The King in Yellow — Page 5

English → Japanese HAWBERK, ARMOURER. Level 7/10

"Is it nonsense," I asked, managing to suppress what I felt, "is it nonsense when he says that the tassets and cuissards of the enamelled suit of armour commonly known as the 'Prince's Emblazoned' can be found among a mass of rusty theatrical properties, broken stoves and ragpicker's refuse in a garret in Pell Street?"

「それは馬鹿げたことでしょうか」と私は自分の感情を抑えながら尋ねた。「彼が、『王子の紋章鎧』として一般に知られているエナメル仕上げの甲冑のタセットとキュイッサードが、ペル・ストリートの屋根裏部屋にある錆びた舞台道具や壊れたストーブや屑拾いのごみの山の中に見つかると言うのは、馬鹿げたことでしょうか？」

Hawberk's hammer fell to the ground, but he picked it up and asked, with a great deal of calm, how I knew that the tassets and left cuissard were missing from the "Prince's Emblazoned."

ホーバークのハンマーが地面に落ちたが、彼はそれを拾い上げ、非常に落ち着いた様子で、『王子の紋章鎧』からタセットと左のキュイッサードがなくなっていることをどうして知っているのかと尋ねた。

"I did not know until Mr. Wilde mentioned it to me the other day. He said they were in the garret of 998 Pell Street."

「先日ワイルド氏が教えてくれるまで知りませんでした。彼はそれらがペル・ストリート998番地の屋根裏部屋にあると言っていました。」

"Nonsense," he cried, but I noticed his hand trembling under his leathern apron.

「馬鹿な」と彼は叫んだが、私は彼の手が革のエプロンの下で震えているのに気づいた。

"Is this nonsense too?" I asked pleasantly, "is it nonsense when Mr. Wilde continually speaks of you as the Marquis of Avonshire and of Miss Constance—"

「これも馬鹿げたことでしょうか？」と私は穏やかに尋ねた。「ワイルド氏があなたのことをエイヴォンシャー侯爵と呼び、コンスタンス嬢のことを——と繰り返し言うのは、馬鹿げたことでしょうか？」

I did not finish, for Constance had started to her feet with terror written on every feature.

私は言い終えなかった。なぜならコンスタンスが恐怖を全身にあらわにして立ち上がっていたからだ。

Hawberk looked at me and slowly smoothed his leathern apron.

ホーバークは私を見て、ゆっくりと革のエプロンを撫でつけた。

"That is impossible," he observed, "Mr. Wilde may know a great many things—"

「それはありえません」と彼は言った。「ワイルド氏は多くのことを知っているかもしれませんが——」

"About armour, for instance, and the 'Prince's Emblazoned,'" I interposed, smiling.

「たとえば甲冑のことや、『王子の紋章鎧』のことなど」と私は微笑みながら口を挟んだ。

"Yes," he continued, slowly, "about armour also—may be—but he is wrong in regard to the Marquis of Avonshire, who, as you know, killed his wife's traducer years ago, and went to Australia where he did not long survive his wife."

「そうですね」と彼はゆっくりと続けた。「甲冑についても——あるいはそうかもしれませんが——しかし、エイヴォンシャー侯爵については彼は間違っています。ご存知のように、侯爵は何年も前に妻の中傷者を殺し、オーストラリアへ渡ったが、妻より長くは生き延びませんでした。」

"Mr.

「ワイルド氏は——」

Vocabulary

それ: sore — That; refers to something near the listener.
は: wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese grammar.
馬鹿げた: bakageta — Ridiculous, absurd, foolish in nature.
こと: koto — Thing, matter, fact, or abstract concept.
でしょう: deshō — Probably; polite conjecture or seeking agreement.
か: ka — Question particle placed at sentence end.
と: to — Quotation particle; and; with.
私: watashi — I; first-person singular pronoun.
自分: jibun — Oneself; one's own self or feelings.
の: no — Possessive or nominalizing particle.
感情: kanjō — Emotion, feeling, sentiment one experiences.
を: wo — Direct object marker particle.
抑え: osae — Suppressing, holding back, restraining emotions.
ながら: nagara — While doing; simultaneous action conjunction.
尋ね: tazune — Asking, inquiring, questioning someone.
た: ta — Past tense auxiliary verb marker.
彼: kare — He; third-person masculine pronoun.
王子: ōji — Prince; male royalty of a kingdom.
紋章: monshō — Coat of arms; heraldic family crest symbol.
鎧: yoroi — Armor; protective suit worn in battle.
として: toshite — As; in the capacity or role of.
一般: ippan — General; common; ordinary; widely known.
に: ni — Directional, locative, or target particle.
知ら: shira — To know; stem form of shiru.
れ: re — Passive auxiliary verb suffix form.
て: te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases.
いる: iru — To exist; indicates ongoing action or state.
仕上げ: shiage — Finishing; final polish or completion of work.
屋根裏部屋: yaneurabeya — Attic; room directly under a roof.
ある: aru — To exist; there is something inanimate.
錆び: sabi — Rust; corrosion forming on metal surfaces.
舞台: butai — Stage; theatrical performance platform or setting.
道具: dōgu — Tool, instrument, prop, or piece of equipment.
や: ya — And; lists items non-exhaustively.
壊れ: koware — Broken, damaged, out of order.
ストーブ: sutōbu — Stove or heater used for warmth.
ごみ: gomi — Garbage, trash, rubbish, waste material.
山: yama — Mountain; also used as pile or heap.
中: naka — Inside, within, among, in the middle.
見つかる: mitsukaru — To be found; to come to light.
言う: iu — To say, tell, or speak something.
ハンマー: hanmā — Hammer; heavy tool for striking things.
が: ga — Subject marker particle in a sentence.
地面: jimen — Ground, floor, earth surface below.
落ち: ochi — Falling, dropping; stem form of ochiru.
拾い上げ: hiroi age — Picking up something from the ground.
非常: hijō — Extremely, very; emergency; unusual situation.
落ち着い: ochitsui — Calm, composed, settled in demeanor.
様子: yōsu — Appearance, state, manner, or situation.
で: de — At, in, by; instrumental or locative particle.
から: kara — From; because; starting point particle.
左: hidari — Left side or left direction.
なくなっ: nakunat- — Became lost; disappeared; no longer exists.
どうして: dōshite — Why; how; for what reason.
知っ: shit- — Knowing; past or te-form of shiru.
先日: senjitsu — The other day; recently; a few days ago.
氏: shi — Mr.; honorific suffix for a person's name.
教え: oshie — Teaching, informing, telling someone something.
くれる: kureru — To give; someone does something for me.
まで: made — Until, up to, as far as.
知り: shiri — Knowing; stem form of shiru.
ませ: mase — Polite verb ending component in negative forms.
ん: n — Informal negative contraction of nai or inu.
でし: deshi — Polite past auxiliary stem form.
それら: sorera — Those things; plural demonstrative pronoun.
言っ: it- — Saying; past or te-form of iu.
い: i — Continuative form of iru; being, existing.
まし: mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb stem.
た: ta — Past tense completion marker.
馬鹿: baka — Fool, idiot; stupidity or foolishness.
な: na — Exclamatory or adjectival particle.
叫ん: sakebn- — Shouting, screaming; stem form of sakebu.
だ: da — Informal copula; is, am, are.
手: te — Hand; part of the body.
革: kawa — Leather; animal hide used in items.
エプロン: epuron — Apron; protective covering worn while working.
下: shita — Under, below, beneath something.
震え: furue — Trembling, shaking, shivering with emotion.
気づい: kizui- — Noticing, realizing, becoming aware of something.
これ: kore — This; near-speaker demonstrative pronoun.
も: mo — Also, too; inclusive particle.
穏やか: odayaka — Calm, gentle, peaceful, serene in manner.
あなた: anata — You; second-person singular pronoun.
呼び: yobi — Calling, addressing, summoning someone.
嬢: jō — Miss; young lady; honorific for young woman.
繰り返し: kurikaeshi — Repetition; repeating something over again.
言い終え: iioе — Finishing saying; completing one's statement.
なかっ: nakat- — Did not; past negative auxiliary form.
なぜなら: nazenara — Because; the reason being; for the reason that.
恐怖: kyōfu — Terror, fear, horror, dread.
全身: zenshin — Whole body; entire physical being.
あらわ: arawa — Exposed, revealed, manifest, openly showing.
し: shi — And; conjunctive verb ending listing reasons.
立ち上がっ: tachiagat- — Standing up; rising from a seated position.
見: mi — Seeing, looking; stem form of miru.
ゆっくり: yukkuri — Slowly, leisurely, at a relaxed pace.
ありえ: arie — Can possibly exist; stem of arienai (impossible).
ん: n — Informal negation; contraction of nai or mono.
多く: ōku — Many, much, a large number or amount.
かも: kamo — Maybe, perhaps; uncertainty marker.
しれ: shire — Might; part of kamoshirenai (perhaps).
たとえば: tatoeba — For example; used to introduce an example.
など: nado — Et cetera; and so on; such as.
微笑み: hohoemi — Smile; gentle expression of happiness.
口: kuchi — Mouth; opening for speaking or eating.
挟ん: hasan- — Inserting, interjecting, cutting into conversation.
そう: sō — That's right; so; in that way.
です: desu — Polite copula; is, am, are.
ね: ne — Seeking agreement; right? isn't it?
続け: tsuzuke — Continuing; carrying on with an action.
つい: tsui — Unintentionally; before one realizes; just now.
しかし: shikashi — However, but; contrasting conjunction.
間違っ: machigat- — Being wrong; making a mistake; erring.
ます: masu — Polite present tense verb ending.
ご存知: gozonji — As you know; honorific for knowing something.
よう: yō — Like, as if; appearing to be something.
何年: nannen — How many years; a number of years.
前: mae — Before, in front of, ago in time.
妻: tsuma — Wife; one's own spouse (female).
殺し: koroshi — Killing; act of taking someone's life.
オーストラリア: ōsutoraria — Australia; country in the Southern Hemisphere.
へ: e — Directional particle indicating movement toward.
渡っ: wattat- — Crossing over; going across to another place.
より: yori — Than; from; comparative particle.
長く: nagaku — Longer; for a long time; adverbial form.
生き延び: ikinobi — Surviving; continuing to live through hardship.

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