红发会 17事件发生转变(2)

"I was staggered, sir. I did not know what to do.

"先生，我感到很震惊，我不知道怎么办才好。

Then I called at the offices round, but none of them seemed to know anything about it.

我向办公室周围的街坊打听，但是，看来他们谁也不知道那是怎么回事。

Finally, I went to the landlord, who is an accountant living on the ground-floor,

最后，我去找房东，他住在楼下，是当会计的。

and I asked him if he could tell me what had become of the Red-headed League.

我问他能否告诉我红发会出了什么事。

He said that he had never heard of any such body.

他说，他从来没有听说过有这样一个团体。

Then I asked him who Mr. Duncan Ross was. He answered that the name was new to him."

然后，我问他邓肯·罗斯先生是什么人。他回答说，这个名字对他很陌生。"

'Well,' said I, 'the gentleman at No. 4.'

我说，'唔，是住在4号的那位先生。'

'What, the red-headed man?' 'Yes.'

'什么，那个红头发的人？''是的。'

'Oh,' said he, 'his name was William Morris.

他说，'噢，他名叫威廉·莫里斯。

He was a solicitor¹ and was using my room as a temporary convenience until his new premises² were ready. He moved out yesterday.'

他是个律师，他暂住我的屋子，因为他的新居还没有准备好。他是昨天搬走的。'

'Where could I find him?'

' 我在什么地方能找到他呢？'

'Oh, at his new offices. He did tell me the address.

'噢，在他的新办公室。他确实把他的地址告诉我了。

Yes, 17 King Edward Street, near St. Paul's.'

是的，爱德华王街17号，就在圣保罗教堂附近。'

"I started off, Mr. Holmes, but when I got to that address it was a manufactory of artificial knee-caps,

"福尔摩斯先生，我马上动身到那里去了，但是，当我找到那个地方的时候，我发现它是个护膝制造厂，

and no one in it had ever heard of either Mr. William Morris or Mr. Duncan Ross."

这个厂子里谁也没有听说过有个叫威廉·莫里斯或叫邓肯·罗斯的人。"

1 solicitor   

n.初级律师，事务律师

参考例句：

• The solicitor's advice gave me food for thought.律师的指点值得我深思。
• The solicitor moved for an adjournment of the case.律师请求将这个案件的诉讼延期。

2 premises   

n.建筑物，房屋

参考例句：

• According to the rules,no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.按照规定，场内不准饮酒。
• All repairs are done on the premises and not put out.全部修缮都在家里进行，不用送到外面去做。