单身贵族案 05贵族来信(5)（在线收听）

"Here is the first notice which I can find.

"这是我能找到的第一条消息。

It is in the personal column of the Morning Post, and dates, as you see, some weeks back:

登在《晨邮报》的起事栏里，日期是，你瞧，几周以前：

"A marriage has been arranged (it says) and will, if rumour is correct, very shortly take place,

'如果传闻属实，（据说）一场婚礼已经安排就绪，最近即将举行，

between Lord Robert St. Simon, second son of the Duke of Balmoral,

是巴尔莫拉尔公爵的次子，罗伯特·圣西蒙勋爵，

and Miss Hatty Doran, the only daughter of Aloysius Doran, Esq., of San Francisco, Cal., U.S.A. That is all."

与美国加利福尼亚州旧金山阿洛伊修斯·多兰先生的独生女哈蒂·多兰小姐的婚事。'就这些。"

"Terse and to the point," remarked Holmes, stretching his long, thin legs towards the fire.

"简明扼要，"福尔摩斯说。他把他那又瘦又长的腿伸向火炉旁边。

"There was a paragraph amplifying this in one of the society papers of the same week. Ah, here it is:

"同一周内一份社交界的报纸上对这件事有一段更详细的记载。啊，在这儿：

"There will soon be a call for protection in the marriage market,

'在婚姻市场上不久将会出现要求采取保护政策的呼声，

for the present free-trade principle appears to tell heavily against our home product.

因为目前这种自由贸易式的婚姻政策，看来对我们英国同胞极为不利。

One by one the management of the noble houses of Great Britain is passing into the hands of our fair cousins from across the Atlantic.

大不列颠名门望族大权旁落，一个接一个地为来自大西洋彼岸的女表亲所掌握。

An important addition has been made during the last week to the list of the prizes which have been borne away by these charming invaders.

上周这些妩媚的入侵者在她们夺走的胜利品名单中，又添上了一位重要人物。

Lord St. Simon, who has shown himself for over twenty years proof against the little god's arrows,

圣西蒙勋爵二十多年来从未堕入情网，

has now definitely announced his approaching marriage with Miss Hatty Doran, the fascinating daughter of a California millionaire.

现在却明确地宣布即将与加利福尼亚百万富翁的令人一见倾心的女儿哈蒂·多兰小姐结婚。

Miss Doran, whose graceful figure and striking face attracted much attention at the Westbury House festivities, is an only child,

多兰小姐是一位独生女，她优雅的体态和惊人的美貌在韦斯特伯里宫的庆典欢宴上，引起了人们极大的注意，

and it is currently reported that her dowry will run to considerably over the six figures, with expectancies for the future.

最近传说，她的嫁妆将大大超过六位数字，预期将来还会有其它增益。

As it is an open secret that the Duke of Balmoral has been compelled to sell his pictures within the last few years,

由于巴尔莫拉尔公爵近年来不得不出卖自己的藏画，这已成为公开的秘密，

and as Lord St. Simon has no property of his own save the small estate of Birchmoor,

而圣西蒙勋爵除伯奇穆尔荒地那菲薄的产业之外，一无所有，

it is obvious that the Californian heiress is not the only gainer by an alliance

显然这不只是这位加利福尼亚的女继承人这一方面占了便宜，

which will enable her to make the easy and common transition from a Republican lady to a British peeress."

这一联烟使她由一位女共和党人轻而易举地一跃而成为不列颠的贵妇。'"