The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 7
So I did not abandon the search until I had become fully satisfied that the thief is a more astute man than myself.
そのため、私は泥棒が自分よりも抜け目のない人物であると完全に確信するまで、捜索を諦めませんでした。
I fancy that I have investigated every nook and corner of the premises in which it is possible that the paper can be concealed."
その書類が隠されている可能性のある屋敷のあらゆる隅々まで調査したと思っています。」
"But is it not possible," I suggested, "that although the letter may be in possession of the minister, as it unquestionably is, he may have concealed it elsewhere than upon his own premises?"
「しかし」と私は言いました、「その手紙が大臣の手中にあることは疑いようがないとしても、彼が自分の屋敷以外の場所に隠した可能性はないでしょうか？」
"This is barely possible," said Dupin.
「それはほとんどあり得ません」とデュパンは言いました。
"The present peculiar condition of affairs at court, and especially of those intrigues in which D—— is known to be involved, would render the instant availability of the document—its susceptibility of being produced at a moment's notice—a point of nearly equal importance with its possession."
「現在の宮廷における特異な状況、とりわけD——が関与していることが知られている陰謀を考えると、その書類をすぐに利用できること——つまり、瞬時に提示できること——は、書類を所持していること自体とほぼ同等の重要性を持つことになります。」
"Its susceptibility of being produced?" said I.
「瞬時に提示できること、ですか？」と私は言いました。
"That is to say, of being destroyed," said Dupin.
「つまり、破棄できること、ということです」とデュパンは言いました。
"True," I observed; "the paper is clearly then upon the premises.
「なるほど」と私は言いました。「では、その書類は明らかに屋敷の中にあるわけです。
As for its being upon the person of the minister, we may consider that as out of the question."
大臣が身につけているという可能性は、論外と考えてよいでしょう。」
"Entirely," said the Prefect.
「まったくその通りです」と警視長は言いました。
"He has been twice waylaid, as if by footpads, and his person rigorously searched under my own inspection."
「彼は二度、追い剥ぎのように待ち伏せされ、私自身の監督のもとで身体を厳しく捜索されました。」
"You might have spared yourself this trouble," said Dupin.
「その苦労は省けたはずです」とデュパンは言いました。
"D——, I presume, is not altogether a fool, and, if not, must have anticipated these waylayings, as a matter of course."
「D——は、おそらく全くの愚か者ではなく、そうでないとすれば、当然のこととして、このような待ち伏せを予期していたはずです。」
"Not altogether a fool," said G.
「全くの愚か者ではない、ですね」とGは言いました。
Vocabulary
- そのため
- sono tame — Therefore; for that reason; as a result
- 私
- watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- は
- wa — Topic marker particle indicating sentence subject
- 泥棒
- dorobou — Thief; burglar; robber; one who steals
- が
- ga — Subject marker particle indicating grammatical subject
- 自分
- jibun — Oneself; myself; one's own self
- より
- yori — Than; more than; comparison particle
- も
- mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle
- 抜け目
- nukeme — Oversight; loophole; shrewdness; cunning alertness
- の
- no — Possessive or nominalizing particle
- ない
- nai — Not; negative auxiliary adjective
- 人物
- jinbutsu — Person; character; figure; individual of note
- で
- de — At; by means of; copula connective particle
- ある
- aru — To be; to exist (for inanimate things)
- と
- to — Quotation particle; and; with; that
- 完全
- kanzen — Complete; perfect; total; thorough
- に
- ni — At; to; in; direction or location particle
- 確信
- kakushin — Conviction; firm belief; certainty; confidence
- する
- suru — To do; to perform; general action verb
- まで
- made — Until; up to; as far as
- 捜索
- sousaku — Search; investigation; thorough hunt for something
- を
- wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object
- 諦め
- akirame — Giving up; resignation; abandonment of effort
- ませ
- mase — Polite verb ending (imperative/formal conjugation)
- ん
- n — Negative contraction; explanatory particle
- でし
- deshi — Polite copula past stem form
- た
- ta — Past tense verb ending
- その
- sono — That; that particular (near listener)
- 書類
- shorui — Documents; papers; official written materials
- 隠さ
- kakusa — Hidden; concealed (stem form of kakusu)
- れ
- re — Passive verb auxiliary suffix
- て
- te — Conjunctive particle connecting verb phrases
- いる
- iru — To be; to exist (animate); progressive state
- 可能性
- kanousei — Possibility; likelihood; potential; chance
- 屋敷
- yashiki — Mansion; estate; large residence; manor
- あらゆる
- arayuru — Every; all possible; each and every
- 隅々
- sumizumi — Every corner; every nook and cranny
- 調査
- chousa — Investigation; research; inquiry; examination
- し
- shi — Conjunctive verb form; and; moreover
- 思っ
- omot(te) — Thinking; believing (conjunctive form of omou)
- い
- i — Continuative auxiliary (from iru)
- ます
- masu — Polite verb ending (present/future)
- しかし
- shikashi — However; but; nevertheless; contrasting conjunction
- 言い
- ii — Saying; speaking (stem form of iu)
- まし
- mashi — Polite past auxiliary verb stem
- 手紙
- tegami — Letter; written correspondence; personal mail
- 大臣
- daijin — Minister; cabinet secretary; high government official
- 手中
- shuchuu — In one's hands; in one's possession; grasp
- こと
- koto — Thing; fact; matter; nominalizer
- 疑い
- utagai — Doubt; suspicion; question; distrust
- よう
- you — Appearance; manner; seems like; volitional form
- 彼
- kare — He; him; that man
- 以外
- igai — Other than; except; besides; excluding
- 場所
- basho — Place; location; spot; venue
- 隠し
- kakushi — Hiding; concealing (stem of kakusu)
- でしょ
- desho — Probably; right?; informal polite presumption
- う
- u — Volitional or presumptive auxiliary ending
- か
- ka — Question particle; interrogative sentence ending
- それ
- sore — That; that thing (near listener)
- ほとんど
- hotondo — Almost; nearly; mostly; hardly
- あり得
- arié — Can exist; be possible; plausible (stem form)
- 現在
- genzai — Present; current; now; at this time
- 宮廷
- kyuutei — Royal court; imperial court; palace
- における
- ni okeru — In; at; regarding; within a context
- 特異
- tokui — Peculiar; unique; singular; extraordinary
- な
- na — Adjectival linking particle (na-adjective connector)
- 状況
- joukyou — Situation; circumstances; condition; state of affairs
- とりわけ
- toriwake — Especially; particularly; above all; notably
- 関与
- kanyo — Involvement; participation; having a hand in
- 知ら
- shira — Knowing; aware of (stem form of shiru)
- 陰謀
- inbou — Conspiracy; plot; intrigue; scheming
- 考える
- kangaeru — To think; to consider; to ponder
- すぐ
- sugu — Immediately; right away; soon; at once
- 利用
- riyou — Use; utilization; making use of something
- できる
- dekiru — To be able to; can; to be possible
- つまり
- tsumari — In other words; that is to say; namely
- 瞬時
- shunji — Instant; moment; in the blink of an eye
- 提示
- teiji — Presentation; showing; display; submission of evidence
- 所持
- shoji — Possession; carrying; having on one's person
- 自体
- jitai — Itself; in itself; as such; the thing itself
- ほぼ
- hobo — Almost; nearly; approximately; roughly
- 同等
- doutou — Equality; equivalence; same level or rank
- 重要性
- juuyousei — Importance; significance; weight; criticality
- 持つ
- motsu — To hold; to have; to carry; to possess
- なり
- nari — Becoming; or; either…or (conjunctive form)
- です
- desu — Polite copula meaning 'is' or 'are'
- 破棄
- haki — Destruction; disposal; annulment; discarding
- という
- to iu — Called; known as; the idea that
- なるほど
- naruhodo — I see; indeed; that makes sense; certainly
- では
- dewa — Well then; in that case; but; however
- 明らか
- akiraka — Clear; obvious; evident; apparent
- 中
- naka — Inside; middle; among; within
- わけ
- wake — Reason; meaning; therefore; it means that
- 身
- mi — Body; one's person; oneself; one's position
- につけ
- ni tsuke — On one's person; whenever; with regard to
- 論外
- rongai — Out of the question; beyond consideration; absurd
- 考え
- kangae — Thought; idea; opinion; thinking
- よい
- yoi — Good; fine; all right; acceptable
- まったく
- mattaku — Completely; entirely; indeed; utterly
- その通り
- sono toori — Exactly right; that's correct; precisely so
- 警視長
- keishichou — Police prefect; chief superintendent of police
- 二度
- nido — Twice; two times; a second time
- 追い剥ぎ
- oihagi — Highway robber; mugger; one who strips victims
- 待ち伏せ
- machibuse — Ambush; lying in wait; waylaying someone
- さ
- sa — Casual sentence-ending particle; you know; indeed
- 自身
- jishin — Oneself; personally; one's own self
- 監督
- kantoku — Supervision; direction; manager; overseer
- もと
- moto — Under; beneath; based on; origin
- 身体
- shintai — Body; physical body; one's person
- 厳しく
- kibishiku — Strictly; severely; rigorously; harshly
- 苦労
- kurou — Hardship; trouble; difficulty; hard work
- 省け
- habuke — Save; spare; omit; eliminate effort
- はず
- hazu — Should; supposed to; expected; ought to be
- おそらく
- osoraku — Probably; perhaps; most likely; presumably
- 全く
- mattaku — Completely; entirely; utterly; absolutely
- 愚か者
- orokamono — Fool; idiot; stupid person; simpleton
- なく
- naku — Without; not having; lacking; negation connector
- そう
- sou — So; that way; like that; I see
- すれ
- sure — Conditional form of suru (if one does)
- ば
- ba — Conditional particle meaning 'if' or 'when'
- 当然
- touzen — Natural; obvious; of course; naturally
- この
- kono — This; this particular (near speaker)
- 予期
- yoki — Expectation; anticipation; foreseeing; prediction
- ね
- ne — Sentence-ending seeking agreement; right?; isn't it?
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