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"Well, Jonathan Small," said Holmes, lighting a cigar, "I am sorry that it has come to this."
福爾摩斯燃上了一支雪茄煙，說道："瓊諾贊·斯茂，我真不高興看到事情竟弄到了這樣的結(jié)局。"
"And so am I, sir," he answered frankly.
他直率地答道："先生，我也不愿意啊。
"I don't believe that I can swing over the job.
這條命，我想也逃不過去了。
I give you my word on the book that I never raised hand against Mr. Sholto.
可是我向您發(fā)誓，我實(shí)在沒有想殺害舒爾托先生，
It was that little hell-hound, Tonga, who shot one of his cursed darts into him.
是那個(gè)惡鬼童格射出一支混帳的毒刺害死他的。
I had no part in it, sir. I was as grieved as if it had been my blood-relation.
先生，我是毫不知情的。舒爾托先生的死叫我很不好受。
I welted the little devil with the slack end of the rope for it,
我用繩子鞭打了那小鬼一頓，
but it was done, and I could not undo it again."
可是人已經(jīng)死了又有什么辦法呢！"
"Have a cigar," said Holmes; "and you had best take a pull out of my flask, for you are very wet.
福爾摩斯道："你先吸一支雪茄煙。你看你全身都濕透了，喝一些我瓶子里的酒先暖和暖和吧。
How could you expect so small and weak a man as this black fellow to overpower Mr. Sholto and hold him while you were climbing the rope?"
我問你，你在爬繩上去的時(shí)候，你怎么會(huì)知道那矮小無力的黑小子能夠敵得住舒爾托先生呢？"
"You seem to know as much about it as if you were there, sir.
"先生，您說這話好象親眼看見過似的。
The truth is that I hoped to find the room clear.
我本以為那屋里是沒有人的，
I knew the habits of the house pretty well, and it was the time when Mr. Sholto usually went down to his supper.
我對(duì)那里的生活習(xí)慣都很清楚，那個(gè)時(shí)候是舒爾托先生氣常下樓吃晚飯的時(shí)候。
I shall make no secret of the business. The best defence that I can make is just the simple truth.
我絲毫也不隱瞞，我以為說實(shí)話就是我最好的辯護(hù)。
Now, if it had been the old major I would have swung for him with a light heart.
當(dāng)時(shí)要是那個(gè)老少校在屋里，那我就會(huì)毫不憐惜地掐死他。
I would have thought no more of knifing him than of smoking this cigar.
我殺了他和吸這支雪茄煙沒有什么區(qū)別。
But it's cursed hard that I should be lagged over this young Sholto, with whom I had no quarrel whatever."
現(xiàn)在竟因?yàn)樾∈鏍柾卸刮冶魂P(guān)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄，實(shí)在令人痛心，因?yàn)槲液退麖膩頉]有任何糾葛。"
