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The List of Suppliers
Holmes and the dealer agree to wager a sovereign on whether the Alpha Inn's geese were country-bred or town-bred. Certain that he will win, Breckinridge laughs fiercely and orders his boy Bill to fetch the account books. A thin notebook and a large, grease-stained ledger are placed beneath the lamp.
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Holmes and the dealer agree to wager a sovereign on whether the Alpha Inn's geese were country-bred or town-bred. Certain that he will win, Breckinridge laughs fiercely and orders his boy Bill to fetch the account books. A thin notebook and a large, grease-stained ledger are placed beneath the lamp.
"Now then, Mr. Cocksure," said the salesman, "I thought that I was out of geese, but before I finish you'll find that there is still one left in my shop.「さあて、自信満々の旦那」と商人は言った。「ガチョウは売り切れたと思ってたが、話が済むころには、うちの店にまだ間抜けなのが 一羽残ってたと分かるだろうよ。
You see this little book?"この小さい帳面が見えるか？」
"Well?"「それで？」
"That's the list of the folk from whom I buy.「こいつは俺が仕入れてる相手の一覧だ。
D'you see?分かるか？
Well, then, here on this page are the country folk, and the numbers after their names are where their accounts are in the big ledger.いいか、このページにあるのが田舎の連中で、名前のあとの数字は、でかい台帳のどこにそいつの勘定が載ってるかって番号だ。
Now, then!さあ、それでだ！
You see this other page in red ink?赤インクで書いた、こっちのページが見えるか？
Well, that is a list of my town suppliers.こいつは町の仕入れ先の一覧だ。
Now, look at that third name.さて、その 3 番目の名前を見てみな。
Just read it out to me."ちょっと声に出して読んでみろ」