よみうち英語Read the classics by typingNotes Scene 45: From the Inn Window
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After parting from Helen, Holmes and Watson take an upstairs room at the Crown Inn in the village. Its window overlooks the gates and inhabited wing of Stoke Moran. At dusk they see Dr. Roylott return in a carriage. As darkness settles, Holmes turns to Watson and begins speaking. The scene begins from this carefully established point.
Japanese in this scene
- はっきりと危険がある
- はっきりと states that the danger is unmistakable, which is why Holmes insists that Watson bring his pistol.
- それなら、ぜひ行くよ
- それなら draws Watson's decision from Holmes's warning: if there is real danger, he will certainly go.
- 難なく
- 難なく shows that obtaining rooms at the inn caused no difficulty, giving Holmes and Watson a convenient observation point near the manor.
- ぬっと
- ぬっと depicts Roylott's huge body looming abruptly above the small boy driving the carriage, making his size appear especially threatening.
Background
- Manor House
- A manor house was historically the residence of a local landholder. Stoke Moran is an old example, large enough that only part of it remains inhabited.
- trap
- A trap was a light carriage, often with two wheels and one horse. Such vehicles could be hired near rural stations for journeys to villages and estates.
Full text: original English and Japanese translation
Sherlock Holmes and I had no difficulty in engaging a bedroom and sitting-room at the Crown Inn. They were on the upper floor, and from our window we could command a view of the avenue gate, and of the inhabited wing of Stoke Moran Manor House. At dusk we saw Dr. Grimesby Roylott drive past, his huge form looming up beside the little figure of the lad who drove him. The boy had some slight difficulty in undoing the heavy iron gates, and we heard the hoarse roar of the Doctor's voice and saw the fury with which he shook his clinched fists at him. The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.
シャーロック・ホームズと私は、クラウン亭で寝室と居間を難なく借りることができた。部屋は二階にあり、窓からは並木道の門と、ストーク・モランの領主館の人が住んでいる棟が見渡せた。夕暮れ、グリムズビー・ロイロット博士が馬車で通り過ぎるのが見え、その巨体は、御者を務める小柄な少年のそばにぬっとそびえ立っていた。少年は重い鉄の門を開けるのにやや手間取り、私たちは博士のしわがれた怒号を聞き、博士が少年に向かって握りしめた拳を振り回す激しい怒りようを目にした。馬車は走り去り、数分後、居間のひとつにランプがともって、木々の間にぱっと明かりが灯るのが見えた。
"Do you know, Watson," said Holmes as we sat together in the gathering darkness, "I have really some scruples as to taking you to-night. There is a distinct element of danger."
「ねえ、ワトソン」と、深まる暗がりの中で並んで座ったままホームズは言った。「今夜きみを連れていくことに、実は少しためらいがあるんだ。はっきりと危険があるのでね」
"Can I be of assistance?"
「手伝えることはあるかい？」
"Your presence might be invaluable."
「きみがいてくれれば、非常に助かるかもしれない」
"Then I shall certainly come."
「それなら、ぜひ行くよ」
"It is very kind of you."
「ありがたいね」