波希米亚丑闻 30设计圈套(5)

"Our quest is practically finished. I shall call with the King to-morrow, and with you, if you care to come with us.

"我们的调查实际上已经完成了。明天我将同国王一块去拜访她。如果你愿意跟我们一起去的话，那你也去。

We will be shown into the sitting-room¹ to wait for the lady,

有人会把我们引进起居室里候见那夫人；

but it is probable that when she comes she may find neither us nor the photograph.

但是恐怕她出来会客时，她既找不到我们，也找不到那照片了。

It might be a satisfaction to his Majesty² to regain³ it with his own hands."

陛下能够亲手重新得到那张照片，一定是会非常满意的。"

"And when will you call?"

"那么你们什么时候去拜访她呢？"

"At eight in the morning. She will not be up, so that we shall have a clear field.

"早晨八点钟。趁她还没起床的时候，我们就可以放手干。

Besides, we must be prompt, for this marriage may mean a complete change in her life and habits.

此外，我们必须立即行动起来，因为结婚以后她的生活习惯可能完全变了。

I must wire to the King without delay."

我必须立即给国王打个电报。"

We had reached Baker⁴ Street and had stopped at the door.

这时我们已经走到贝克街，在门口停了下来。

He was searching his pockets for the key when someone passing said: "Good-night, Mister Sherlock Holmes."

正在他从口袋里掏钥匙的时候，有人路过这里，并打了个招呼："晚安，福尔摩斯先生。"

There were several people on the pavement at the time,

这时在人行道上有好几个人。

but the greeting appeared to come from a slim youth in an ulster who had hurried by.

可是这句问候话好象是一个个子细长、身穿长外套的年轻人匆匆走过时说的。

"I've heard that voice before," said Holmes, staring down the dimly lit street.

"我以前听见过那声音，"福尔摩斯惊讶地凝视着昏暗的街道说，

"Now, I wonder who the deuce that could have been."

“可是我不知道和我打招呼的到底是谁。"

1 sitting-room   

n.（BrE）客厅，起居室

参考例句：

• The sitting-room is clean.起居室很清洁。
• Each villa has a separate sitting-room.每栋别墅都有一间独立的起居室。

2 majesty   

n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权

参考例句：

• The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
• Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！

3 regain   

vt.重新获得，收复，恢复

参考例句：

• He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
• The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。

4 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。