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"But have you got the robber's description?" asked Stuart.
斯圖爾特反問道：“那你知道那個(gè)賊的相貌嗎？”
"In the first place, he is no robber at all," returned Ralph, positively.
“首先，那個(gè)人并不是賊，”高杰·拉爾夫鄭重其事地說。
"What! A fellow who makes off with fifty-five thousand pounds, no robber?"
“什么！那家伙偷走了55000英鎊還不是個(gè)賊？”
"No."
“不是。”
"Perhaps he's a manufacturer, then."
“那或許他是個(gè)制造商。”
"The Daily Telegraph says that he is a gentleman."
“《每日電訊報(bào)》說他是一位紳士。”
It was Phileas Fogg who made this remark. He entered into the conversation. The affair they were talking about had occurred three days before at the Bank of England. A pack of banknotes worth 55,000 pounds had been taken from the chief cashier's table, while he was writing the receipt of three shillings and sixpence. Of course, he could not have his eyes everywhere. The Bank of England has confidence in the honesty of the public. There are neither guards nor gratings to protect its treasures: gold, silver, banknotes.
說這句話的人不是別人，正是福克。他加入到這場(chǎng)談話中。他們所討論的是三天前發(fā)生在英格蘭銀行的盜竊案。總出納員在寫一張三先令六便士的收據(jù)時(shí)，一疊55000英鎊的鈔票被人從總出納員的柜臺(tái)上拿走了。當(dāng)然，他不可能眼觀六路、耳聽八方。英格蘭銀行相信公眾的誠(chéng)實(shí)，他們既沒設(shè)保安，也沒設(shè)防護(hù)網(wǎng)來保護(hù)他們的資產(chǎn)：黃金、白銀和鈔票。
As soon as the robbery was discovered, detectives hurried to Liverpool, Glasgow, New York, and other ports, for the reward of two thousand pounds, and five per cent of the sum that might be recovered.
事發(fā)后一批密探匆忙趕到利物浦、格拉斯哥、紐約及其他港口。破獲此案的人不但可以獲得2000英鎊的獎(jiǎng)金，而且還可以獲得追回的贓款的5%。
