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"Well, Mr. Holmes, from the moment that I understood that there was something about that suite of rooms which I was not to know,
"唔，福爾摩斯先生，自從我明白這套房間里有些東西不讓我知道，
I was all on fire to go over them. It was not mere curiosity, though I have my share of that.
我心里更加熱切地想要查出個究竟。與其說這是我的好奇心，雖然我和別人一樣好奇，
It was more a feeling of duty -- a feeling that some good might come from my penetrating to this place.
倒不如說是責任感，一種認為由于我識破這個地方的內幕說不定可以做出什么好事來的感覺。
They talk of woman's instinct; perhaps it was woman's instinct which gave me that feeling.
人們談論女人的本能，也許就是女人的本能使我有那樣的感覺。
At any rate, it was there, and I was keenly on the lookout for any chance to pass the forbidden door.
不管怎么說，的確是有這種感覺，我密切地注意有什么機會可以沖過這道禁止入內的門。
It was only yesterday that the chance came.
直到昨天，這機會才來了。
I may tell you that, besides Mr. Rucastle, both Toller and his wife find something to do in these deserted rooms,
我可以告訴你，除了魯卡斯爾先生外，還有托勒和他的妻子都曾在這空房間里忙些什么，
and I once saw him carrying a large black linen bag with him through the door.
我有一次看見托勒抱著個大黑布袋從那房里出來。
Recently he has been drinking hard, and yesterday evening he was very drunk;
最近，他時常恣意酗酒。昨天晚上他喝得酩酊大醉，
and when I came upstairs there was the key in the door. I have no doubt at all that he had left it there.
我上樓時，發現鑰匙還插在門上，我毫不疑心是他留在那里的。
Mr. and Mrs. Rucastle were both downstairs, and the child was with them, so that I had an admirable opportunity.
魯卡斯爾先生和太太當時都在樓下，那孩子也和他們在一起，真是難得的好機會。
I turned the key gently in the lock, opened the door, and slipped through."
我輕輕地把鑰匙一轉，開了那扇門，然后悄悄地溜了進去。"
