I stopped outside Eileen's door and listened.
私はアイリーンのドアの外で立ち止まり、耳を澄ました。
I didn't hear any sound of movement inside, so I didn't knock.
中からの動きの音は聞こえなかったので、私はノックしなかった。
If she wanted to know how he was, it was up to her.
be up to
(次第だ)
[動]
to be dependent on or decided by someone or something
彼の様子を知りたければ、彼女次第だ。
Downstairs the living room looked bright and empty.
階下のリビングルームは明るく空っぽに見えた。
I put out some of the lights.
私はいくつかの明かりを消した。
From over near the front door I looked up at the balcony.
玄関の近くからバルコニーを見上げた。
The middle part of the living room rose to the full height of the house walls and was crossed by open beams that also supported the balcony.
middle part
(真ん中の部分)
[名]
the part of something that is in the middle
full height
(全高)
[名]
the total height of something
house wall
(家の壁)
[名]
a wall of a house
cross
(交差する)
[動]
go across
open beam
(むき出しの梁)
[名]
a beam that is not covered
support
(支える)
[動]
give assistance to, or be in favor of
居間の真ん中の部分は家の壁の全高まで高くなっており、バルコニーを支えるむき出しの梁が交差していた。
The balcony was wide and edged on two sides by a solid railing which looked to be about three and a half feet high.
バルコニーは広く、両側に高さ約3.5フィートほどある頑丈な手すりがあった。
The top and the uprights were cut square to match the cross beams.
upright
(支柱)
[名]
a vertical post or support
cross beam
(横梁)
[名]
a horizontal beam that crosses a vertical beam
上部と支柱は横梁に合わせて四角く切られていた。
The dining room was through a square arch closed off by double louvered doors.
dining room
(食堂)
[名]
a room where people eat
arch
(アーチ)
[名]
a curved structure that spans an opening and is supported only at its ends
close off
(閉ざす)
[動]
to block or bar access to
louvered door
(ルーバードア)
[名]
a door with horizontal slats that can be opened and closed to control the amount of light or air that passes through
食堂は、二重のルーバードアで閉ざされた四角いアーチをくぐった先にあった。
Above it I guessed there were servants' quarters.
above
(上に)
[前]
in or to a higher place or position
その上には使用人の部屋があるのだろうと推測した。
This part of the second floor was walled off so there would be another stairway reaching it from the kitchen part of the house.
wall off
(壁で仕切る)
[動]
to separate or divide with a wall
stairway
(階段)
[名]
a set of steps leading up or down from one level to another
二階のこの部分は壁で仕切られていたので、家の台所部分からそこに通じる別の階段があるはずだった。
Wade's room was in the corner over his study.
Wade's room
(ウェードの部屋)
[名]
the room where Wade lives
be in the corner
(角にある)
[動]
be located in the corner
over his study
(書斎の上)
[前]
on top of the study
ウェードの部屋は書斎の上の角にあった。
I could see the light from his open door reflected against the high ceiling and I could see the top foot of his doorway.
reflect
(反射する)
[動]
throw back light, heat, or sound without absorbing it
foot
(部分)
[名]
the end of the leg below the ankle joint, on which a person stands or walks
彼の開いたドアからの光が高い天井に反射しているのが見え、彼の戸口の上の部分も見えた。
I cut all the lights except in one standing lamp and crossed to the study.
cross
(向かう)
[動]
go or move across or to the other side of
study
(書斎)
[名]
a room in a house used for reading, writing, or studying
私はスタンドランプを一つ残してすべての明かりを消し、書斎に向かった。
The door was shut but two lamps were lit, a standing lamp at the end of the leather couch and a cowled desk lamp.
shut
(閉まる)
[動]
move into a closed position
ドアは閉まっていたが、革張りのソファの端にあるスタンドランプとカウル付きのデスクランプの二つのランプが点灯していた。
The typewriter was on a heavy stand under this and beside it on the desk there was a disorderly mess of yellow paper.
stand
(台)
[名]
a piece of furniture with a flat top and usually four legs, providing a level surface for eating, writing, or working at
disorderly
(乱雑な)
[形]
lacking order or regularity
タイプライターはその下の重い台の上にあり、その横の机の上には黄色い紙が乱雑に散らばっていた。
I sat in a padded chair and studied the layout.
padded
(クッション付きの)
[形]
having a layer of soft material added for comfort or protection
layout
(レイアウト)
[名]
the way in which the parts of something are arranged
私はクッション付きの椅子に座り、レイアウトを調べた。
What I wanted to know was how he had cut his head.
私が知りたかったのは、彼がどうやって頭を切ったのかということだった。
I sat in his desk chair with the phone at my left hand.
私は彼の机の椅子に座り、左手に電話を置いた。
The spring was set very weak.
spring
(バネ)
[名]
a device that can be pressed or pulled and that returns to its original shape when released
set
(設定する)
[動]
put into a specified state
バネは非常に弱く設定されていた。
If I tilted back and went over, my head might have caught the corner of the desk.
tilt
(傾く)
[動]
move or cause to move into a sloping position
go over
(倒れる)
[動]
fall or cause to fall to the ground
catch
(引っかかる)
[動]
get stuck or trapped
私が後ろに傾いて倒れた場合、私の頭が机の角に引っかかったかもしれない。
I moistened my handkerchief and rubbed the wood.
私はハンカチを湿らせて木をこすった。
No blood, nothing there.
血も何もなかった。
There was a lot of stuff on the desk, including a row of books between bronze elephants, and an old-fashioned square glass inkwell.
stuff
(物)
[名]
the substance or material of which something is made or consists
bronze
(青銅)
[名]
an alloy of copper and tin
inkwell
(インク壺)
[名]
a small pot into which ink is poured for use with a pen
机の上には、青銅の象の間に並んだ本や、昔ながらの四角いガラス製のインク壺など、たくさんの物があった。
I tried that without result.
私はそれを試したが結果は出なかった。
Not much point to it anyway, because if someone else had slugged him, the weapon didn't have to be in the room.
not much point
(あまり意味はない)
[名]
not a lot of reason or purpose
いずれにせよ、あまり意味はない。なぜなら、もし誰かが彼を殴ったとしても、武器が部屋にある必要はない。
And there wasn't anyone else to do it.
そして、それをする人は他にいなかった。
I stood up and switched on the cornice lights.
cornice light
(コーニスライト)
[名]
a light that is mounted on a cornice
私は立ち上がって、コーニスライトをつけました。
They reached into the shadowy corners and of course the answer was simple enough after all.
彼らは影の隅々にまで手を伸ばし、結局のところ答えは十分に単純だった。
A square metal wastebasket was lying on its side over against the wall, with paper spilled.
metal
(金属製の)
[形]
made of metal
over against
(寄りかかって)
[前]
in or into a position opposite to
spill
(散らばっている)
[動]
cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container, especially accidentally
四角い金属製のゴミ箱が壁に寄りかかって横倒しになっていて、紙が散らばっていた。
It couldn't have walked there, so it had been thrown or kicked.
そこまで歩いて行けるはずがないので、投げられるか蹴られたかだ。
I tried its sharp comers with my moistened handkerchief.
私は湿らせたハンカチでその鋭い角を試した。
I got the red-brown smear of blood this time.
red-brown
(赤茶色)
[形]
of a color intermediate between red and brown
今度は赤茶色の血痕が付いた。
No mystery at all.
全く謎ではない。
Wade had fallen over and struck his head on the sharp corner of the wastebasket--a glancing blow most likely--picked himself up and booted the damn thing across the room.
fall over
(転ぶ)
[動]
to fall to the ground
strike
(ぶつける)
[動]
to hit or come into contact with something in a forceful way
boot
(蹴り飛ばす)
[動]
to kick something hard
ウェードは転んで頭をゴミ箱の鋭い角にぶつけたのだーおそらく掠り傷だろうー起き上がってその忌々しいものを部屋の向こう側に蹴り飛ばしたのだ。
Then he would have another quick drink.
それから彼はまた一杯飲むだろう。
The drinking liquor was on the cocktail table in front of the couch.
drinking liquor
(酒)
[名]
an alcoholic beverage
cocktail table
(コーヒーテーブル)
[名]
a low table used in front of a sofa
酒はソファの前のコーヒーテーブルの上にあった。
An empty bottle, another three quarters full, a thermos jug of water and a silver bowl containing water which had been ice cubes.
three quarters
(四分の三)
[名]
a fraction equal to three divided by four
thermos jug
(魔法瓶)
[名]
a vacuum flask
silver bowl
(銀のボウル)
[名]
a bowl made of silver
ice cube
(氷)
[名]
a small block of ice
空のボトル、四分の三ほど残ったボトル、水の入った魔法瓶、氷が溶けた水の入った銀のボウル。
There was only one glass and it was the large economy size.
only
(一つだけ)
[形]
no more than; solely
economy
(エコノミー)
[名]
the large-scale production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
グラスは一つだけで、それは大きなエコノミーサイズだった。
Having taken his drink he felt a little better.
酒を飲んで彼は少し気分が良くなった。
He noticed the phone off the hook in a bleary sort of way and very likely didn't remember any more what he had been doing with it.
off the hook
(外れている)
[形]
not in its proper place
bleary
(ぼんやりした)
[形]
not clear or bright
very likely
(おそらく)
[副]
almost certainly
do with
(~する)
[動]
have to do with; be connected with
彼はぼんやりと受話器が外れているのに気づいたが、おそらくもうそれで何をしていたのか覚えていなかった。
So he just walked across and put it back in its cradle.
walk across
(歩いて行く)
[動]
walk from one side of something to the other
cradle
(元の場所)
[名]
a support or a frame for holding something
だから彼はただ歩いて行き、それを元の場所に戻した。
The time had been just about right.
be just about right
(ちょうどよい)
[動]
be very close to the desired or required quality or standard
時間はちょうどよかった。
There is something compulsive about a telephone.
compulsive
(強迫的)
[形]
resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge to behave in a certain manner
電話には何か強迫的なものがある。
The gadget-ridden man of our age loves it, loathes it, and is afraid of it.
gadget-ridden
(機械に支配された)
[形]
full of gadgets
loathe
(嫌う)
[動]
feel intense dislike or disgust for
be afraid of
(恐れる)
[動]
be frightened of
機械に支配された現代人は電話を愛し、嫌い、恐れている。
But he always treats it with respect, even when he is drunk.
しかし、酔っ払っている時でさえ、彼はいつも電話を敬意を持って扱う。
The telephone is a fetish.
fetish
(呪物)
[名]
an object that is believed to have magical powers
電話は呪物だ。
Any normal man would have said hello into the mouthpiece before hanging up, just to be sure.
mouthpiece
(受話器)
[名]
the part of a telephone into which a person speaks
just to be sure
(念のため)
[副]
to be certain or to make certain
普通の人なら、念のため、受話器にハローと言ってから電話を切るだろう。
But not necessarily a man who was bleary with drink and had just taken a fall.
しかし、酒でぼんやりしていて、転んだばかりの男なら、必ずしもそうではない。
It didn't matter anyhow.
anyhow
(いずれにせよ)
[副]
in any case; anyway
いずれにせよ、それは問題ではなかった。
His wife might have done it, she might have heard the fall and the bang as the wastebasket bounced against the wall and come into the study.
bounce
(跳ね返る)
[動]
move quickly up, down, or from side to side
彼の妻がそうしたのかもしれないし、彼女は転倒音とゴミ箱が壁に当たって跳ね返った音を聞いて書斎に入ってきたのかもしれない。
About that time the last drink would kick him in the face and he would stagger out of the house and across the front lawn and pass out where I had found him.
about that time
(その頃には)
[名]
at about that time
front lawn
(前庭)
[名]
an area of short, regularly mown grass in the garden of a house
その頃には最後の一杯が彼の顔を蹴り、彼は家からよろめき出て、前庭を横切り、私が彼を見つけた場所で気を失ったのだろう。
Somebody was coming for him.
誰かが彼を迎えに来ていた。
By this time he didn't know who it was.
by this time
(この時までには)
[副]
at this time
この時までには彼はそれが誰かを知らなかった。
Maybe the good Dr. Verringer.
もしかしたら善良なヴェリンジャー博士かもしれない。
So far, so good.
ここまでは順調だ。
So what would his wife do?
では彼の妻は何をするだろうか?
She couldn't handle him or reason with him and she might well be afraid to try.
reason
(議論する)
[動]
to talk about something in a logical way
be afraid
(恐れている)
[動]
to be scared or frightened
彼女は彼を扱うことも彼と議論することもできなかったし、試みることを恐れているかもしれない。
So she would call somebody to come and help.
だから彼女は誰かに電話して助けを求めるだろう。
The servants were out, so it would have to be by the telephone.
使用人は外出していたから、電話で呼ぶしかない。
Well, she had called somebody.
彼女は誰かに電話したのだ。
She had called that nice Dr. Loring.
nice
(感じのいい)
[形]
pleasant; agreeable; delightful
彼女はあの感じのいいローリング医師に電話したのだ。
I'd just assumed she called him after I got there.
私は彼女が私が着いた後に彼に電話したのだと思っていた。
She hadn't said so.
彼女はそうは言わなかった。
From here on it didn't quite add up.
from here on
(ここから先)
[名]
the time from now on
add up
(わかる)
[動]
make sense; be consistent
ここから先はよくわからない。
You'd expect her to look for him and find him and make sure he wasn't hurt.
彼女が彼を探して見つけ、彼が怪我をしていないか確認すると思うだろう。
It wouldn't hurt him to lie out on the ground on a warm summer night for a while.
lie out
(横たわる)
[動]
be in a horizontal position
暖かい夏の夜にしばらく地面に横たわっていても彼は怪我をしないだろう。
She couldn't move him.
彼女は彼を動かすことができなかった。
It had taken all I had to do that.
take
(尽くす)
[動]
use up or consume
それをするのに全力を尽くした。
But you wouldn't quite expect to find her standing in the open doorway smoking a cigarette, not knowing except very vaguely where he was.
しかし、彼女が開いた戸口に立ってタバコを吸い、彼がどこにいるか非常に漠然としか知らないのを見つけることはあまり期待できないだろう。
Or would you?
would
(期待する)
[助]
used to express a polite request
あるいは期待するだろうか?
I didn't know what she had been through with him, how dangerous he was in that condition, how much afraid she might be to go near him.
私は彼女が彼と何を経験してきたのか、彼がその状態でどれほど危険だったのか、彼女が彼に近づくことをどれほど恐れているのかを知らなかった。
“I've had all of it I can take,” she had said to me when I arrived.
have all of it
(耐えられるだけ耐えてきた)
[動]
to have experienced or endured something to the fullest extent
「私は耐えられるだけ耐えてきた」と彼女は私が到着した時に言った。
Then she had gone inside and pulled a faint.
pull a faint
(気を失う)
[動]
lose consciousness
それから彼女は中に入って気を失った。
It still bothered me, but I had to leave it at that.
at that
(それで)
[副]
in addition to that; on top of that
それはまだ私を悩ませたが、私はそれをそのままにしなければならなかった。
I had to assume that when she had been up against the situation often enough to know there was nothing she could do about it except to let it ride, then that would be what she would do.
be up against
(直面する)
[動]
to be in a difficult situation
often enough
(十分な頻度で)
[副]
frequently enough
let it ride
(乗り越える)
[動]
to allow something to continue without interference
would be
(だろう)
[助]
a polite way of making a request
私は彼女がその状況に直面した時、彼女がそれを乗り越える以外に何もできないことを知るのに十分な頻度で直面していたと仮定しなければならなかった。
Let it ride.
ride
(乗り越える)
[動]
travel on a vehicle
乗り越えろ。
Let him lie out there on the ground until somebody came around with the physical equipment to handle him.
physical
(物理的な)
[形]
relating to physics or the laws of physics
equipment
(機器)
[名]
the set of tools or other items that are used for a particular purpose
誰かが彼を扱うための物理的な機器を持って来るまで、彼を地面に寝かせておこう。
It still bothered me.
それでも気になった。
It bothered me also that she had checked out and gone into her own room while Candy and I got him upstairs to bed.
go into
(戻る)
[動]
to enter or go inside
キャンディと私が彼を二階のベッドに連れて行った時に、彼女がチェックアウトして自分の部屋に戻ったことも気になった。
She said she loved the guy.
彼女は彼を愛していると言っていた。
He was her husband, they had been married for five years, he was a very nice guy indeed when sober--those were her own words.
own words
(彼女自身の言葉)
[名]
the words that someone said
彼は彼女の夫で、結婚して5年になるが、酔っていない時は本当にいい人だ、というのが彼女自身の言葉だった。
Drunk, he was something else, something to stay away from because he was dangerous.
something else
(別人)
[名]
a different person
stay away from
(近寄らない)
[動]
not go near or approach
酔うと別人になって、危険だから近寄らない方がいい、とも。
All right, forget it.
いいよ、忘れろ。
But somehow it still bothered me.
だが、それでも気になった。
If she was really scared, she wouldn't have been standing there in the open door smoking a cigarette.
be scared
(怖がる)
[動]
to be afraid of something
open door
(ドアを開ける)
[動]
to move a door so as to leave a space allowing access and vision
smoke a cigarette
(タバコを吸う)
[動]
to inhale and exhale the smoke of a cigarette
本当に怖がっているのなら、ドアを開けてタバコを吸いながら立っているはずがない。
If she was just bitter and withdrawn and disgusted, she wouldn't have fainted.
bitter
(苦々しい)
[形]
having a sharp, strong taste
withdrawn
(内向的)
[形]
shy and not willing to talk to other people
disgusted
(嫌悪感を抱いている)
[形]
feeling a strong dislike for something
彼女がただ苦々しく、内向的で、嫌悪感を抱いているだけなら、気絶することはなかっただろう。
I stopped thinking about it and took the cover off the typewriter.
take
(外す)
[動]
remove something from a place
私はそれについて考えるのをやめ、タイプライターのカバーを外した。
The stuff was there, several loose sheets of typed yellow paper that I was supposed to destroy so Eileen wouldn't see them.
sheet
(枚)
[名]
a large, thin, flat piece of paper
typed
(タイプされた)
[形]
produced with a typewriter
destroy
(破棄する)
[動]
cause (something) to cease to exist or be in a usable condition
そこには、アイリーンの目に触れないように私が破棄することになっていた、タイプされた黄色い紙が数枚あった。
I took them over to the couch and decided I deserved a drink to go with the reading matter.
deserve
(価値がある)
[動]
be worthy of
go with
(一緒に)
[動]
be in harmony or agreement with
reading matter
(読むもの)
[名]
something to read
私はそれらをソファに持っていき、読むものと一緒に飲み物を飲む価値があると決めた。
There was a half bath off the study.
half bath
(半分浴室)
[名]
a bathroom with a toilet and sink but no shower or bathtub
off
(外に)
[前]
away from; at a distance from
書斎の外に半分浴室があった。
I rinsed the tall glass out and poured a libation and sat down with it to read.
rinse
(洗う)
[動]
wash with water
libation
(酒)
[名]
an alcoholic drink
私は背の高いグラスを洗い、酒を注ぎ、それをもって座って読んだ。
And what I read was really wild.
wild
(ワイルド)
[形]
not controlled or restricted
そして、私が読んだものは本当にワイルドだった。