福爾摩斯探案集·綠玉皇冠案 第29期:外出跟蹤(3)

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I waited until midnight, but there was no sign of his return, so I retired to my room.

我一直等到半夜，還是沒(méi)見(jiàn)他回來(lái)，我就回房休息去了。

It was no uncommon thing for him to be away for days and nights on end when he was hot upon a scent, so that his lateness caused me no surprise.

他連續(xù)幾天幾夜外出跟蹤緊追一個(gè)線(xiàn)索是常有的事，因而他今天遲遲不歸并不使我奇怪。

I do not know at what hour he came in,

我不知道他是什么時(shí)候回來(lái)的，

but when I came down to breakfast in the morning there he was with a cup of coffee in one hand and the paper in the other, as fresh and trim as possible.

但是當(dāng)我早晨下樓進(jìn)早餐時(shí)，只見(jiàn)他已經(jīng)坐在那里了，一只手端著一杯咖啡，另一只手拿著一份報(bào)紙，精神飽滿(mǎn)，雍容整潔。

"You will excuse my beginning without you, Watson," said he, "but you remember that our client has rather an early appointment this morning."

"對(duì)不起，華生，我沒(méi)等你便先吃起來(lái)了。"他說(shuō)，"但是你不要忘記我們的委托人今天上午和我們的約會(huì)。"

"Why, it is after nine now," I answered. "I should not be surprised if that were he. I thought I heard a ring."

"怎么，現(xiàn)在已過(guò)九點(diǎn)鐘了，"我回答說(shuō)，"我想一定是他在叫門(mén)。我聽(tīng)到了門(mén)鈴響。"

It was, indeed, our friend the financier.

果然，來(lái)的正是我們這位金融家朋友。

I was shocked by the change which had come over him, for his face which was naturally of a broad and massive mould,

他身上發(fā)生的變化，使我感到非常震驚，因?yàn)樗焐謱掗熡纸Y(jié)實(shí)的臉龐，

was now pinched and fallen in, while his hair seemed to me at least a shade whiter.

現(xiàn)在消瘦并癟了下去，他的頭發(fā)好象也比以前更灰白了。

He entered with a weariness and lethargy which was even more painful than his violence of the morning before,

他帶著萎靡困頓的倦容走了進(jìn)來(lái)，顯得比前一天早晨那種狂暴的樣子更加痛苦，

and he dropped heavily into the armchair which I pushed forward for him.

他沉重地跌坐在我推給他的扶手椅上。