He was on his side with his face to the back of the couch, one arm crooked under him and the forearm of the other lying almost across his eyes.
on one's side
(横向き)
[形]
lying on one's side
彼は横向きで顔をソファの背もたれに向け、片方の腕を自分の下に曲げ、もう片方の前腕をほとんど目の上に置いていた。
Between his chest and the back of the couch there was a pool of blood and in that pool lay the Webley Hammerless.
pool
(血だまり)
[名]
a small area of liquid, typically rainwater
彼の胸とソファの背もたれの間に血だまりがあり、その中にウェブリー・ハンマーレスが横たわっていた。
The side of his face was a smeared mask.
mask
(仮面)
[名]
a covering for all or part of the face, typically worn as a disguise
彼の顔の側面は塗りたくられた仮面のようだった。
I bent over him, peering at the edge of the wide open eye, the bare and gaudy arm, at the inner curve of which I could see the puffed and blackened hole in his head from which the blood oozed still.
bend over
(身をかがめる)
[動]
to move your body so that your head is lower than your waist
wide open
(大きく見開いた)
[形]
open as much as possible
bare
(むき出しの)
[形]
not covered or protected
gaudy
(派手な)
[形]
too bright or showy
inner
(内側の)
[形]
the inside part of something
puffed
(膨らんだ)
[形]
swollen or bloated
ooze
(にじみ出る)
[動]
to flow or leak out slowly
私は彼の上に身をかがめ、大きく見開いた目の端、むき出しの派手な腕を覗き込み、その内側の曲線には、まだ血がにじみ出ている頭の膨らんだ黒ずんだ穴が見えた。
I left him like that.
私は彼をそのままにした。
His wrist was warm but there was no doubt he was quite dead.
彼の手首は温かかったのだが、彼が死んでいることは間違いなかった。
I looked around for some kind of note or scribble.
scribble
(走り書き)
[名]
a piece of writing that is done quickly and carelessly
私は何かメモや走り書きがないか見回した。
There was nothing but the pile of script on the desk.
机の上には台本の山以外何もなかった。
They don't always leave notes.
彼らはいつもメモを残すわけではない。
The typewriter was uncovered on its stand.
uncover
(カバーを外す)
[動]
remove the covering from
タイプライターはカバーを外されて台の上に置かれていた。
There was nothing in that.
そこには何もなかった。
Otherwise everything looked natural enough.
otherwise
(その他)
[副]
in other circumstances
natural
(自然)
[形]
existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humankind
その他はすべて自然に見えた。
Suicides prepare themselves in all sorts of ways, some with liquor, some with elaborate champagne dinners.
all sorts of
(あらゆる)
[限]
of many different kinds
ways
(方法)
[名]
a method, style, or manner of doing something
dinner
(ディナー)
[名]
the main meal of the day, typically eaten in the evening
自殺者はあらゆる方法で準備をする。酒を飲む者もいれば、手の込んだシャンパンディナーを食べる者もいる。
Some in evening clothes, some in no clothes.
evening clothes
(夜会服)
[名]
a man's formal evening dress
no clothes
(服を着ない)
[名]
not wearing any clothes
夜会服を着る者もいれば、服を着ない者もいる。
People have killed themselves on the tops of walls, in ditches, in bathrooms, in the water, over the water, on the water.
人々は壁のてっぺん、溝、浴室、水の中、水の上、水の上で自殺した。
They have hanged themselves in bars and gassed themselves in garages.
hang
(吊る)
[動]
to fasten or be fastened to something above with no support from below
彼らはバーで首を吊り、ガレージでガスを吸った。
This one looked simple.
これは単純そうに見えた。
I hadn't heard the shot but it must have gone off when I was down by the lake watching the surfboard rider make his turn.
go off
(鳴る)
[動]
explode or cause to explode
私は銃声を聞かなかったが、私が湖のほとりでサーフボードに乗った人がターンするのを見ているときに鳴ったに違いない。
There was plenty of noise.
たくさんの音がした。
Why that should have mattered to Roger Wade I didn't know.
I didn't know
(私は知らなかった)
[動]
be not aware of
それがなぜロジャー・ウェードにとって重要だったのか私は知らなかった。
Perhaps it hadn't.
had
(そうではない)
[助]
used to form the past tense and past participle of regular verbs
おそらくそうではない。
The final impulse had coincided with the run of the speedboat.
impulse
(衝動)
[名]
a sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act
coincide
(一致する)
[動]
occur at the same time
run
(走行)
[名]
the act of moving at a fast pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once
最後の衝動はスピードボートの走行と一致していた。
I didn't like it, but nobody cared what I liked.
私はそれを好まなかったが、誰も私の好みを気にしなかった。
The torn pieces of the check were still on the floor but I left them.
torn
(破れた)
[形]
having been torn
小切手の破片はまだ床に落ちていたが、私はそれを残した。
The torn strips of that stuff he had written that other night were in the wastebasket.
tear
(破れる)
[動]
to separate or cause to separate into pieces by pulling
strip
(切れ端)
[名]
a long, narrow piece of something
彼がその夜書いたものの破れた切れ端がゴミ箱の中にあった。
These I did not leave.
これらは残さなかった。
I picked them out and made sure I had them all and stuffed them into my pocket.
pick out
(拾い上げる)
[動]
to choose or select
stuff
(詰め込む)
[動]
to fill something with something else
私はそれらを拾い上げ、全部あることを確認してポケットに詰め込んだ。
The basket was almost empty, which made it easy.
basket
(バスケット)
[名]
a container made from wood, straw, or other flexible material
バスケットはほとんど空だったので、それは簡単だった。
No use wondering where the gun had been.
no use
(無駄だ)
[名]
no good purpose or result
銃がどこにあったのか考えても無駄だ。
There were too many places to hide it in.
それを隠す場所はたくさんあった。
It could have been in a chair or in the couch, under one of the cushions.
椅子やソファのクッションの下にあったかもしれない。
It could have been on the floor, behind the books, anywhere.
床の上、本の裏、どこにでもあったかもしれない。
She made the tea.
彼女はお茶を入れた。
“I always take cream and sugar,” she said over her shoulder.
take
(入れる)
[動]
to move something or someone to a place
「私はいつもクリームと砂糖を入れるのよ」と彼女は肩越しに言った。
“Strange, when I drink my coffee black.
「変ね、私はコーヒーをブラックで飲むのに。
I learned tea drinking in England.
私はイギリスでお茶を飲むことを覚えた。
They were using saccharin instead of sugar.
saccharin
(サッカリン)
[名]
a white crystalline powder used as a sugar substitute
彼らは砂糖の代わりにサッカリンを使っていた。
When the war came they had no cream, of course.”
戦争が始まると、もちろんクリームはなくなった。」
“It has to be stopped,” she said, “and I don't know how.
「それを止めなくてはならない」と彼女は言った。「でもどうしたらいいかわからない。
Perhaps he'll have to be committed to an institution.
be committed to
(入れられる)
[動]
be put in
institution
(施設)
[名]
an organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose
おそらく彼は施設に入れられることになるだろう。
Somehow I can't quite see myself doing that.
can't quite see
(想像できない)
[動]
be unable to visualize or predict
どういうわけか、私は自分がそうしている姿を想像できない。
I'd have to sign something, wouldn't I?”
何かに署名しなくてはならないよね?」
The tea timer rang its bell.
tea timer
(ティータイマー)
[名]
a timer used to measure the time needed to brew tea
ティータイマーがベルを鳴らした。
She turned back to the sink and poured the tea from one pot into another.
彼女は流しに戻り、ポットからポットにお茶を注いだ。
Then she put the fresh pot on the tray she had already fixed up with cups.
それから彼女はすでにカップを乗せておいたトレイに新しいポットを置いた。
I went over and got the tray and carried it to the table between the two davenports in the living room.
go over
(取りに行く)
[動]
to go to a place
私はトレイを取りに行き、居間の2つのソファの間にあるテーブルに運んだ。
She sat down opposite me and poured two cups.
opposite
(向かいに)
[前]
facing or across from
彼女は私の向かいに座り、2つのカップに注いだ。
I reached for mine and set it down in front of me for it to cool.
私は自分のカップを取り、冷ますために目の前に置いた。
I watched her fix hers with two lumps of sugar and the cream.
lump
(塊)
[名]
a compact mass of a substance
私は彼女が砂糖を2つとクリームを入れてコーヒーを飲むのを見守った。
She tasted it.
彼女はそれを味わった。
“I don't need a key for the garage,” she said sharply.
「ガレージの鍵は必要ない」と彼女は鋭く言った。
“It opens by a switch.
「スイッチで開くのよ。
There's a relay switch inside the front door you push up as you go out.
push up
(押し上げる)
[動]
move something upwards
玄関の内側にリレースイッチがあって、外出する時にそれを押し上げるの」
Then another switch beside the garage operates that door.
operate
(開く)
[動]
(of a person) control the functioning of (a machine, process, or system)
そしてガレージの横にある別のスイッチでドアが開くのよ」
Often we leave the garage open.
私たちはよくガレージを開けっ放しにするのよ。
Or Candy goes out and closes it.”
あるいはキャンディが外出して閉めるのよ」
“I've had some rather strange experiences in this house.
「私はこの家で妙な経験をしたんだ。
Guns going off in the night, drunks lying out on the front lawn and doctors coming that won't do anything.
夜に銃声が鳴り、酔っ払いが前庭に横たわり、医者が来ても何もしない。
Lovely women wrapping their arms around me and talking as if they thought I was someone else, Mexican houseboys throwing knives.
wrap
(回す)
[動]
to wind or fold around something
think
(思っている)
[動]
to have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something
someone else
(誰か別の人間)
[名]
a person who is not the speaker or the person being spoken to
美しい女性が私に腕を回して、私を誰か別の人間だと思っているかのように話しかけ、メキシコ人のボーイがナイフを投げつけてくる。
It's a pity about that gun.
あの銃は残念だったな。
But you don't really love your husband, do you?
でも、あなたは本当に夫を愛していないのですよね?
I guess I said that before too.”
前にも言ったと思うけど」
I barely had time to nod before she was running.
私がうなずく間もなく彼女は走り出した。
She was at the door in a flash.
be at
(いる)
[動]
to be present in a place
彼女はすぐにドアのところにいた。
She threw it open and darted in.
彼女はドアを開け放ち、中へ飛び込んだ。
If I expected a wild scream I was fooled.
scream
(悲鳴)
[名]
a loud, piercing cry or noise
私が悲鳴を期待していたとしたら、それは間違いだった。
I didn't hear anything.
何も聞こえなかった。
I ought to have kept her out and eased into that corny routine about bad news, prepare yourself, won't you sit down, I'm afraid something rather serious has happened.
ought to have
(〜するべきだった)
[助]
should have
keep
(出しておく)
[動]
not get rid of
ease into
(踏む)
[動]
move gradually into
routine
(手順)
[名]
a series of actions or steps taken in a certain order or manner
bad news
(悪い知らせ)
[名]
information that is unpleasant or unwelcome
私は彼女を外に出しておくべきだったし、心の準備をしてください、座りませんか、かなり深刻なことが起こったのではないかと、悪い知らせについて陳腐な手順を踏むべきだった。
Blah, blah, blah.
blah
(ああ)
[名]
nonsense
ああ、ああ、ああ。
And when you have worked your way through it you haven't saved anybody a thing.
work one's way through
(乗り越える)
[動]
to progress through something with difficulty
そして、あなたがそれを乗り越えたとき、あなたは誰も救っていない。
Often enough you have made it worse.
often enough
(よくある)
[副]
frequently
あなたはそれを悪化させることがよくある。
I got up and followed her into the study.
私は立ち上がって、彼女について書斎に入った。
She was kneeling beside the couch with his head pulled against her breast, smearing herself with his blood.
breast
(胸)
[名]
either of the two soft, protruding organs on the upper front of a woman's body that secrete milk after pregnancy
smear
(浴びる)
[動]
cover or mark with a greasy or sticky substance
彼女はソファの横にひざまずき、彼の頭を胸に抱き寄せ、彼の血を浴びていた。
She wasn't making a sound of any kind.
彼女はどんな音も立てていなかった。
Her eyes were shut.
彼女の目は閉じていた。
She was rocking back and forth on her knees as far as she could, holding him tight.
hold
(抱きしめる)
[動]
grasp or grip something firmly
彼女は彼を抱きしめて、できる限り膝を前後に揺らしていた。
I went back out and found a telephone and a book.
book
(電話帳)
[名]
a printed work consisting of pages bound together between two covers
私は戻って電話と電話帳を見つけた。
I called the sheriff's substation that seemed to be nearest.
私は一番近そうな保安官事務所に電話した。
Didn't matter, they'd relay it by radio in any case.
relay
(中継する)
[動]
pass on or transmit
どちらにせよ、彼らはそれを無線で中継するだろう。
Then I went out to the kitchen and turned the water on and fed the strips of yellow paper from my pocket down the electric garbage grinder.
electric
(電気)
[形]
of or relating to electricity
garbage
(ゴミ)
[名]
trash, refuse
grinder
(粉砕機)
[名]
a machine for crushing or grinding
それから私は台所に行って水を流し、ポケットから黄色い紙片を取り出して電気ゴミ粉砕機に流し込んだ。
I dumped the tea leaves from the other pot after it.
tea leaf
(茶葉)
[名]
the dried leaves of the tea plant
私はその後、もう一つのポットから茶葉を捨てた。
In a matter of seconds the stuff was gone.
matter of seconds
(数秒)
[名]
a very short period of time
数秒のうちに紙は消えてしまった。