不要因为让这个畜生跟踪到这里而受到伤害。 华生，经过这段小插曲，我们该吃点早餐了，你说呢？ 那么，在我们动身去斯托克莫兰之前，我还有一些事情要办。” 福尔摩斯干完他的“生意”回来时，已快一点钟了。 他随身带着一张写满了笔记和数字的纸。 “我看过罗伊洛特太太的遗嘱，”他说，“我算出，如果她们结婚，每个女儿每年可以要求得到二百五十英镑的收入。 这将使罗伊洛特的财产大大减少，所以他就这样做了

has, every motive to prevent them from marrying. "The situation has become serious, Watson, especially as the old man is now aware of our interest in his affairs. So if you're ready, we shall call a cab and go straight to Waterloo. I suggest you take your revolver. That is the best argument I know against a man who can twist steel pokers into knots."

千方百计阻止他们结婚。 “情况已经变得很严重了，华生，特别是这位老人现在已经知道我们对他的事情很感兴趣了。 所以，如果你准备好了，我们就叫辆出租车，直接去滑铁卢。 我建议你带上你的左轮手枪。 这是我所知道的反对一个能把钢拨棍拧成结的人的最好的理由。”