福爾摩斯探案集·綠玉皇冠案 第8期:貴重的抵押物(4)

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"Seeing that my client was anxious to leave, I said no more;

"見到我的委托人急于離去，我便不再說什么，

but, calling for my cashier, I ordered him to pay over fifty 1000 pounds notes.

當(dāng)即召來出納員，叫他支給委托人五十張票面一千英鎊的鈔票。

When I was alone once more, however, with the precious case lying upon the table in front of me,

當(dāng)我再次獨(dú)自一人在辦公室里時(shí)，對(duì)著放在我面前桌子上的這只貴重的盒子，

I could not but think with some misgivings of the immense responsibility which it entailed upon me.

我不免對(duì)需要承擔(dān)這樣巨大的責(zé)任而感到有點(diǎn)忐忑不安。

There could be no doubt that, as it was a national possession,

無疑因?yàn)樗且患?guó)寶，倘若它遭到任何意外，

a horrible scandal would ensue if any misfortune should occur to it.

接踵而來的必定是可怕的公憤。

I already regretted having ever consented to take charge of it.

我已經(jīng)開始后悔我當(dāng)時(shí)為什么竟會(huì)同意負(fù)責(zé)保管它。

However, it was too late to alter the matter now, so I locked it up in my private safe and turned once more to my work.

然而，已來不及作任何改變了，我只好將它鎖在我私人的保險(xiǎn)箱里，然后繼續(xù)工作。

When evening came I felt that it would be an imprudence to leave so precious a thing in the office behind me.

到傍晚，我覺得把這么貴重的東西放在辦公室里未免太不謹(jǐn)慎。

Bankers' safes had been forced before now, and why should not mine be?

在此之前，銀行的保險(xiǎn)箱曾經(jīng)被人撬過，怎見得我的保險(xiǎn)箱就不會(huì)被撬？

If so, how terrible would be the position in which I should find myself!

萬一出了這種事，我的處境該是多么可怕??！

I determined, therefore, that for the next few days I would always carry the case backward and forward with me,

因此我決定在往后幾天，來來去去都要隨身攜帶著這只盒子，

so that it might never be really out of my reach.

使它實(shí)際上和我一刻都寸步不離。

With this intention, I called a cab and drove out to my house at Streatham, carrying the jewel with me.

這樣決定以后，我就雇了一輛出租馬車帶著這件珍寶回到在斯特里特哈姆的家里。

I did not breathe freely until I had taken it upstairs and locked it in the bureau of my dressing-room."

我將它拿到樓上，鎖在我起居室的大柜櫥里，這才松了一口氣。"