Chapter 15
Browner’s Statement III: 
Confrontation & Threat
II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
 
“It was
to see Sarah
that he came
to my house first,
but soon
it was
to see us,
for he was
a man
with winning ways ( 討人喜歡的作風),
and he made friends
wherever he went.”
This is the end of paragraph 1.

“He was
a dashing ( 瀟灑的),
swaggering ( 神氣活現的)
chap ( 小伙子),
smart ( 體面的)
and curled ( 捲髮的),
who had seen
half the world
and could talk
of what
he had seen.”
This is the end of paragraph 2.

“He was
good company,
I won’t deny it,
and he had
wonderful polite ways
with him
for a sailor man,
so that I think
there must have been
a time
when he knew more
of the poop ( 船艉甲板)
than the forecastle ( 前甲板).”
This is the end of paragraph 3.

“For a month
he was
in and out
of my house,
and never once
did it cross
my mind
that harm ( 害)
might come
of his soft,
tricky ( 狡猾的)
ways.”
This is the end of paragraph 4.

“And then
at last
something
made me suspect ( 起疑),
and from that day
my peace
was gone forever ( 從此不得安寧).”
This is the end of paragraph 5.

“It was
only a little thing,
too.”
This is the end of paragraph 6.

“I had come
into the parlour ( 客廳)
unexpected,
and as I walked
in at the door
I saw
a light of welcome ( 欣喜的神情)
on my wife’s face.

But as she saw
who it was
it faded again,
and she turned away
with a look
of disappointment ( 失望).”
This is the end of paragraph 7.

“That
was enough
for me.”
This is the end of paragraph 8.

“There was no one
but Alec Fairbairn
whose step
she could have mistaken
for mine.”
This is the end of paragraph 9.

“If I could
have seen him then
I should have
killed him,
for I have always
been like
a madman ( 瘋子)
when my temper
gets loose ( 失控).”
This is the end of paragraph 10.

“Mary saw
the devil’s light ( 兇狠的光芒)
in my eyes,
and she ran forward
with her hands
on my sleeve ( 袖子).”
This is the end of paragraph 11.

‘Don’t,
Jim,
don’t!’
says she.”
This is the end of paragraph 12.

‘Where’s Sarah?’
I asked.”
This is the end of paragraph 13.

‘In the kitchen,’
says she.”
This is the end of paragraph 14.

‘Sarah,’
says I
as I went in,
‘this man
Fairbairn
is never
to darken my door ( 踏進我家門)
again.’”
This is the end of paragraph 15.

‘Why not?’
says she.”
This is the end of paragraph 16.

‘Because
I order it.’”
This is the end of paragraph 17.

‘Oh!’
says she,
‘if my friends
are not good enough
for this house,
then I
am not good enough
for it
either.’”
This is the end of paragraph 18.

‘You can do
what you like,’
says I,
‘but if Fairbairn
shows his face
here again
I’ll send you
one of his ears
for a keepsake ( 紀念品).’”
This is the end of paragraph 19.

The  End