Full text: Japanese translation and original English
The carriage draws nearer to Hatherley Farm. From what he has heard about the relationship between the two households, Holmes puts a question to Lestrade. They disagree, however, about how the facts should be interpreted. With Watson between them, the exchange continues, moving between questions, confident assertions, and the differences in their approaches to the case.
"Really!「ほう。
Does it not strike you as a little singular that this McCarthy, who appears to have had little of his own, and to have been under such obligations to Turner, should still talk of marrying his son to Turner's daughter, who is, presumably, heiress to the estate, and that in such a very cocksure manner, as if it were merely a case of a proposal and all else would follow?少し妙だとは思わないかね。このマッカーシーは、自分の財産はほとんどなく、ターナーにそれほど世話になっていたらしいのに、なおも息子とターナーの娘、恐らくあの土地の相続人となる娘を結婚させようと語っていた。しかも、求婚さえすればあとはすべてうまくいくとでもいうように、あんなに自信たっぷりな態度でだ。
It is the more strange, since we know that Turner himself was averse to the idea.ターナー自身はその考えに反対だったと知っているだけに、いっそう奇妙なのだ。
The daughter told us as much.娘がそう言っていた。
Do you not deduce something from that?"そこから何か推論できないかね」
"We have got to the deductions and the inferences," said Lestrade, winking at me.「推理と推論の話になったぞ」とレストレードは私に目配せして言った。
"I find it hard enough to tackle facts, Holmes, without flying away after theories and fancies."「私は事実を扱うだけでも十分に骨が折れるよ、ホームズ。理屈や空想を追いかけて飛び回らなくてもね」
"You are right," said Holmes demurely; "you do find it very hard to tackle the facts."「そのとおりだ」とホームズはしおらしく答えた。「きみは事実を扱うのに、本当に苦労している」
"Anyhow, I have grasped one fact which you seem to find it difficult to get hold of," replied Lestrade with some warmth.「ともかく、きみにはつかみにくそうな事実を、私は一つつかんでいる」とレストレードは少しむっとして答えた。
"That McCarthy senior met his death from McCarthy junior and that all theories to the contrary are the merest moonshine."「父マッカーシーを死なせたのは息子マッカーシーで、それに反する理屈は、すべてまったくのたわごとだということさ」
"Well, moonshine is a brighter thing than fog," said Holmes, laughing.「まあ、月の光なら、霧よりは明るいからね」とホームズは笑った。
"But I am very much mistaken if this is not Hatherley Farm upon the left."「だが、左手にあるのがハザリー農場でなければ、私は大変な見当違いをしていることになる」
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