Audiobook Dictation: “Bannister was very much upset by…”

"Bannister was very much upset by the incident.

「班尼斯特被這件事弄得心慌意亂。

I gave him a little brandy and left him collapsed in a chair, while I made a most careful examination of the room.

我給他喝了點白蘭地，讓他癱坐在椅子上，自己則把房間仔仔細細地查看了一遍。

I soon saw that the intruder had left other traces of his presence besides the rumpled papers.

我很快發現，那闖入者除了弄亂的文稿之外，還留下了別的痕跡。

On the table in the window were several shreds from a pencil which had been sharpened.

窗邊的桌子上有幾片削鉛筆留下的木屑。

A broken tip of lead was lying there also.

還有一截折斷的鉛筆芯也落在那裡。

Evidently the rascal had copied the paper in a great hurry, had broken his pencil, and had been compelled to put a fresh point to it."

顯然，那個壞蛋是在匆忙之中抄寫試卷，弄斷了鉛筆，只好重新削尖。」

"Excellent!" said Holmes, who was recovering his good-humour as his attention became more engrossed by the case.

「妙極了！」福爾摩斯說。隨著注意力越來越被案子吸引，他的好心情也漸漸恢復了。

"This was not all.

「還不止這些。

I have a new writing-table with a fine surface of red leather.

我有一張新寫字檯，檯面鋪著上好的紅色皮革。

I am prepared to swear, and so is Bannister, that it was smooth and unstained.

我敢發誓，班尼斯特也敢發誓，那檯面原本平整光滑、毫無污漬。