四签名 65线索的中断（9）

"You will be none the worse," I said. "We shall recompense you for the loss of your time.

我道："请不要着急，您所费的时间我们会补报您的。

Sit over here on the sofa, and you will not have long to wait."

请坐在那边沙发上，不久福尔摩斯先生就可以回来了。"

He came across sullenly¹ enough and seated himself with his face resting on his hands.

他很不高兴地用两手掩住了脸，无可奈何地坐在那里。

Jones and I resumed our cigars and our talk.

琼斯和我继续一边吸着我们的雪茄烟一边谈话。

Suddenly, however, Holmes's voice broke in upon us.

刹时间忽然听见福尔摩斯的声音向我们说话。

"I think that you might offer me a cigar too," he said.

"我想你们也应该敬我一支雪茄烟了。"

We both started in our chairs. There was Holmes sitting close to us with an air of quiet amusement.

我们二人从椅上吃惊地跳了起来，旁边坐着福尔摩斯，笑容可掬。

"Holmes!" I exclaimed. "You here! But where is the old man?"

我惊讶地喊道："福尔摩斯！是你吗？那老头哪儿去了？"

"Here is the old man," said he, holding out a heap of white hair. "Here he is–wig, whiskers, eyebrows², and all.

他拿出一把白发，说道："他就在这儿，假发、胡须、眼眉，全在这里。

I thought my disguise was pretty good, but I hardly expected that it would stand that test."

我认为我的化装还不错，可是没有想到把你们也骗住了。"

"Ah, you rogue³!" cried Jones, highly delighted.

琼斯高兴得喊道："啊，你这坏蛋！

"You would have made an actor and a rare one.

你真够得上一个戏剧演员--一个出色的演员，

You had the proper workhouse cough, and those weak legs of yours are worth ten pound a week.

你学工人的咳嗽，还有你腿部的表演每星期足可挣十镑的工资。

I thought I knew the glint of your eye, though. You didn't get away from us so easily, you see."

可是我想我看出你的眼神来了，你还没有把我们骗得完全相信。"

"I have been working in that get-up all day," said he, lighting⁴ his cigar.

他点燃了雪茄烟，说道："我今天整日打扮成这个样子。

"You see, a good many of the criminal classes begin to know me--especially since our friend here took to publishing some of my cases:

你知道，很多的匪徒们已渐渐地认识了我--特别是在咱们这位朋友把我的侦探事迹写成了书之后。

so I can only go on the war-path under some simple disguise like this. You got my wire?"

所以我只好在工作时简单地加以化装。你接到我的电报了吗？"

1 sullenly   

不高兴地，绷着脸，忧郁地

参考例句：

• 'so what?" Tom said sullenly. “那又怎么样呢？”汤姆绷着脸说。
• Emptiness after the paper, I sIt'sullenly in front of the stove. 报看完，想不出能找点什么事做，只好一人坐在火炉旁生气。

2 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。

3 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

4 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。