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Well, the child was not much the worse, more frightened, according to the sawbones; and there you might have supposed would be an end to it.

まあ、藪医者によれば、子供はそれほど悪い状態ではなく、むしろひどく怯えているだけだった。そこで、それで一件落着かと思われたかもしれない。

But there was one curious circumstance.

しかし、一つ奇妙なことがあった。

I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight.

私はその男をひと目見た瞬間から嫌悪感を抱いていた。

So had the child's family, which was only natural.

子供の家族もそうだったが、それは当然のことだった。

But the doctor's case was what struck me.

しかし、私が驚かされたのは医者の様子だった。

He was the usual cut and dry apothecary, of no particular age and colour, with a strong Edinburgh accent and about as emotional as a bagpipe.

彼はごく平凡な薬剤師で、特に年齢も顔色も際立ったところはなく、エディンバラなまりが強く、バグパイプと同じくらい感情を表に出さない男だった。

Well, sir, he was like the rest of us; every time he looked at my prisoner, I saw that sawbones turn sick and white with the desire to kill him.

ところが、旦那、彼も私たちと同じだった。私の捕虜を見るたびに、その藪医者が殺意に駆られて青ざめるのが見て取れた。

I knew what was in his mind, just as he knew what was in mine; and killing being out of the question, we did the next best.

私が彼の心の中を分かっていたように、彼も私の心の中を分かっていた。しかし殺すわけにはいかないので、私たちは次善の策をとった。

We told the man we could and would make such a scandal out of this as should make his name stink from one end of London to the other.

私たちはその男に、ロンドン中に彼の名を臭わせるほどの醜聞を必ずや起こしてみせると言い渡した。

If he had any friends or any credit, we undertook that he should lose them.

もし彼に友人や信用があるなら、それをすべて失わせると約束した。

And all the time, as we were pitching it in red hot, we were keeping the women off him as best we could for they were as wild as harpies.

そしてその間ずっと、私たちが激しく詰め寄りながら、ハーピーのように荒れ狂う女たちをできる限り彼から遠ざけようとしていた。

Vocabulary

まあ
maa — Well, sort of; expression of mild resignation or surprise.
藪医者
yabu isha — Quack doctor; an incompetent or fraudulent physician.
ni — Particle indicating direction, location, time, or indirect object.
よれば
yoreba — According to; based on information from a source.
子供
kodomo — Child; a young person or offspring.
wa — Topic marker particle indicating the subject of discussion.
それほど
sorehodo — To that extent; not so much, not that bad.
悪い
warui — Bad, poor, or in a negative condition.
状態
joutai — State, condition, or situation of something or someone.
de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or reason.
なく
naku — Without; the conjunctive negative form of ない.
むしろ
mushiro — Rather; on the contrary, preferably instead.
ひどく
hidoku — Terribly, severely, extremely in a negative sense.
怯え
obiwe — Fear, fright; state of being frightened or terrified.
te — Conjunctive particle linking verbs or forming te-form.
いる
iru — To be; indicates ongoing state or continuous action.
だけ
dake — Only, just, merely; limiting particle indicating extent.
だった
datta — Was, were; past tense of the copula だ.
そこで
sokode — Therefore, so, thereupon; transitional word indicating result.
それ
sore — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.
一件落着
ikken rakuchaku — Case closed; matter settled, everything resolved satisfactorily.
ka — Question particle or expresses uncertainty and doubt.
to — Particle meaning and, with, or quoting someone's words.
思われた
omowareta — Seemed, appeared; passive form of to think or seem.
mo — Also, too, even; inclusive or additive particle.
しれ
shire — Might, may; part of かもしれない expressing possibility.
ない
nai — Not; negative auxiliary indicating absence or negation.
しかし
shikashi — However, but; conjunction indicating contrast or contradiction.
一つ
hitotsu — One thing; a single item or matter.
奇妙
kimyou — Strange, peculiar, odd; something unusual or mysterious.
na — Adjectival particle linking na-adjectives to nouns.
こと
koto — Thing, matter, fact; nominalizer for abstract concepts.
ga — Subject marker particle; also expresses contrast or desire.
あった
atta — There was, existed; past tense of ある.
watashi — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.
その
sono — That, the; demonstrative adjective modifying a noun.
otoko — Man, male; an adult male person.
wo — Object marker particle indicating the direct object.
ひと目
hitome — A glance, one look; seeing something briefly at once.
見た
mita — Saw, looked at; past tense of 見る to see.
瞬間
shunkan — Moment, instant; a very brief point in time.
から
kara — From, since, because; indicates starting point or reason.
嫌悪感
ken'okan — Feeling of disgust, revulsion, or strong dislike.
抱いて
daite — Holding, harboring; te-form of 抱く to embrace or hold feelings.
いた
ita — Was doing; past continuous auxiliary verb.
no — Possessive or nominalizing particle connecting nouns or clauses.
家族
kazoku — Family; one's relatives living together or related members.
そう
sou — So, that way; expressing agreement or apparent state.
当然
touzen — Naturally, of course; something expected and reasonable.
驚か
odoroka — Surprise; stem form of 驚く to be surprised or astonished.
され
sare — Were made to; passive or causative auxiliary form.
ta — Past tense auxiliary indicating completed action.
医者
isha — Doctor, physician; a medical professional who treats patients.
様子
yousu — Appearance, manner, situation; the look or state of something.
kare — He, him; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
ごく
goku — Extremely, very; intensifier meaning utterly or absolutely.
平凡
heibon — Ordinary, mediocre; lacking distinction or special qualities.
薬剤師
yakuzaishi — Pharmacist; a licensed professional who dispenses medicine.
特に
toku ni — Especially, particularly; indicating something notable or specific.
年齢
nenrei — Age; the number of years a person has lived.
顔色
kaoiro — Complexion, facial color; expression visible on someone's face.
際立った
kiwadatta — Stood out, was conspicuous; markedly noticeable or prominent.
ところ
tokoro — Place, aspect, point; a spot or particular feature.
なまり
namari — Accent, dialect; a regional manner of speaking or pronunciation.
強く
tsuyoku — Strongly, powerfully; adverbial form of 強い strong.
同じ
onaji — Same, identical; exactly alike in quality or nature.
くらい
kurai — About, approximately; indicates degree or comparison extent.
感情
kanjou — Emotion, feeling; an internal emotional state or sentiment.
omote — Surface, front, outside; the visible or outward side.
出さ
dasa — Show, express; stem of 出す to put out or express.
ところが
tokoroga — However, but; conjunction marking unexpected turn of events.
旦那
danna — Master, husband, sir; respectful term for a man.
たち
tachi — Plural suffix indicating a group of people or beings.
捕虜
horyo — Prisoner of war, captive; someone held against their will.
見る
miru — To see, look at, watch; to observe visually.
たび
tabi — Each time, whenever; every occasion something happens.
殺意
Intent to kill, murderous intent; desire to murder someone.
駆ら
kara — Driven, compelled; stem of 駆る to drive or urge strongly.
れて
rete — Passive te-form auxiliary indicating being acted upon.
青ざめる
aozameru — To turn pale; to become white with fear or shock.
見て
mite — Seeing, looking; te-form of 見る to see or observe.
取れた
toreta — Could tell, was apparent; past tense of 見て取れる to perceive.
kokoro — Heart, mind, spirit; inner feelings and consciousness.
naka — Inside, within, middle; interior of something or among.
分かって
wakatte — Understanding; te-form of 分かる to understand or realize.
よう
you — Seem, appear, like; indicates resemblance or volitional intent.
殺す
korosu — To kill; to cause death deliberately.
わけ
wake — Reason, meaning; logical ground or circumstantial meaning.
いか
ika — Cannot do; part of わけにいかない meaning cannot possibly.
次善
jizen — Second best; the next best option after the ideal.
saku — Plan, strategy, measure; a scheme or course of action.
とった
totta — Took, adopted; past tense of 取る to take or adopt.
na — Name, reputation; one's known identity or social standing.
臭わせる
niowaseru — To hint at, imply; to suggest something indirectly.
ほど
hodo — To the extent that, about; indicates degree or comparison.
醜聞
shuubun — Scandal; a disgraceful public incident damaging reputation.
必ずや
kanarazu ya — Without fail, certainly; emphatic form of definitely doing.
起こして
okoshite — Causing, stirring up; te-form of 起こす to cause or create.
みせる
miseru — To show; to demonstrate determination to do something.
言い渡した
iiwatashita — Declared, sentenced, pronounced; formally told or ordered someone.
もし
moshi — If; conditional word introducing a hypothetical situation.
友人
yuujin — Friend; a person with whom one has a friendly relationship.
ya — And, or; particle listing multiple items loosely.
信用
shin'you — Trust, credit, credibility; faith or confidence in someone.
ある
aru — To exist, to have; existence of inanimate things or facts.
なら
nara — If, in that case; conditional particle based on given premise.
すべて
subete — Everything, all; the entirety of things without exception.
失わせる
ushinawaseru — To make lose, cause to forfeit; causative form of 失う.
約束
yakusoku — Promise, appointment; a commitment made between people.
した
shita — Did; past tense of する to do or make.
そして
soshite — And then, and so; conjunction connecting sequential events.
aida — During, between, while; a period or interval of time.
ずっと
zutto — All along, continuously; throughout a whole period of time.
激しく
hageshiku — Intensely, fiercely, violently; adverb of 激しい intense.
詰め寄り
tsumeyori — Pressing close, confronting; aggressively approaching to demand.
ながら
nagara — While, even though; doing two things simultaneously.
荒れ狂う
arekuruu — To rage violently, run wild; behave with extreme fury.
onna — Woman, female; an adult female person.
できる
dekiru — Can do, be able to, possible; indicating capability or possibility.
限り
kagiri — As much as possible, limit; to the utmost extent.
遠ざけよう
toozakeyou — Let's keep away; volitional form of 遠ざける to distance.
して
shite — Doing, by doing; te-form of する indicating means or action.
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