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"I am afraid, Watson, that I shall have to go," said Holmes as we sat down together to our breakfast one morning.
一天早晨，我們一起用早餐，福爾摩斯說道："華生，恐怕我只好去一次了。"
"Go! Where to?"
"去一次？！上哪兒？"
"To Dartmoor; to King's Pyland."
"到達(dá)特穆爾，去金斯皮蘭。"
I was not surprised. Indeed, my only wonder was that he had not already been mixed up in this extraordinary case,
我聽了并不驚奇。老實說，我本來感到奇怪的是，福爾摩斯并沒有過問一件離奇古怪的案件，
which was the one topic of conversation through the length and breadth of England.
目前該案件在英國各地到處都在談?wù)撝?/div>
For a whole day my companion had rambled about the room with his chin upon his chest and his brows knitted,
他整日里緊皺雙眉，低頭沉思，在屋內(nèi)走來走去，
charging and recharging his pipe with the strongest black tobacco, and absolutely deaf to any of my questions or remarks.
裝上一斗又一斗的烈性煙葉，吸個沒完，對我提出的問題和議論，完全置之不理。
Fresh editions of every paper had been sent up by our news agent, only to be glanced over and tossed down into a corner.
報刊經(jīng)售人給我們送來當(dāng)天的各種報紙，他也僅僅稍一過目就扔到一旁。
Yet, silent as he was, I knew perfectly well what it was over which he was brooding.
然而，盡管他沉默不語，我完全清楚地知道，福爾摩斯正在仔細(xì)考慮著什么。
There was but one problem before the public which could challenge his powers of analysis,
當(dāng)前，人們面前只有一個問題，迫切需要福爾摩斯的分析推論智能去解決，
and that was the singular disappearance of the favourite for the Wessex Cup, and the tragic murder of its trainer.
那就是韋塞克斯杯錦標(biāo)賽中的名駒奇異的失蹤和馴馬師的慘死。
When, therefore, he suddenly announced his intention of setting out for the scene of the drama,
所以，他突然聲稱，他打算出發(fā)去調(diào)查這件戲劇性的奇案，
it was only what I had both expected and hoped for.
這不出我所料，也正中我下懷。
