Baskervillelerin Tazısı

Mr.

Mr.

Sherlock Holmes,

Sherlock Holmes,

der som regel stod meget sent op om morgenen,

who was usually very late in the mornings,

bortset fra de ikke så sjældne lejligheder, hvor han havde været oppe hele natten,

save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night,

sad ved morgenbordet.

was seated at the breakfast table.

Jeg stod på tæppet foran kaminen og tog den stok op, som vores besøgende havde glemt aftenen før.

I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before.

Det var et flot,

It was a fine,

tykt stykke træ

thick piece of wood,

med løgformet knop,

bulbous-headed,

af den slags, der kaldes en

of the sort which is known as a

„Penang-advokat“.

“Penang lawyer.”

Lige under knoppen sad et bredt sølvbånd, næsten en tomme bredt.

Just under the head was a broad silver band nearly an inch across.

„Til James Mortimer,

“To James Mortimer,

M.R.C.S.,

M.R.C.S.,

fra hans venner i C.C.H.“,

from his friends of the C.C.H.,”

stod der indgraveret på det,

was engraved upon it,

med datoen

with the date

„1884“.

“1884.”

Det var netop sådan en stok, som den gammeldags huslæge plejede at bære – værdig,

It was just such a stick as the old-fashioned family practitioner used to carry—dignified,

solid

solid,

og tillidvækkende.

and reassuring.

„Nå,

“Well,

Watson,

Watson,

hvad mener du om den?“

what do you make of it?”