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The Boscombe Valley Mystery
博斯科姆比溪谷秘案
We were seated at breakfast one morning, my wife and I, when the maid brought in a telegram.
一天早上，正當我和我的妻子在一起進早餐的時候，我們的女仆送來了一封電報。
It was from Sherlock Holmes and ran in this way: Have you a couple of days to spare?
那是歇洛克·福爾摩斯打來的，電報內容是這樣的：能否抽暇數日？
Have just been wired for from the west of England in connection with Boscombe Valley tragedy.
頃獲英國西部為博斯科姆比溪谷慘案事來電。
Shall be glad if you will come with me. Air and scenery perfect. Leave Paddington by the 11:15.
如能駕臨，不勝欣幸。該地空氣及景致極佳。望十一時十五分從帕丁頓起程。
"What do you say, dear?" said my wife, looking across at me. "Will you go?"
"親愛的，你看怎么樣？"我的妻子隔著餐桌看著我說，"你想去嗎？"
"I really don't know what to say. I have a fairly long list at present."
"我真不知道怎么說才好。我現在要做的事情多得很。"
"Oh, Anstruther would do your work for you. You have been looking a little pale lately.
"噢，安斯特魯瑟會替你把工作做了的。你最近臉色有點蒼白。
I think that the change would do you good, and you are always so interested in Mr. Sherlock Holmes's cases."
我想，換換環境對你是有好處的，何況你又總是對歇洛克·福爾摩斯偵查的案件那么感興趣。"
"I should be ungrateful if I were not, seeing what I gained through one of them," I answered.
"想想我從他辦案中得到的教益，我要不去，那就太對不起他了。"我回答道，
"But if I am to go, I must pack at once, for I have only half an hour."
"但是，如果我要去的話，就得立即收拾行裝，因為現在離出發的時間只有半個小時了。"
My experience of camp life in Afghanistan had at least had the effect of making me a prompt and ready traveller.
我在阿富汗度過的戎馬生涯，至少使我養成了行動敏捷、幾乎可以隨時動身的習慣。
My wants were few and simple, so that in less than the time stated I was in a cab with my valise, rattling away to Paddington Station.
我隨身攜帶的生活必需豈不多，所以在半小時內我就帶著我的旅行皮包上了出租馬車，車聲轔轔地駛向帕丁頓車站。
Sherlock Holmes was pacing up and down the platform,
歇洛克·福爾摩斯在站臺上踱來踱去，
his tall, gaunt figure made even gaunter and taller by his long gray travelling-cloak and close-fitting cloth cap.
他穿著一件長長的灰色旅行斗篷，戴著一頂緊緊箍著頭的便帽；他那枯瘦細長的身軀就顯得更加突出了。
"It is really very good of you to come, Watson," said he.
"華生，你能來真是太好了，"他說道，
"It makes a considerable difference to me, having someone with me on whom I can thoroughly rely.
"有個完全靠得住的人和我在一起，情況就大不相同了。
Local aid is always either worthless or else biassed. If you will keep the two corner seats I shall get the tickets."
地方上的協助往往不是毫無價值，就是帶有偏見。你去占著那角落里的兩個座位，我買票去。"
