巴斯克维尔的猎犬 巴斯克维尔的猎犬（11）

 

The front door was open, so we rushed in and hurried from room to room to the amazementof a doddering old manservant, who met us in the passage. There was no light save in thedining-room, but Holmes caught up the lamp and left no corner of the house unexplored. No signcould we see of the man whom we were chasing. On the upper floor, however, one of the bedroomdoors was locked.

前门开着， 我们一冲而入， 匆忙地由这间屋走进那间屋， 在过道里遇到了一个惊恐万分的、 衰老的男仆。 除了 饭厅之外， 哪里也没有灯光。 福尔摩斯急忙地把灯弄亮， 房子里面没有一个角落未被找遍， 但是丝毫没有看到我们所追寻的那人的踪影， 最后在二楼上发现有一间寝室的门被锁了起来。

"There's someone in here," cried Lestrade. "I can hear a movement. Open this door!"“里面有人！” 雷斯垂德喊了起来， “我听到里面有东西在动。 把这门打开！”

A faint moaning and rustling came from within. Holmes struck the door just over the lockwith the flat of his foot and it flew open. Pistol in hand, we all three rushed into the room.

从里面传出了低弱的呻吟和沙沙的声音。 福尔摩斯用脚底板往门锁上面一蹬， 一下子就把门踢开了。 我们三人端着手枪冲进屋去。

But there was no sign within it of that desperate and defiant villain whom we expected to see.

Instead we were faced by an object so strange and so unexpected that we stood for a momentstaring at it in amazement.

可是屋里并没有我们想要找的那个不顾一切、 胆大妄为的坏蛋。 面前却是一件非常奇怪而又想象不到的东西， 我们惊愕得呆立在那里望着。