福爾摩斯探案集·工程師大拇指案 第20期:被砍掉的大拇指(6)

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But I am somewhat headstrong by nature, and the more ready to engage in an affair when there is some obstacle in the way.

但是我這個人天生有點固執(zhí)，在從事某項工作而遇到阻礙時，就會更加堅持不懈。

I thought of my fifty-guinea fee, of my wearisome journey, and of the unpleasant night which seemed to be before me.

我想到我那五十畿尼的酬金，那一趟疲憊的旅行，還有看來擺在我面前的將是一個很不愉快的夜晚。

Was it all to go for nothing?

是否這一切都毫無代價地讓它們付諸東流呢？

Why should I slink away without having carried out my commission, and without the payment which was my due?

為什么我不完成委托給我的任務(wù)，也不領(lǐng)取我應(yīng)得的報酬就偷偷逃走呢？

This woman might, for all I knew, be a monomaniac.

就我所看到的，她可能是個偏執(zhí)狂的女人。

With a stout bearing, therefore, though her manner had shaken me more than I cared to confess,

因此，盡管她的神態(tài)給我的震動大大超過了我所愿意承認(rèn)的程度，

I still shook my head and declared my intention of remaining where I was.

我卻態(tài)度堅定，依舊搖搖頭，表明我要留在那里的意圖。

She was about to renew her entreaties when a door slammed overhead,

她正要重新提出她的懇求，這時只聽見樓上有很響的關(guān)門聲，

and the sound of several footsteps was heard upon the stairs.

接著就聽到樓梯上的一些腳步聲。

She listened for an instant, threw up her hands with a despairing gesture,

她傾聽了片刻，舉起雙手做了一個絕望的姿勢，

and vanished as suddenly and as noiselessly as she had come.

便和她來時一樣，悄無聲息地遽然消失了。