布鲁斯-帕廷顿计划历险记（上）

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There are options to give one time or on a monthly basis.

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分享给朋友和家人真的很有帮助。

Sharing with friends and family really does help.

感谢您今晚的陪伴。

Thank you for joining us this evening.

现在，该放松了。

Now it's time to relax.

找个舒服的姿势躺好，随着今晚的故事，慢慢进入完全放松的状态。

Let your body fall into a comfortable position in your bed, and drift gently into a state of total relaxation with tonight's story.

布鲁斯-帕廷顿计划的冒险。

The adventure of the Bruce Partington plans.

第一部分。

Part one.

1895年11月的第三周，伦敦被一层浓重的黄雾笼罩。

In the third week of November, in the year 1895, a dense yellow fog settled down upon London.

从周一到周四，我怀疑我们贝克街的窗户外，根本看不到对面房子的轮廓。

From the Monday to the Thursday, I doubt whether it was ever possible from our windows in Baker Street to see the loom of the opposite houses.

第一天，福尔摩斯花在整理他那本庞大的参考书目上。

The first day Holmes had spent in cross indexing his huge book of references.

第二和第三天，他耐心地钻研起一个新近着迷的课题——中世纪音乐。

The second and third had been patiently occupied upon a subject which he had recently made his hobby, the music of the Middle Ages.

但到了第四天，我们吃完早餐再次推开椅子时，窗外那油腻厚重的棕黄色浓雾依旧翻滚不息，凝结成油珠挂在玻璃上，我的伙伴再也受不了这种沉闷的日子了。

But when, for the fourth time after pushing back our chairs from breakfast, we saw the greasy, heavy brown swirl still drifting past us and condensing in oily drops upon the window panes, my comrade's impatient and active nature could endure this drab existence no longer.

他在客厅里焦躁地来回踱步，压抑着满身精力，咬着指甲，敲打家具，对无所事事感到无比烦躁。

He paced restlessly about our sitting room in a fever of suppressed energy, biting his nails, tapping the furniture, and chafing against inaction.

‘报纸上没什么有趣的消息吗，华生？’他说。

'Nothing of interest in the paper, Watson?' he said.

我知道，福尔摩斯说的‘有趣’，指的都是跟犯罪有关的事。

'I was aware that by anything of interest Holmes meant anything of criminal interest.

报纸上有革命的消息、可能爆发的战争，还有政府即将更迭的新闻，但这些都超出了我同伴的关注范围。

There was the news of a revolution, of a possible war, and of an impending change of government, but these did not come within the horizon of my companion.

我翻遍了整份报纸，也没找到一件不平凡的犯罪事件。

I could see nothing recorded in the shape of crime which was not commonplace and futile.

福尔摩斯叹了口气，又开始在房间里焦躁地来回踱步。

Holmes groaned and resumed his restless meanderings.

伦敦的罪犯真是无聊透顶，”他用那种猎人空手而归时抱怨的语气说道。

The London criminal is certainly a dull fellow,' said he in the querulous voice of the sportsman whose game has failed him.

沃森，你往窗外看看。

'Look out this window, Watson.

看那些身影忽隐忽现，接着又重新融进那片浓雾里。

See how the figures loom up, are dimly seen, and then blend once more into the cloud bank.

在这种天气里，小偷或凶手在伦敦街头游荡，就像老虎在丛林中潜行——不扑出来，谁也看不见，等一现身，只有受害者才来得及看见。

The thief or the murderer could roam London on such a day as the tiger does the jungle, unseen until he pounces, and then evident only to his victim.

我提到，最近发生过好几起小偷小摸的案子。

There have, said I, been numerous petty thefts.

福尔摩斯不屑地哼了一声。

Holmes snorted his contempt.

这么宏大而阴沉的舞台，不该只为这种小事而设，”他说。

This great and somber stage is set for something more worthy than that, said he.

幸亏我不是个罪犯，否则对这个社区来说可就麻烦了。

It is fortunate for this community that I am not a criminal.

确实如此，我真心这么觉得。

It is indeed, said I, heartily.

假设我是布鲁克斯、伍德豪斯，或者那五十个有充分理由要我命的人中的任何一个。

'Suppose that I were Brooks or Woodhouse, or any of the 50 men who have good reason for taking my life.

我要是被自己追捕，能撑得了多久？

How long could I survive against my own pursuit?

一封 summons，一个假约，一切就结束了。

A summons, a bogus appointment, and all would be over.

真庆幸拉丁国家那些暗杀盛行的地方，没有这样的大雾天。

It is well they don't have days of fog in the Latin countries, the countries of assassination.

天哪。

By Jove.

总算有点事来了，打破这死气沉沉的单调。

Here comes something at last to break our dead monotony.

是女仆拿着一封电报来了。

It was the maid with a telegram.

福尔摩斯一把撕开电报，哈哈大笑起来。

Holmes tore it open and burst out laughing.

哎呀，这下又出什么新鲜事了？

Well, well, what next?' said he.

我问：‘他哥哥迈克罗夫特要过来？这有什么奇怪的？’

'Brother Mycroft is coming round.' why not?' I asked.

这有什么奇怪的？

Why not?

这就像是在乡间小路上突然撞见一辆电车。

It is as if you met a tram car coming down a country lane.

迈克罗夫特有自己的轨道，他就在上面走。

Mycroft has his rails, and he runs on them.

他的皮尔马尔街住处、狄奥根尼俱乐部、白厅，这就是他的全部路线。

His Pall Mall lodgings, the Diogenes Club, Whitehall, that is his cycle.

他只来过这一次，就这一次。

Once and only once he has been here.

到底发生了什么，竟让他乱了阵脚？

What upheaval can possibly have derailed him?

他没说明原因吗？

Does he not explain?

福尔摩斯把哥哥的电报递给了我。

Holmes handed me his brother's telegram.

急事找你，关于卡多根·韦斯特，马上来。

Must see you over Cadogan West coming at once.

迈克罗夫特。

Mycroft.

卡多根·韦斯特。

Cadogan West.

这名字我听过。

I have heard the name.

我实在想不起什么来，只是没想到迈克罗夫特会突然这么反常。

It recalls nothing to my mind, but that Mycroft should break out in this erratic fashion.

这简直就像行星脱离了轨道一样不可思议。

A planet might as well leave its orbit.

对了，你知道迈克罗夫特是做什么的吗？

By the way, do you know what Mycroft is?

我依稀记得，当初讲希腊语的那件事里，你好像提过一嘴。

I had some vague recollection of an explanation at the time of the adventure of the Greek interpreter.

你说他在英国政府里有个小职位。

You told me that he had some small office under the British government.

福尔摩斯笑了笑。

Holmes chuckled.

那时候我对你的了解还没这么深。

I did not know you quite so well in those days.

谈国家大事，总得留点分寸。

One has to be discreet when one talks of high matters of state.

你说他受雇于英国政府，这没错。

You are right in thinking that he is under the British government.

如果你说他有时候就代表英国政府，从某种意义上讲，你也说得对。

You would also be right in a sense if you said that occasionally he is the British government.

亲爱的福尔摩斯，我以为我能给你个惊喜呢。

My dear Holmes, I thought I might surprise you.

迈克罗夫特年薪四百五十英镑，始终是个下属，毫无野心，既不要荣誉也不要头衔，却是全国最不可或缺的人。

Mycroft draws £450 a year, remains a subordinate, has no ambitions of any kind, will receive neither honor nor title, but remains the most indispensable man in the country.

可这是怎么做到的？

But how?

嗯，他的职位独一无二。

Well, his position is unique.

这都是他自己打造出来的。

He has made it for himself.

以前从没出现过这样的职位，以后也不会再有了。

There has never been anything like it before, nor will be again.

他拥有最整洁、最有条理的头脑，储存事实的能力无人能及。我用来破案的那些本事，他全都用在了这份工作上。

He has the tidiest and most orderly brain, with the greatest capacity for storing facts of any man living, the same great powers which I have turned to the detection of crime he has used for this particular business.

各个部门的结论都会汇总到他那里，他是整个中枢枢纽，负责整理数据、做出综合判断。

The conclusions of every department are passed to him, and he is the central exchange, the clearinghouse, which makes out the balance.

别人都专精于某一领域，而他的专长是无所不精。

All other men are specialists, but his specialism is omniscience.

假设一位部长需要了解某个问题，这问题牵涉到海军、印度、加拿大，还有金银复本位制。

We will suppose that a minister needs information as to a point which involves the Navy, India, Canada, and the bimetallic question.

他可以从各个部门分别获取意见，但只有迈克罗夫特能将所有信息融会贯通，立刻说出每个因素会如何影响其他部分。

He could get his separate advices from various departments upon each, but only Mycroft can focus them all, and say offhand how each factor would affect the other.

一开始，他们只是把他当捷径、当便利工具。

They began by using him as a shortcut, a convenience.

现在，他已经成了不可或缺的人物。

Now he has made himself an essential.

在他那庞大的头脑里，每件事都分门别类，随时都能立刻调出来。

In that great brain of his, everything is pigeonholed and can be handed out in an instant.

他的意见一次次决定了国家的政策。

Again and again, his word has decided the national policy.

他整个人都陷在里面了。

He lives in it.

他脑子里想的全是这些，只有当我找他帮忙解决一些小问题时，他才会稍微放松一下，当一回智力游戏的玩家。

He thinks of nothing else save when, as an intellectual exercise, he unbends if I call upon him and ask him to advise me on one of my little problems.

今天木星要下行了。

But Jupiter is descending today.

这到底是什么意思？

What on earth can it mean?

卡多根·韦斯特是谁？他和迈克罗夫特有什么关系？

Who is Cadogan West, and what is he to Mycroft?

我突然想到了，”我喊道，随即在沙发上的文件堆里翻找起来。

'I have it,' I cried, and plunged among the litter of papers upon the sofa.

对，对，他在这儿。

'Yes, yes, here he is.

果然如此。

Sure enough.

卡多根·韦斯特就是那个星期二早上在地铁里被发现死亡的年轻人。'福尔摩斯猛地坐直了身子，烟斗还停在半路。

Cadogan West was the young man who was found dead on the Underground on Tuesday morning.' Holmes sat up at attention, his pipe halfway to his lips.

这事儿肯定不简单，华生。

This must be serious, Watson.

连我哥哥都因此改变了日常习惯，这绝不是普通案子。

A death which has caused my brother to alter his habits can be no ordinary one.

他跟这事到底有什么关系？

What in the world can he have to do with it?

我记得这案子当时没什么线索。

The case was featureless as I remember it.

那年轻人显然是从列车上摔下去，自己送了命。

The young man had apparently fallen out of the train and killed himself.

他没被抢劫，也没有明显迹象表明是暴力致死。

He had not been robbed, and there was no particular reason to suspect violence.

不是吗？

Is that not so?

我说：‘已经开过验尸庭了，又冒出不少新情况。’

'There has been an inquest,' said I, and a good many fresh facts have come out.

再仔细一看，我敢说这案子挺古怪的。

Looked at more closely, I should certainly say that it was a curious case.

光看它对我哥哥的影响，我就觉得这案子非同寻常。

Judging by its effect upon my brother, I should think it must be a most extraordinary one.

他往扶手椅里缩了缩身子。

He snuggled down in his armchair.

好了，华生，说说具体情况吧。

Now, Watson, let us have the facts.

死者的姓名是亚瑟·卡多根·韦斯特。

The man's name was Arthur Cadogan West.

他27岁，未婚，在伍尔维奇兵工厂当职员。

He was 27 years of age, unmarried, and a clerk at Woolwich Arsenal.

政府职员注意到了他与弟弟迈克罗夫特的关联。

Government employ beheld the link with brother Mycroft.

他周一晚上突然离开伍利奇，最后被人看到是与未婚妻维奥莱特·韦斯特伯里在当晚七点半左右的浓雾中匆匆分别。

He left Woolwich suddenly on Monday night, was last seen by his fiancee, Miss Violet Westbury, whom he left abruptly in the fog about 07:30 that evening.

他们之间没有争吵，她也说不出他这样做的原因。

There was no quarrel between them, and she can give no motive for his action.

接下来有关他的消息，是他的尸体被一名叫梅森的轨道工在伦敦地铁老盖特站外发现。

The next thing heard of him was when his dead body was discovered by a plate layer named Mason, just outside Oldgate Station on the underground system in London.

什么时候发现的？

When?

尸体是在周二早上六点被发现的。

The body was found at six on Tuesday morning.

尸体躺在轨道左侧，远离铁轨，朝东行进的方向，靠近车站、线路刚从隧道出来的位置。

It was lying wide of the metals upon the left hand of the track as one goes eastward, at a point close to the station, where the line emerges from the tunnel in which it runs.

他的头部严重受损，这种伤很可能是从列车上跌落造成的。

The head was badly crushed, an injury which might well have been caused by a fall from the train.

尸体只能是通过这种方式上了轨道。

The body could only have come on the line in that way.

如果尸体是从附近街道搬来的，肯定要经过站口，那里一直有检票员在岗。

Had it been carried down from any neighboring street, it must have passed the station barriers where a collector is always standing.

这一点是毫无疑问的。

This point seems absolutely certain.

很好。

Very good.

这个案子已经很清楚了。

The case is definite enough.

这个人，不管死活，要么是自己从列车上摔下来，要么是被人推下去的。

The man, dead or alive, either fell or was precipitated from a train.

这一点对我来说很明确。

So much is clear to me.

接着说。

Continue.

经过这具尸体发现地点的火车，都是从西往东运行的，有些是市内线路，有些则来自维尔德恩及周边站点。

The trains which traverse the lines of rail beside which the body was found are those which run from west to east, some being purely metropolitan, and some from Vilsden and outlying junctions.

可以肯定的是，这名年轻人在遇害时，正于深夜某个时间点往这个方向乘车，但他究竟在哪个站上车，就无从得知了。

It can be stated for certain that this young man, when he met his death, was traveling in this direction at some late hour of the night, but at what point he entered the train, it is impossible to state.

他的车票本来应该能说明这一点。

His ticket, of course, would show that.

他口袋里没有车票。

There was no ticket in his pockets.

根本没有车票。

No ticket.

天哪，华生，这情况真是非同寻常。

Dear me, Watson, this is really very singular.

依我经验，想登上市内列车的站台，必须出示车票。

According to my experience, it is not possible to reach the platform of a metropolitan train without exhibiting one's ticket.

那么，他应该原本是买了票的。

Presumably then, the young man had one.

会不会是有人拿走他的票，好掩盖他上车的车站？

Was it taken from him in order to conceal the station from which he came?

有可能。

It is possible.

还是他在车厢里把票弄丢了？

Or did he drop it in the carriage?

这也说得通。

That is also possible.

但这个问题确实很耐人寻味。

But the point is of curious interest.

我听说现场并没有被抢劫的迹象。

I understand that there was no sign of robbery.

看起来确实没有。

Apparently not.

这里有一份他的随身物品清单。

There is a list here of his possessions.

他的钱包里有二英镑十五便士。

His purse contained £2.15.

他还带着一本首都与郡银行伍利奇分行的支票簿。

He had also a checkbook on the Woolwich branch of the Capital and Counties Bank.

正是通过这本支票簿，才确认了他的身份。

Through this, his identity was established.

另外还有两张伍利奇剧院当晚的正厅座位票。

There were also two dress circle tickets for the Woolwich Theatre dated for that very evening.

还有一小包技术文件。

Also, a small packet of technical papers.

福尔摩斯满意地惊呼了一声。

Holmes gave an exclamation of satisfaction.

这下总算找到了，华生。

There we have it at last, Watson.

英国政府、伍利奇兵工厂、技术文件、哥哥迈克罗夫特——线索全串起来了。

British government, Woolwich Arsenal, technical papers, brother Mycroft, the chain is complete.

不过，如果我没猜错，他本人这就来了。

But here he comes, if I am not mistaken, to speak for himself.

没过多久，迈克罗夫特·福尔摩斯那高大魁梧的身影被引进了房间。

A moment later, the tall and portly form of Mycroft Holmes was ushered into the room.

他体格壮硕，看似慵懒迟钝，但那张脸上——高耸的额头、深陷的灰蓝色双眼炯炯有神、嘴唇坚毅、表情微妙多变——让人一眼之后，就再也记不住他那笨重的身躯，只记得那颗凌驾一切的头脑。

Heavily built and massive, there was a suggestion of uncouth physical inertia in the figure, but above this unwieldy frame there was perched a head so masterful in its brow, so alert in its steel grey deep set eyes, so firm in its lips, and so subtle in its play of expression, that after the first glance, one forgot the gross body and remembered only the dominant mind.

跟在他身后的是我们老朋友，苏格兰场的莱斯特雷德，瘦削而严肃。

At his heels came our old friend Lestrade of Scotland Yard, thin and austere.

两人脸上都带着凝重神色，显然有大事要谈。

The gravity of both their faces foretold some weighty quest.

侦探一言不发，只是和他握了握手。

The detective shook hands without a word.

迈克罗夫特·福尔摩斯脱下大衣，重重地陷进扶手椅里。

Mycroft Holmes struggled out of his overcoat and subsided into an armchair.

这事儿真够烦人的，夏洛克。

A most annoying business, Sherlock,' said he.

我特别不喜欢改变自己的习惯，但上面的人态度坚决，根本没法推辞。

'I extremely dislike altering my habits, but the powers that be would take no denial.

现在暹罗的情况这么特殊，我离开办公室真是麻烦透了，但这确实是个大危机。

In the present state of Siam it is most awkward that I should be away from the office, but it is a real crisis.

我从没见过首相这么焦虑过。

I have never seen the prime minister so upset.

至于海军部，现在乱得像被捅了的蜂窝一样。

As to the admiralty, it is buzzing like an overturned beehive.

你看过这个案子的材料了吗？

Have you read up the case?

我们刚看完。

We have just done so.

那些技术文件是什么内容？

What were the technical papers?

啊，问题就在这里。

Ah, there's the point.

幸运的是，这件事还没曝光。

Fortunately, it has not come out.

要是传出去，媒体肯定会炸锅。

The press would be furious if it did.

那个倒霉的年轻人口袋里装的，是布鲁斯·帕廷顿潜艇的图纸。

The papers which this wretched youth had in his pocket were the plans of the Bruce Partington submarine.

迈克罗夫特·福尔摩斯说话时神情庄重，可见他深知此事的严重性。

Mycroft Holmes spoke with a solemnity which showed his sense of the importance of the subject.

他哥哥和我屏息以待。

His brother and I sat expectant.

你肯定听说过吧。

Surely you have heard of it.

我以为人人都知道这件事。

I thought everyone had heard of it.

只听过名字而已。

Only as a name.

它的重要性怎么强调都不为过。

Its importance can hardly be exaggerated.

这是政府最严密保护的秘密之一。

It has been the most jealously guarded of all government secrets.

你完全可以相信我，只要布鲁斯·帕廷顿潜艇在运作范围内，海军作战就根本不可能进行。

You may take it from me that naval warfare becomes impossible within the radius of a Bruce Partington's operation.

两年前，一笔巨额资金被悄悄列入预算，用来买断这项发明的独家权利。

Two years ago, a very large sum was smuggled through the estimates and was expended in acquiring a monopoly of the invention.

所有能想到的措施都用上了，只为守住这个秘密。

Every effort has been made to keep the secret.

这些图纸极其复杂，包含三十项独立专利，每一项都是整个系统运转的关键，存放在军械库旁一间保密办公室的高级保险柜里，门窗都是防撬的。

The plans, which are exceedingly intricate, comprising some 30 separate patents, each essential to the working of the whole, are kept in an elaborate safe in a confidential office adjoining the arsenal, with burglar proof doors and windows.

在任何情况下，图纸都不允许带出办公室。

Under no conceivable circumstances were the plans to be taken from the office.

就连海军总设计师想查阅，也得亲自跑到伍尔维奇的办公室去。

If the chief constructor of the navy desired to consult them, even he was forced to go to the Woolwich office for the purpose.

可谁能想到，这些图纸竟会出现在伦敦市中心一个已故初级职员的口袋里。

And yet here we find them in the pocket of a dead junior clerk in the heart of London.

从官方角度来看，这简直太糟糕了。

From an official point of view, it's simply awful.

但你已经把它们找回来了。

But you have recovered them.

没有，夏洛克。

No, Sherlock.

没有。

No.

问题就在这儿。

That's the pinch.

我们还没找回来。

We have not.

从伍尔维奇一共丢失了十份文件。

10 papers were taken from Woolwich.

卡多根·韦斯特的口袋里有七份文件。

There were seven in the pocket of Cadogan West.

最重要的三份已经不见了，被人偷走了。

The three most essential are gone, stolen, vanished.

谢尔福，你得立刻放下手头所有事。

You must drop everything, Sherlock.

别再管那些法庭上常见的小案子了。

Never mind your usual petty puzzles of the police court.

现在有个关乎国际大局的要案，必须由你来破。

It's a vital international problem that you have to solve.

卡多根·韦斯特为什么要拿走这些文件？

Why did Cadogan West take the papers?

那三份失踪的文件到底在哪？

Where are the missing ones?

他到底是怎么死的？

How did he die?

他的尸体是怎么出现在那个地方的？

How came his body where it was found?

怎么才能纠正这个错误？

How can the evil be set right?

把这些问题都弄清楚，你就为国家立了大功。

Find an answer to all these questions, and you will have done good service for your country.

你为什么不亲自破案呢，迈克罗夫特？

Why do you not solve it yourself, Mycroft?

你的洞察力不比我差。

You can see as far as I.

也许吧，夏洛克。

Possibly, Sherlock.

关键在于掌握细节。

But it is a question of getting details.

你把细节告诉我，我坐在椅子上就能给你一份出色的专家分析。

Give me your details, and from an armchair I will return you an excellent expert opinion.

但我没必要东奔西跑，去盘问铁路工作人员，还趴在地上用放大镜查看，这可不是我的专长。

But to run here and run there, to cross question railway guards and lie on my face with a lens to my eye, It is not my metier.

没错。

No.

你是唯一能把这个案子查清楚的人。

You are the one man who can clear the matter up.

如果你希望自己的名字出现在下一期的荣誉名单上，我的朋友笑了笑，摇了摇头。

If you have a fancy to see your name in the next honors list My friend smiled and shook his head.

我办案是为了享受办案的过程本身。

'I play the game for the game's own sake,' said he.

不过这个案子确实有些有意思的地方，我很乐意深入研究一下。

'But the problem certainly presents some points of interest, and I shall be very pleased to look into it.

再提供一些细节吧。

Some more facts, please.

我已经把关键的信息都记在这张纸上，还附上几个对你有帮助的地址。

I have jotted down the more essential ones upon this sheet of paper, together with a few addresses which you will find of service.

这些文件的实际官方保管人是著名的政府专家詹姆斯·沃尔特爵士，他的勋衔和头衔占了参考书上整整两行。

The actual official guardian of the papers is the famous government expert, Sir James Walter, whose decorations and subtitles fill two lines of a book of reference.

他为服务奉献了一生，是位绅士，常受邀出入最高贵的府邸，更重要的是，他的爱国之心无可置疑。

He has grown grey in the service, is a gentleman, a favored guest in the most exalted houses, and above all, a man whose patriotism is beyond suspicion.

他是唯一两位拥有保险柜钥匙的人之一。

He is one of two who have a key of the safe.

我还得补充一点，这些文件在周一上班期间确实在办公室里，而沃尔特爵士大约在凌晨三点离开，带走了他的钥匙。

I may add that the papers were undoubtedly in the office during working hours on Monday, and that Sir James left for London about 03:00, taking his key with him.

在这起事件发生的当晚，他一整晚都在巴克利广场的辛克莱尔海军上将家中。

He was at the house of Admiral Sinclair at Buckley Square during the whole of the evening when this incident occurred.

这个情况核实过了吗？

Has the fact been verified?

是的。

Yes.

他的弟弟瓦伦丁·沃尔特上校证实了他从伍利奇出发，辛克莱尔海军上将也证实了他抵达伦敦，因此詹姆斯爵士已经不再是此案的直接嫌疑人。

His brother, colonel Valentine Walter, has testified to his departure from Woolwich and admiral Sinclair to his arrival in London, so sir James is no longer a direct factor in the problem.

另一个有钥匙的人是谁？

Who was the other man with a key?

是高级文员兼绘图员，悉尼·约翰逊先生。

The senior clerk and draftsman, mister Sydney Johnson.

他四十岁，已婚，有五个孩子。

He is a man of 40, married, with five children.

他性格沉默寡言，有点忧郁，但总体来说在公职生涯中表现优异。

He is a silent, morose man, but he has, on the whole, an excellent record in the public service.

他和同事关系不好，但工作非常勤恳。

He is unpopular with his colleagues, but a hard worker.

据他自己说，加上他妻子的证词，周一下班后他一整晚都在家，他的钥匙也一直挂在原来的钥匙链上，从未离开过。

According to his own account, corroborated only by the word of his wife, he was at home the whole of Monday evening after office hours, and his key has never left the watch chain upon which it hangs.

说说卡多根·韦斯特的情况。

Tell us about Cadogan West.

他在职十年，工作表现一直不错。

He has been ten years in the service and has done good work.

他脾气暴躁，爱摆架子，但为人正直诚实。

He has the reputation of being hot headed and imperious, but a straight, honest man.

我们对他没什么意见。

We have nothing against him.

他在办公室里排在悉尼·约翰逊之后。

He was next Sydney Johnson in the office.

他的工作让他每天都直接接触那些图纸。

His duties brought him into daily personal contact with the plans.

除了他，没人碰过那些图纸。

No one else had the handling of them.

那天晚上是谁锁的图纸？

Who locked up the plans that night?

是悉尼·约翰逊，那位高级文员。

Mister Sydney Johnson, the senior clerk.

很明显，拿走图纸的人是谁了。

Well, it is surely perfectly clear who took them away.

这些文件实际上是在这位初级职员卡多根·韦斯特身上找到的。

They are actually found upon the person of this junior clerk, Cadogan West.

这看起来已经板上钉钉了，对吧？

That seems final, does it not?

确实如此，夏洛克，但还是有很多地方说不通。

It does, Sherlock, and yet it leaves so much unexplained.

首先，他为什么要拿走这些文件？

In the first place, why did he take them?

我猜这些文件应该挺值钱的。

I presume they were of value.

他随便就能卖个几千英镑。

He could have got several thousands for them very easily.

除了卖钱之外，你还能想到他把文件带到伦敦的其他可能原因吗？

Can you suggest any possible motive for taking the papers to London except to sell them?

想不出来。

No, I cannot.

那我们就把这个当作初步的假设吧。

Then we must take that as our working hypothesis.

年轻的韦斯特拿走了那些文件。

Young West took the papers.

但要做到这一点，必须得有一把假钥匙。

Now this could only be done by having a false key.

他需要好几把假钥匙，才能打开大楼和房间的门。

Several false keys he had to open the building and the room.

所以他手上有好几把假钥匙。

He had then several false keys.

他把文件带到伦敦，打算把机密卖个好价钱，原以为第二天早上就能把图纸神不知鬼不觉地放回保险柜里，不会被人发现。

He took the papers to London to sell the secret, intending no doubt to have the plans themselves back in the safe next morning before they were missed.

就在伦敦执行这个叛国任务时，他遇害了。

While in London on this treasonable mission, he met his end.

怎么死的？

How?

我们假设他当时正返回伍利奇，在途中被人杀害并扔出了车厢。

We will suppose that he was traveling back to Woolwich when he was killed and thrown out of the compartment.

尸体发现地奥尔德盖特，已经远远过了伦敦桥站，而伦敦桥本该是他去伍利奇的必经之路。

Oldgate, where the body was found, is considerably past the station London Bridge, which would be his route to Woolwich.

有很多可能的情况，能解释他为什么会经过伦敦桥。

Many circumstances could be imagined under which he would pass London Bridge.

比如，车厢里有个人，和他进行了一场非常投入的谈话。

There was someone in the carriage, for example, with whom he was having an absorbing interview.

这场谈话演变成激烈冲突，最终导致他丧命。

This interview led to a violent scene in which he lost his life.

也许他想下车，结果失足跌到铁轨上，就此丢了性命。

Possibly, he tried to leave the carriage, fell out on the line, and so met his end.

另一个人把门关上了。

The other closed the door.

当时大雾弥漫，外面什么也看不清。

There was a thick fog, and nothing could be seen.

以我们目前的了解，已经找不到更好的解释了。

No better explanation can be given with our present knowledge.

不过你想想看，夏洛克，你还有很多细节没考虑到。

And yet consider, Sherlock, how much you leave untouched.

咱们先假设一下，年轻的卡多根·韦斯特本来打算把这些文件带到伦敦去。

We will suppose, for argument's sake, that young Cadogan West had determined to convey these papers to London.

他自然会跟那个外国代理人约好时间，并且把晚上的时间空出来。

He would naturally have made an appointment with the foreign agent and kept his evening clear.

结果呢，他买了两张戏票，把未婚妻送到半路，然后突然就不见了。

Instead of that, he took two tickets for the theatre, escorted his fiancee halfway there, and then suddenly disappeared.

是个盲人，”雷斯垂德说道，他刚才不耐烦地听着这场对话。

A blind,' said Lestrade, who had sat listening with some impatience to the conversation.

一个非常奇怪的盲人。

A very singular one.

这是第一个反对意见。

That is objection number one.

第二个疑点。

Objection number two.

我们假设他到了伦敦，见到了那个外国特工。

We will suppose that he reaches London and sees the foreign agent.

他必须在失窃被发现前把文件带回来。但他只拿走了十份。

He must bring back the papers before mourning or the loss will be discovered.' He took away 10.

他口袋里只有七份。

Only seven were in his pocket.

另外三份去哪儿了？

What had become of the other three?

他不可能自己主动把它们留下。

He certainly would not leave them of his own free will.

再说，他叛国的报酬在哪？

Then, again, where is the price of his treason?

人们自然会以为他口袋里该有一大笔钱。"这再清楚不过了，"雷斯垂德说。

One would have expected to find a large sum of money in his pocket.' 'It seems to me perfectly clear,' said Lestrade.

我毫不怀疑事情的经过。他拿这些文件是打算卖了换钱。

'I have no doubt at all as to what occurred.' He took the papers to sell them.

他见了那个特工。

He saw the agent.

两人在价格上没谈拢。

They could not agree as to price.

他于是往回走。

He started home again.

但那个特工跟着他一起上了路。

But the agent went with him.

在火车上，特工杀了他，拿走最重要的文件，然后把尸体扔出了车厢。

In the train, the agent murdered him, took the more essential papers, and threw his body from the carriage.

这样就能解释一切了，对吧？

That would account for everything, would it not?

他为什么没买票？

Why had he no ticket?

车票上会显示离那经纪人家最近的车站是哪一个。

The ticket would have shown which station was nearest the agent's house.

所以，他从死者口袋里把票拿走了。

Therefore, he took it from the murdered man's pocket.

干得好，雷斯垂德。

Good, Lestrade.

非常好，福尔摩斯说道。

Very good, said Holmes.

你的说法逻辑上说得通。

Your theory holds together.

但如果真是这样，那案子也就结了。

But if this is true, then the case is at an end.

一方面，那个叛徒已经死了。

On the one hand, the traitor is dead.

另一方面，布鲁斯·帕丁顿潜艇的计划书估计早就传到欧洲大陆了。

On the other, the plans of the Bruce Partington submarine are presumably already on the continent.

那我们该做什么？

What is there for us to do?

得行动起来，夏洛克。

To act, Sherlock.

行动起来！

To act, cried Mycroft, springing to his feet.

我直觉上完全无法接受这个解释。

All my instincts are against this explanation.

动用你的本事。

Use your powers.

去案发现场看看。

Go to the scene of the crime.

见见相关的人。

See the people concerned.

一定要查个水落石出。

Leave no stone unturned.

你整个职业生涯中，从未有过如此绝佳的机会来报效国家。

In all your career, you have never had so great a chance of serving your country.

唉，唉，夏洛克耸了耸肩说道。

Well, well, said Holmes, shrugging his shoulders.

走吧，华生。

Come, Watson.

还有你，莱斯特雷德，能不能赏光陪我们一两个小时？

And you, Lestrade, could you favor us with your company for an hour or two?

我们要先去阿尔德盖特车站展开调查。

We will begin our investigation by a visit to Aldgate Station.

再见，迈克罗夫特。

Goodbye, Mycroft.

我会在傍晚前给你一份报告，但我提前提醒你，你可能别抱太大希望。

I shall let you have a report before evening, but I warn you in advance that you have little to expect.