《巴斯克威尔猎犬》 37沼地上的那个人(2)

We went up onto the roof, and we did not have to wait long. There was someone moving on a hill in front of the house.

我们到了屋顶上，我们并不需久等。有人正在屋前的小山上移动着。

I looked through the telescope¹ and saw a small boy with a bag over his shoulder.

我透过望远镜观察并看到肩上扛着一个包的小男孩。

He looked around to make sure that noboay was following him, and then he disappeared over the hill.

他向四处张望着以确保没人跟踪他，后来就在山那边不见了。

"Remember that I don't want the police to know my secret, Dr² Watson,"

“记住：我不想叫警方知道我的秘密，华生医生，”

Frankland reminded me. "I'm too angry with them at the moment to help them."

费兰克兰提醒我说。“我现在对他们太生气了，以至于都不想帮他们的忙。”

I agreed not to tell the police, and said goodbye.I walked along the road while Frankland was watching me,

我同意不告诉警方并道了别。弗兰克兰望着我时我便顺着大路走，

but as soon as I was round the corner, I went towards the hill where we had seen the boy.

但是一转过弯我就朝着看到小男孩的那座小山走去。

The sun was already going down when I reached the top of the hill.I could not see the boy,

当我到达山顶时，太阳已经就要落山了。我看不见那个小男孩，

and there was nothing else in that lonely place Beneath me on the other side of the hill was a circle of old stone huts⁴.

在这个荒凉的地方也没有旁人。在我下面的山坡的另一旁有一些围成一圈的古老的石屋。

In the middle of the circle was one hut³ that had a better roof than the others, so it would keep out the wind and the rain.

中间有一栋屋顶比其他的要好一些的石屋，因此它可以挡风避雨。

This must be the place where the mysterious man was hiding! I would soon know his secret.

这一定就是那位神秘人士的藏身之处了。我不久就可知晓他的秘密了。

As I walked towards the hut, I saw that someone had certainly been using it. A path had been worn⁵ up to the door.

当我朝着石屋走去时，我意识到一定有人用过这地方。一条小路已被人踩出，一直通向房门。

I took my revolver out of my pocket, and checked that it was ready to fire.

我从衣兜里取出了左轮手枪，并确认它可以随时射发了。

I walked quickly and quietly up to the hut, and looked inside. The place was empty.

我快速、轻盈地向小屋走去，并向屋里望了望。里面空空如也。

1 telescope   

n.望远镜

参考例句：

• I looked through a telescope.我用望远镜看东西。
• Many stars are invisible without a telescope.许多星辰不用望远镜便看不见。

2 Dr   

n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）

参考例句：

• Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
• The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。

3 hut   

n.棚子；简陋的小房子

参考例句：

• The hut is in the midst of the forest.小屋在森林深处。
• The poor old man lived in a little wooden hut.那个贫穷的老人住在一间小木屋内。

4 huts   

n.小屋，棚屋( hut的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The huts they lived in were sordid and filthy beyond belief. 他们住的小房真是异乎寻常地脏。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The storm flattened the flimsy wooden huts that the villagers lived in. 风暴刮平了村民们居住的脆弱的木屋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 worn   

adj.用旧的，疲倦的；vbl.wear的过去分词

参考例句：

• The child's trousers have worn through at the knees.孩子裤子的膝盖处磨破了。
• My shoes are worn out.我的鞋子穿坏了。