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

"Bannister was very much upset by the incident.

“班尼斯特被这件事弄得心慌意乱。

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

我给他喝了点白兰地，让他瘫坐在椅子上，自己则把房间仔仔细细地查看了一遍。

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

我很快发现，那闯入者除了弄乱的文稿之外，还留下了别的痕迹。

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

窗边的桌子上有几片削铅笔留下的木屑。

A broken tip of lead was lying there also.

还有一截折断的铅笔芯也落在那里。

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."

显然，那个坏蛋是在匆忙之中抄写试卷，弄断了铅笔，只好重新削尖。”

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

“妙极了！”福尔摩斯说。随着注意力越来越被案子吸引，他的好心情也渐渐恢复了。

"This was not all.

“还不止这些。

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

我有一张新写字台，台面铺着上好的红色皮革。

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

我敢发誓，班尼斯特也敢发誓，那台面原本平整光滑、毫无污渍。