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Suddenly there was the momentary gleam of a light up in the direction of the ventilator, which vanished immediately,
突然，從通氣孔那個方向閃現出一道瞬刻即逝的亮光，
but was succeeded by a strong smell of burning oil and heated metal.
隨之而來的是一股燃燒煤油和加熱金屬的強烈氣味。
Someone in the next room had lit a dark-lantern.
隔壁房間里有人點著了一盞遮光燈。
I heard a gentle sound of movement, and then all was silent once more, though the smell grew stronger.
我聽到了輕輕挪動的聲音，接著，一切又都沉寂下來，可是那氣味卻越來越濃。
For half an hour I sat with straining ears.
我豎起耳朵坐了足足半個小時。
Then suddenly another sound became audible -- a very gentle, soothing sound,
突然，我聽到另一種聲音，一種非常柔和輕緩的聲音，
like that of a small jet of steam escaping continually from a kettle.
就像燒開了的水壺嘶嘶地噴著氣。
The instant that we heard it,
在我們聽到這聲音的一瞬間，
Holmes sprang from the bed, struck a match, and lashed furiously with his cane at the bell-pull.
福爾摩斯從床上跳了起來，劃著了一根火柴，用他那根藤鞭猛烈地抽打那鈴繩。
"You see it, Watson?" he yelled. "You see it?"
"你看見了沒有，華生？"他大聲地嚷著，"你看見了沒有？"
But I saw nothing. At the moment when Holmes struck the light I heard a low, clear whistle,
可是我什么也沒有看見。就在福爾摩斯劃著火柴的時候，我聽到一聲低沉、清晰的口哨聲，
but the sudden glare flashing into my weary eyes made it impossible for me to tell what it was at which my friend lashed so savagely.
但是，突如其來的耀眼亮光照著我疲倦的眼睛，使我看不清我朋友正在拼命抽打的是什么東西。
I could, however, see that his face was deadly pale and filled with horror and loathing.
可是我卻看到，他的臉死一樣地蒼白，滿臉恐怖和憎惡的表情。
