Scene 22 · Notes

Notes　Scene 22: Entrusting the Inquiry

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Holmes accepts the case and asks Mary to leave its burden with him. Though she hopes to meet Hosmer again, Holmes urges her to put him out of her mind. He requests details, and Mary produces a newspaper advertisement and four typed letters.

Japanese in this scene

は
は marks the topic of the sentence and can also contrast it with another topic. It is written ha but normally pronounced wa.
が
が marks the grammatical subject or introduces newly focused information. It can also connect clauses with a mild contrast.
を
を marks the direct object of a verb. With a movement verb, it can instead mark the route or place being crossed.
に
に can mark a destination, target, time, recipient, purpose, or resulting state. The predicate shows its role here.

Full text: original English and Japanese translation

"I shall glance into the case for you," said Holmes, rising, "and I have no doubt that we shall reach some definite result. Let the weight of the matter rest upon me now, and do not let your mind dwell upon it further. Above all, try to let Mr. Hosmer Angel vanish from your memory, as he has done from your life."

「その件を少し調べてみましょう」とホームズは立ち上がりながら言った。「きっと、はっきりした結果にたどり着けると思います。この件の重荷はもう私に預けて、これ以上くよくよ考えないようにしてください。何より、エンジェルさんがあなたの生活から消えたように、記憶からも消えていくよう努めてください」

"Then you don't think I'll see him again?"

「では、もう二度と会えないとお考えなんですか」

"I fear not."

「残念ながら、そう思います」

"Then what has happened to him?"

「では、あの方はどうなったんですか」

"You will leave that question in my hands. I should like an accurate description of him and any letters of his which you can spare."

「その問いは私にお任せください。彼の特徴を正確に教えていただきたいのと、手元からお貸しいただける彼の手紙があれば、どれでも拝見したいのですが」

"I advertised for him in last Saturday's Chronicle," said she. "Here is the slip and here are four letters from him."

「先週の土曜日のクロニクル紙に、あの方を捜す広告を出しました」と彼女は言った。「これが切り抜きで、こちらにあの方からの手紙が四通あります」

Japanese words in this scene (with English meanings; ☆ saves a word)

  • 件（けん） — matter; topic
  • 立ち上がる（たちあがる） — to stand up; to rise
  • たどり着く（たどりつく） — to reach at last; to arrive after difficulty
  • 思う（おもう） — to think; to suppose
  • 私（わたし） — I; me
  • くよくよ — to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; to worry
  • よう — way; means of doing something
  • 何より（なにより） — above anything else; above all; more than anything; best

Next scene: Before She Leaves

Holmes asks Mary for her home address and then for the name of her stepfather’s employer. She admits that she never knew Hosmer’s address. Holmes again advises her to close the affair like a sealed book. Before she leaves the Baker Street rooms, however, Mary still has something important to declare.

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