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Chapter 10 The End of the Islander

第十章 岛民之死

Our meal was a merry one. Holmes could talk
exceedingly well when he chose, and that night he did

choose. He appeared to be in a state of nervous exaltation. I
have never known him so brilliant. He spoke on a quick
succession of subjects—on miracle plays, on mediaeval
pottery, on Stradivarius violins, on the Buddhism of Ceylon,
and on the warships of the future—handling each as though

he had made a special study of it. His bright humour marked
the reaction from his black depression of the preceding
days. Athelney Jones proved to be a sociable soul in his

hours of relaxation and faced his dinner with the air of a bon
vivant. For myself, I felt elated at the thought that we were
nearing the end of our task, and I caught something of
Holmes's gaiety. None of us alluded during dinner to the
cause which had brought us together.

我们这顿饭吃得很高兴。福尔摩斯想要聊天的时候，能够聊得很
畅快，而这天晚上，他很愿意聊。他看上去精神异常兴奋。我还从不

知道他这样健谈。他天南地北地聊个不停——奇迹剧、中世纪的陶
器、意大利的斯特拉迪瓦里提琴、锡兰的佛学和未来的战舰——不论

谈到哪一个，都是顺手拈来，似乎他全都作过专门的研究。他愉快的
兴致颠覆了前几天的阴郁情绪。在休息的时候，阿塞尔纳·琼斯也是一

个友善的人，他十分讲究地享受着这顿晚餐。而我自己，一想到我们
就快结束这件案子了，我也感到很兴奋，于是受到了福尔摩斯的欢乐

的感到。晚餐期间，没有人提到使我们相聚在一起的那件事。

When the cloth was cleared Holmes glanced at his

watch and filled up three glasses with port.

饭后，福尔摩斯看了看表，斟满了三杯红葡萄酒。