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"When we were taking coffee in the drawing-room that night after dinner, I told Arthur and Mary my experience,
"那天晚上我吃過晚飯在客廳里喝咖啡時，把這件事的經(jīng)過講給阿瑟和瑪麗聽，
and of the precious treasure which we had under our roof, suppressing only the name of my client.
并且告訴他們那件貴重的寶物現(xiàn)在就在屋子里，我只是把委托人的名字瞞著沒提。
Lucy Parr, who had brought in the coffee, had, I am sure, left the room; but I cannot swear that the door was closed.
我肯定露茜·帕爾在端來咖啡以后就離開了房間，但是她出去時是否將門帶上了，我就不敢肯定了。
Mary and Arthur were much interested and wished to see the famous coronet, but I thought it better not to disturb it.
瑪麗和阿瑟聽了很感興趣，并想見識見識這頂著名的皇冠，但是我想還是別去動它為好。
'Where have you put it?' asked Arthur.
"'你把它放在哪里了？'阿瑟問道。
'In my own bureau.'
'在我自己的柜子里。'
'Well, I hope to goodness the house won't be burgled during the night,' said he.
'唔，但愿夜里不會被偷走才好。'他說。
'It is locked up,' I answered.
'柜子鎖上了。'我回答說。
'Oh, any old key will fit that bureau. When I was a youngster I have opened it myself with the key of the box-room cupboard.'
'哎，那個柜子隨便什么舊鑰匙都能開的。我小時候親自用廚房食品櫥的鑰匙開過它。'
He often had a wild way of talking, so that I thought little of what he said.
他常常說話輕率，所以他說些什么我是很少考慮的。
He followed me to my room, however, that night with a very grave face.
然而，那天晚上他跟著我來到我的房間里，臉色十分沉重。
'Look here, dad,' said he with his eyes cast down, 'can you let me have 200 pounds?'
'爹，'他垂著眼皮說，'你能不能給我二百英鎊？'
'No, I cannot!' I answered sharply. 'I have been far too generous with you in money matters.'
'不，我不能！'我嚴(yán)厲地回答說，'在金錢方面我一向?qū)δ氵^于慷慨了！'
'You have been very kind,' said he, 'but I must have this money, or else I can never show my face inside the club again.'
'你向來極其仁慈，'他說，'但是我非得有這筆錢不可，否則，我就一輩子無顏再進那俱樂部了！'
'And a very good thing, too!' I cried.
'那再好不過了！'我嚷著。
'Yes, but you would not have me leave it a dishonoured man,' said he.
'是的。但是你不會讓我不名譽地離開它吧，'他說。
'I could not bear the disgrace.
'那樣丟臉我可忍受不了。
I must raise the money in some way, and if you will not let me have it, then I must try other means.'
我必須設(shè)法籌集這筆錢，如果你不肯給我，那我就得試試別的法子。'
I was very angry, for this was the third demand during the month.
我當(dāng)時非常生氣，因為這是這個月里他第三次問我要錢。
'You shall not have a farthing from me,' I cried, on which he bowed and left the room without another word."
'你別想從我這里得到一便士，'我大聲說，于是他鞠了一躬，一言不發(fā)就離開了房間。"
