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Full text: Japanese translation and original English

Alice tries to speak openly about what James and his father had been arguing over. Yet her words become hesitant as she describes the young man she has known since childhood. Holmes does not hurry her, allowing her to choose what to say. How much does she know about the reason for their quarrel beside the pool?

"It is no time for me to hide anything.「何かを隠している場合ではありません。
James and his father had many disagreements about me.ジェームズとお父様は、私のことで何度も意見が合いませんでした。
Mr. McCarthy was very anxious that there should be a marriage between us.マッカーシーさんは、私たちを結婚させたいと、とても強く望んでいらしたのです。
James and I have always loved each other as brother and sister; but of course he is young and has seen very little of life yet, and—and—well, he naturally did not wish to do anything like that yet.ジェームズと私は、ずっと兄と妹のように愛し合ってきました。でも、もちろん彼はまだ若く、世の中もほとんど知りませんし、それに、それに、その、まだそんなことはしたくないと思うのも、当然でした。
So there were quarrels, and this, I am sure, was one of them."それで口論が起きたのです。今度もきっと、その一つだったと思います」
"And your father?" asked Holmes.「では、あなたのお父様は」とホームズは尋ねた。
"Was he in favour of such a union?"「その結婚には賛成だったのですか」
"No, he was averse to it also.「いいえ、父も反対でした。
No one but Mr. McCarthy was in favour of it."賛成していたのは、マッカーシーさんだけです」
A quick blush passed over her fresh young face as Holmes shot one of his keen, questioning glances at her.ホームズが鋭く問いかけるような視線を一つ投げると、彼女の若々しくみずみずしい顔に、さっと赤みが差した。