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Without a Light
Inside the bedroom, Holmes whispers that the slightest sound could destroy their plan. They must now wait in darkness until morning. He tells Watson not to light the lamp and warns him to stay awake. The two men take their places and make the final preparations for the vigil. The scene begins from this carefully established point.
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Inside the bedroom, Holmes whispers that the slightest sound could destroy their plan. They must now wait in darkness until morning. He tells Watson not to light the lamp and warns him to stay awake. The two men take their places and make the final preparations for the vigil. The scene begins from this carefully established point.
"We must sit without light.「明かりをつけずに座っていなければならない。
He would see it through the ventilator."通風口から見られてしまうからね」
I nodded again.私はもう一度うなずいた。
"Do not go asleep; your very life may depend upon it.「眠ってはいけない。きみの命がそれにかかっているかもしれないのだ。
Have your pistol ready in case we should need it.万一必要になったときのために、拳銃を用意しておきたまえ。
I will sit on the side of the bed, and you in that chair."私はベッドの端に座る。きみはその椅子だ」
I took out my revolver and laid it on the corner of the table.私はリボルバーを取り出し、テーブルの角に置いた。
Holmes had brought up a long thin cane, and this he placed upon the bed beside him.ホームズは細長い杖を持ってきており、それを自分の脇のベッドの上に置いた。
By it he laid the box of matches and the stump of a candle.その脇に、マッチ箱とろうそくの燃えさしを並べた。
Then he turned down the lamp, and we were left in darkness.それからランプの火を絞り、私たちは闇の中に取り残された。