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My face lengthened at this, Mr. Holmes, for I thought that I was not to have the vacancy after all;
福爾摩斯先生，我聽到這些話感到很沮喪。我當時想，完了，這個職位還是弄不到手。
but after thinking it over for a few minutes he said that it would be all right.
但是他考慮了一會以后又說那沒有關系。
'In the case of another,' said he, 'the objection might be fatal,
他說，'如果是別人的話，這個缺點可能是不幸的。
but we must stretch a point in favour of a man with such a head of hair as yours.
但是，你的頭發長得這么好，對你這樣一個人，我們必須破例照顧。
When shall you be able to enter upon your new duties?'
你什么時候可以來上班？'
'Well, it is a little awkward, for I have a business already,' said I.
我說，'唔，事情有點不好辦，因為我已有了一個鋪子。'
'Oh, never mind about that, Mr. Wilson!' said Vincent Spaulding.
文森特·斯波爾丁說，'那不要緊，
'I should be able to look after that for you.'
我能替你照管你的生意。'
'What would be the hours?' I asked. 'Ten to two.'
我問，'上班時間是幾點到幾點？''上午十點到下午兩點。'
Now a pawnbroker's business is mostly done of an evening, Mr. Holmes,
福爾摩斯先生，開當票的人的買賣多半在晚上，
especially Thursday and Friday evening, which is just before pay-day;
特別是在星期四、星期五晚上，這正是發薪前兩天，
so it would suit me very well to earn a little in the mornings.
所以在上午多賺幾個錢對我是很合適的。
Besides, I knew that my assistant was a good man, and that he would see to anything that turned up.
而且我知道我的伙計人挺不錯，要有什么事他是會照料好的。
'That would suit me very well,' said I. 'And the pay?'
我說，'這對我很合適。薪金多少？'
'Is 4 pounds a week.' 'And the work?' 'Is purely nominal.'
'每周四英鎊。''那工作怎么樣？''只是掛掛名而已。'
'What do you call purely nominal?'
'你說掛掛名是什么意思？'
'Well, you have to be in the office, or at least in the building, the whole time.
'唔，在整個辦公時間你必須呆在辦公室里，或者至少在那樓房里呆著；
If you leave, you forfeit your whole position forever. The will is very clear upon that point.
如果你離開，那你就是永遠放棄了你的整個職位。對于這一點在遺囑上說得很清楚。
You don't comply with the conditions if you budge from the office during that time.'
如果你在這段時間里稍微離開一下辦公室，那就是沒有按照條件辦事。'
