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Full text: Japanese translation and original English

As Watson tries to rise, Holmes grasps his wrist and presses him back into the chair. He insists that any account must be heard by both men together. The visitor asks them to swear absolute secrecy for two years, then again apologizes for speaking to them while still wearing his mask.

I rose to go, but Holmes caught me by the wrist and pushed me back into my chair.私は席を立とうとしたが、ホームズは私の手首をつかんで椅子に押し戻した。
"It is both, or none," said he.「お聞きするなら二人そろってです。さもなければ、どちらもお聞きしません」と彼は言った。
"You may say before this gentleman anything which you may say to me."「私に話せることなら、何でもこの人の前で話してかまいません」
The Count shrugged his broad shoulders.伯爵は広い肩をすくめた。
"Then I must begin," said he, "by binding you both to absolute secrecy for two years; at the end of that time the matter will be of no importance.「では、まず」と彼は言った。「二人には二年間、絶対に秘密を守ると誓ってもらわねばならない。二年たてば、この件はもう何の意味もなくなる。
At present it is not too much to say that it is of such weight it may have an influence upon European history."だが今は、ヨーロッパの歴史を動かしかねないほど重大な事柄だと言っても、言い過ぎではないのだ」
"I promise," said Holmes.「お約束します」とホームズは言った。
"And I."「私もお約束します」
"You will excuse this mask," continued our strange visitor.「この仮面のことは許してもらいたい」と奇妙な客は続けた。
"The august person who employs me wishes his agent to be unknown to you, and I may confess at once that the title by which I have just called myself is not exactly my own."「私を遣わした高貴なお方は、使いの者の素性を君たちに知られたくないとお望みなのだ。それに、すぐに打ち明けてしまうが、いま名乗った称号は、正確には私のものではない」
"I was aware of it," said Holmes dryly.「存じておりました」とホームズはそっけなく言った。