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Bring Me the Books
The dealer is tired of being questioned about his suppliers, so Holmes claims that he has five pounds riding on whether the bird he ate was country-bred. Breckinridge insists it was raised in town and refuses to yield. As each man challenges the other, the argument becomes increasingly difficult for either to abandon.
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The dealer is tired of being questioned about his suppliers, so Holmes claims that he has five pounds riding on whether the bird he ate was country-bred. Breckinridge insists it was raised in town and refuses to yield. As each man challenges the other, the argument becomes increasingly difficult for either to abandon.
"D'you think you know more about fowls than I, who have handled them ever since I was a nipper?「ガキのころから鳥を扱ってきた俺より、あんたのほうが詳しいとでも思ってんのか？
I tell you, all those birds that went to the Alpha were town bred."いいか、アルファ亭に行った鳥はどれも町育ちだ」
"You'll never persuade me to believe that."「何と言われようと、そんな話は信じませんよ」
"Will you bet, then?"「じゃあ、賭けるか？」
"It's merely taking your money, for I know that I am right.「あなたのお金をいただくだけのことですよ。私が正しいのは分かっているのですから。
But I'll have a sovereign on with you, just to teach you not to be obstinate."ですが、強情を張るものではないと教えてさしあげるために、1 ポンド金貨を一枚賭けましょう」
The salesman chuckled grimly.商人は凄みのある含み笑いをした。
"Bring me the books, Bill," said he.「ビル、帳簿を持ってこい」と彼は言った。
The small boy brought round a small thin volume and a great greasy-backed one, laying them out together beneath the hanging lamp.小僧が薄い小型の帳面と、背の脂じみた大きな台帳を持ってきて、つり下げたランプの下に並べて広げた。