よみうち英語Read the classics by typingNotes Scene 21: A Visit Arranged
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After the long silence, Holmes calls the affair extremely serious. There are many things he would like to know before deciding what to do, but there is no time to lose. He asks Helen whether he can inspect the rooms at Stoke Moran without her stepfather learning of the visit.
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- ちょうど、今日、ある大事な用事で町に出る
- ちょうど means ‘as it happens’ here: Roylott happens to be going into town on important business that very day.
- まったくないよ
- まったく strengthens the negative answer: there is absolutely no reason to delay the investigation.
- 彼はやがて言った
- やがて means ‘after a while.’ Holmes speaks only after spending some time silently considering the case.
- 申しておりました
- 申しておりました is a humble, formal form of ‘said.’ Helen respectfully reports Roylott's earlier statement that he had important business in town.
Full text: original English and Japanese translation
"This is a very deep business," he said at last. "There are a thousand details which I should desire to know before I decide upon our course of action. Yet we have not a moment to lose. If we were to come to Stoke Moran to-day, would it be possible for us to see over these rooms without the knowledge of your stepfather?"
「これは実に根が深い事件だ」と、彼はやがて言った。「方針を決める前に、知っておきたい細かいことが千もある。だが、一刻の猶予もない。今日ストーク・モランへ行くとして、義父に知られずにこれらの部屋を見て回ることはできるでしょうか？」
"As it happens, he spoke of coming into town to-day upon some most important business. It is probable that he will be away all day, and that there would be nothing to disturb you. We have a housekeeper now, but she is old and foolish, and I could easily get her out of the way."
「ちょうど、今日、ある大事な用事で町に出ると申しておりました。一日中留守にする見込みが高く、あなた方の邪魔をするものは何もないでしょう。今は家政婦がおりますが、年老いて頭も鈍いので、簡単に遠ざけられます」
"Excellent. You are not averse to this trip, Watson?"
「結構。きみはこの小旅行に異存はないね、ワトソン？」
"By no means."
「まったくないよ」
"Then we shall both come. What are you going to do yourself?"
「では、二人で伺います。あなたご自身は、どうなさいますか？」