巴斯克维尔的猎犬 华生医生的第二份报告（20）（在线收听）

　　"A hound it was," he said at last, "but it seemed to come from miles away, over yonder, Ithink."

　　“是一只猎狗， ” 他终于又说话了 ， ” 可是那声音好象是从几里地以外传来的， 我想大概是那边。”

　　"It was hard to say whence it came."

　　“很难说是从哪边传来的。”

　　"It rose and fell with the wind. Isn't that the direction of the great Grimpen Mire?"“声音随着风势而变得忽高忽低。 那边不就是大格林盆那个方向吗？ ”

　　"Yes, it is."

　　“嗯， 正是。”

　　"Well, it was up there. Come now, Watson, didn't you think yourself that it was the cry of ahound? I am not a child. You need not fear to speak the truth."“啊， 是在那边。 喂， 华生， 您不认为那是猎狗的叫声吗？ 我又不是小孩， 您不用怕，尽管说实话好了 。”

　　"Stapleton was with me when I heard it last. He said that it might be the calling of a strangebird."

　　“我上次听到的时候， 正和斯台普吞在一起。 他说那可能是一种怪鸟的叫声。”

　　"No, no, it was a hound. My God, can there be some truth in all these stories? Is it possiblethat I am really in danger from so dark a cause? You don't believe it, do you, Watson?"“不对， 不对， 那是猎狗。 我的上帝呀， 难道这些故事会有几分真实吗？ 您不会相信这些吧， 您会吗， 华生？ ”

　　"No, no."

　　“不， 我决不相信。”

　　"And yet it was one thing to laugh about it in London, and it is another to stand out here inthe darkness of the moor and to hear such a cry as that. And my uncle! There was the footprint ofthe hound beside him as he lay. It all fits together. I don't think that I am a coward, Watson, butthat sound seemed to freeze my very blood. Feel my hand!"“这件事在伦敦可以当作笑料， 但是在这里， 站在漆黑的沼地里， 听着象这样的叫声，就完全是另外一回事了。 我的伯父死后， 在他躺着的地方， 旁边有猎狗的足迹， 这些都凑在一起了。 我不认为我是个胆小鬼， 华生， 可是那种声音简直把我浑身的血都要凝住了。 您摸摸我的手！”

　　It was as cold as a block of marble.

　　他的手冰凉得象一块石头。