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I waited until midnight, but there was no sign of his return, so I retired to my room.
我一直等到半夜，還是沒見他回來，我就回房休息去了。
It was no uncommon thing for him to be away for days and nights on end when he was hot upon a scent, so that his lateness caused me no surprise.
他連續幾天幾夜外出跟蹤緊追一個線索是常有的事，因而他今天遲遲不歸并不使我奇怪。
I do not know at what hour he came in,
我不知道他是什么時候回來的，
but when I came down to breakfast in the morning there he was with a cup of coffee in one hand and the paper in the other, as fresh and trim as possible.
但是當我早晨下樓進早餐時，只見他已經坐在那里了，一只手端著一杯咖啡，另一只手拿著一份報紙，精神飽滿，雍容整潔。
"You will excuse my beginning without you, Watson," said he, "but you remember that our client has rather an early appointment this morning."
"對不起，華生，我沒等你便先吃起來了。"他說，"但是你不要忘記我們的委托人今天上午和我們的約會。"
"Why, it is after nine now," I answered. "I should not be surprised if that were he. I thought I heard a ring."
"怎么，現在已過九點鐘了，"我回答說，"我想一定是他在叫門。我聽到了門鈴響。"
It was, indeed, our friend the financier.
果然，來的正是我們這位金融家朋友。
I was shocked by the change which had come over him, for his face which was naturally of a broad and massive mould,
他身上發生的變化，使我感到非常震驚，因為他天生又寬闊又結實的臉龐，
was now pinched and fallen in, while his hair seemed to me at least a shade whiter.
現在消瘦并癟了下去，他的頭發好象也比以前更灰白了。
He entered with a weariness and lethargy which was even more painful than his violence of the morning before,
他帶著萎靡困頓的倦容走了進來，顯得比前一天早晨那種狂暴的樣子更加痛苦，
and he dropped heavily into the armchair which I pushed forward for him.
他沉重地跌坐在我推給他的扶手椅上。
