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After the long silence, calm returns to the Baker Street sitting room. Only the fire burns softly in the winter night. Holmes reaches for his familiar clay pipe and, with Watson as his attentive listener, begins to explain his view of how this strange affair should finally be brought to an end.

"After all, Watson," said Holmes, reaching up his hand for his clay pipe, "I am not retained by the police to supply their deficiencies.「結局のところ、ワトソン」と、ホームズは陶製のパイプに手を伸ばしながら言った。「私は警察の手落ちを埋め合わせるために雇われているわけではないのだよ。
If Horner were in danger it would be another thing; but this fellow will not appear against him, and the case must collapse.ホーナーが危うい立場にあるというなら話は別だ。だが、この男がホーナーに不利な証言をすることはないのだから、訴えは成り立たなくなるはずだ。
I suppose that I am commuting a felony, but it is just possible that I am saving a soul.私は重罪を見逃しているのだろう。だが、ひとりの人間の魂を救っているということも、ありえなくはない。
This fellow will not go wrong again; he is too terribly frightened.あの男はもう二度と道を誤るまい。すっかり震え上がっているからね。
Send him to gaol now, and you make him a gaol-bird for life.今あの男を牢獄に送れば、一生、牢獄を出たり入ったりする人間にしてしまう。
Besides, it is the season of forgiveness.それに、今は許しの季節だ。
Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and its solution is its own reward.偶然が、私たちの前に実に奇妙で風変わりな問題を運んできてくれた。それを解いたこと自体が、何よりの報酬なのだ。
If you will have the goodness to touch the bell, Doctor, we will begin another investigation, in which, also a bird will be the chief feature."すまないが呼び鈴を鳴らしてくれたまえ、先生。もう一つの調査を始めるとしよう。そちらでもやはり、鳥が主役になるはずだ」