6 Outwitted

Chapter 6 Outwitted I slept at Baker Street that night, and we were eating our toast and coffee in the morning when the king of Bohemia rushed into the room. "Do you have it, Mr. Holmes?" he cried. "Not yet." "But you will have it soon?" "I hope so." "Then let's go. I can't wait any longer." "We'll have to hail a cab," said Holmes. "No, my carriage is waiting." "That makes things simpler." We descended to the street, where the king's luxury, four-wheeled carriage was waiting, and started off once more for Briony Lodge.

那天晚上我睡在贝克街。第二天早晨，我们正在吃烤面包和咖啡时，波西米亚国王冲进了房间。 “你拿到了吗，福尔摩斯先生？”他喊道。 “还没有。”“但你很快就会得到它吗？”“我希望如此。” “那我们走吧。我不能再等了。” 福尔摩斯说：“我们得叫一辆马车了。” “不，我的马车在等着呢。” “这样事情就简单多了。” 我们下到街上，国王的豪华四轮马车正等在那里，我们再次动身前往布里奥尼府邸。

"Irene Adler is married," Holmes remarked. "Married?" cried the king. "When, and to whom?" "Yesterday, to a lawyer named Norton." "But she cannot love him." "I hope she does," said Holmes. "Why?" "Because it would solve your Majesty's problem. If she loves her husband, she doesn't love you, and if she doesn't love you, there's no reason for her to interfere with your marriage plans." "It is true!" sighed the king, "and yet... Well, I wish she had been of my own class. What a queen she would have made!"

“艾琳·艾德勒结婚了，”福尔摩斯说。 “结婚了？”国王叫道。 “什么时候，给谁？”“昨天，给一个叫诺顿的律师。” “但是她不可能爱他。” 福尔摩斯说道："我希望她是这样的。 “为什么?”“因为这样可以解决陛下的问题。 如果她爱她的丈夫，她就不爱你，如果她不爱你，她就没有理由干涉你们的婚姻计划。” “这是真的！”国王叹了口气，“可是…… 我真希望她是我的同班同学。 她会成为一个多么了不起的女王啊！”

The king lapsed into a despondent silence, which wasn't broken until we arrived at Serpentine Avenue. The door of Briony Lodge was open and an elderly woman stood waiting for us on the steps. "Mr. Sherlock Holmes, I believe?" she said as we stepped out of the carriage. "I am he," replied my companion, sounding rather startled. "My mistress told me you were likely to visit," said the woman. "She left this morning with her husband on the 5:15 train from Charing Cross. They're heading for the Continent." "What?" cried Holmes, staggering back, pale with surprise. "Do you mean she's left England?" "Never to return." "And my photograph?" asked the king hoarsely.

国王陷入了沮丧的沉默，直到我们到达蛇形大道才打破沉默。 布里奥尼旅馆的门开着，一位老妇人站在台阶上等着我们。 “我想您是歇洛克·福尔摩斯先生吧？”我们下了马车时，她问道。 “我就是他，”我的同伴回答，听起来相当吃惊。 “我的女主人告诉我你可能会来，”女人说。 “她今天早上和丈夫一起乘5点15分的火车从查令十字车站离开的。 他们要去欧洲大陆。” “什么？”福尔摩斯吃惊得脸色发白，踉跄着后退道。 “你是说她已经离开英国了？”“再也不回来了。” “那我的照片呢？”国王嘶哑地问。

"We shall see," said Holmes. He brushed past the housekeeper and hastened into the sitting room, followed closely by the king and myself. The room was in a mess, with books scattered about the floor and drawers left open, as if the lady had hurriedly plundered the place for essentials before making her escape. Holmes went to the wall, tore back the sliding shutter, and pulled out the items hidden in the recess.

“我们走着瞧吧，”福尔摩斯说。 他从女管家身边擦过，匆匆走进客厅，后面紧跟着国王和我。 房间里乱成一团，书散落在地上，抽屉敞开着，似乎这位女士在逃跑前匆忙洗劫了这里的必需品。 福尔摩斯走到墙边，拉开滑动百叶窗，把藏在壁龛里的东西拉了出来。

They consisted of a photograph and a letter. The photograph was of Irene Adler standing alone in evening dress. The letter was addressed to "Sherlock Holmes, Esq." My friend tore it open, and we all three read it together. It was dated midnight last night, and ran as follows: My dear Mr. Sherlock Holmes, Your plan was brilliant. You had me completely fooled. Until the cry of fire went up, I didn't have the slightest suspicion that I was being tricked. At that point, I began to think about what had just happened and remembered I was warned about you months ago. I was told that if the

它们由一张照片和一封信组成。 照片上的艾琳·阿德勒穿着晚礼服独自站着。 信上写着“夏洛克·福尔摩斯先生”。 我的朋友把它拆开，我们三个人一起读了起来。 信的日期是昨天午夜，内容如下：我亲爱的歇洛克·福尔摩斯先生：你的计划真高明。 你把我完全骗倒了。 直到火警响起，我才丝毫没有怀疑自己被骗了。 这时，我开始回想刚才发生的事情，想起几个月前有人警告过我要小心你。 我被告知如果

king of Bohemia employed a detective, it would certainly be you. Yet despite all that, you found a way of making me reveal what you wanted to know. Even after I became suspicious, I found it hard to believe that such a dear, kind, old clergyman could be you in disguise. But, you know, I have trained as an actress myself. Male costume is nothing new to me, and I often take advantage of the freedom it gives. I sent John, my coachman, to watch you. Then I ran upstairs, got into my walking clothes, as I call them, and came down just as you departed. I followed you and discovered from your conversation with your companion that I really was the victim of a clever deception by the famous Mr. Sherlock Holmes.

波希米亚国王雇了一个侦探，那肯定是你。 尽管如此，你还是想办法让我说出你想知道的事。 即使在我起了疑心之后，我还是很难相信这样一位和蔼可亲的老牧师会是乔装的你。 但是，你知道，我自己也受过演员训练。 男性服装对我来说并不新鲜，我经常利用它给我的自由。 我派了我的马车夫约翰来照看你。 然后我跑上楼，穿上我所谓的便服，就在你离开的时候下楼。 我跟着你，从你和你的同伴的谈话中发现，我确实是著名的歇洛克·福尔摩斯先生巧妙骗局的受害者。