よみうち英語Read the classics by typingNotes Scene 56: The King Arrives
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The King bursts in during breakfast and eagerly asks whether Holmes has the photograph. Holmes answers that he has not, though the prospects are good. The impatient King has his own carriage waiting, so there is no need to summon a cab. All three set out again for Briony Lodge.
Japanese in this scene
- とっていると
- 食事をとる means having a meal. The following と introduces an event occurring while that action is underway.
- 待ちきれない
- Verb stem + きれない means being unable to do something completely or to the limit. 待ちきれない means being unable to wait any longer.
- 話が早い
- 話が早い is an idiom meaning that arrangements can proceed quickly or are easy to settle.
Background
- Brougham
- Developed in the nineteenth century, this small enclosed carriage had a projecting driver’s seat at the front. It was a wealthy household’s private vehicle, above the status of a hired cab. Even incognito, the King uses transport appropriate to his rank.
Full text: original English and Japanese translation
I slept at Baker Street that night, and we were engaged upon our toast and coffee in the morning when the King of Bohemia rushed into the room.
その夜、私はベイカー街に泊まり、翌朝、二人でトーストとコーヒーの朝食をとっていると、ボヘミア国王が部屋に駆け込んできた。
"You have really got it!" he cried, grasping Sherlock Holmes by either shoulder and looking eagerly into his face.
「本当に手に入れたのだな！」と国王は叫び、シャーロック・ホームズの両肩をつかんで、その顔を食い入るようにのぞき込んだ。
"Not yet."
「まだです」
"But you have hopes?"
「だが、見込みはあるのだな？」
"I have hopes."
「見込みはあります」
"Then, come. I am all impatience to be gone."
「では、行こう。私はもう待ちきれないのだ」
"We must have a cab."
「辻馬車を呼ばなくてはなりません」
"No, my brougham is waiting."
「いや、私の箱馬車を待たせてある」
"Then that will simplify matters." We descended and started off once more for Briony Lodge.
「それなら話が早いですね」私たちは階下へ降り、ふたたびブライオニー荘へ向けて出発した。