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Sherlock Holmes was not very communicative during the long drive
在漫長的道路上，歇洛克·福爾摩斯很少講話；
and lay back in the cab humming the tunes which he had heard in the afternoon.
他在車廂的座位上向后靠著，口里哼著當天下午聽過的樂曲。
We rattled through an endless labyrinth of gas-lit streets until we emerged into Farrington Street.
馬車轔轔地在沒有盡頭、迷津似的點著許多煤氣燈的馬路上行駛，一直到了法林頓街。
"We are close there now," my friend remarked.
我的朋友說，“現在我們離那里不遠了。
"This fellow Merryweather is a bank director, and personally interested in the matter.
梅里韋瑟這人是個銀行董事，他本人對這個案子很感興趣。
I thought it as well to have Jones with us also.
我想讓瓊斯也和我們一塊來有好處。
He is not a bad fellow, though an absolute imbecile in his profession. He has one positive virtue.
這個人不錯，雖然就他的本行來說，他純粹是個笨蛋。
He is as brave as a bulldog and as tenacious as a lobster if he gets his claws upon anyone.
不過他有一個值得肯定的優點，一旦他抓住了罪犯，他勇猛得象條獒狗，頑強得象頭龍蝦。
Here we are, and they are waiting for us."
好，我們到了，他們正在等我們。"
We had reached the same crowded thoroughfare in which we had found ourselves in the morning.
我們到達上午去過的那條平常人來人往擁擠不堪的大馬路。
Our cabs were dismissed, and, following the guidance of Mr. Merryweather,
把馬車打發走了以后，在梅里韋瑟先生的帶領下，
we passed down a narrow passage and through a side door, which he opened for us.
走過一條狹窄的通道，經由他給我們打開的旁門進去。
Within there was a small corridor, which ended in a very massive iron gate.
在里面有條小走廊，走廊盡頭是扇巨大的鐵門。
This also was opened, and led down a flight of winding stone steps, which terminated at another formidable gate.
梅里韋瑟先生把那扇鐵門打開，進門后是盤旋式石板臺階通向另一扇令人望而生畏的大門。
Mr. Merryweather stopped to light a lantern, and then conducted us down a dark, earth-smelling passage,
梅里韋瑟先生停下來把提燈點著，然后領我們往下沿著一條有一股泥土氣息的通道走下去，
and so, after opening a third door, into a huge vault or cellar, which was piled all round with crates and massive boxes.
然后再打開第三道門，便進入了一個龐大的拱頂的地下室。地下室周圍堆滿了板條箱和很大的箱子。
