第五十一回Chapter Fifty-One

點"對照"可以中英對照

尋猛虎雙雄陷深坑獲凶徒三賊歸平縣

寻猛虎双雄陷深坑获凶徒三贼归平县

Hunting a fierce tiger, two bold men fall into a deep pit;The villains taken, three robbers are brought to Ping County

仿清末石印本的線描:廢屋裡,月牙掛在松林上空,矮壯的趙虎提刀,一手掀起鐵環木板,一腳已踏上土臺階,咧著嘴笑;高瘦的張龍抓住他的衣袖和腰帶,往後拉。

且說包公正與展爺議論石子來由,忽聽一片聲喧,乃是西耳房走火,展爺連忙趕至那裡,早已聽見有人嚷道:「房上有人。」展爺借火光一看,果然房上站立一人,連忙用手一指,放出一枝袖箭,只聽噗哧一聲。展爺道:「不好!又中計了。」一眼卻瞧見包興在那裡張羅救火,急忙問道:「印官看視三寶如何?」包興道:「方才看了,紋絲沒動。」展爺道:「你再看看去。」正說間,三義四勇俱各到了。

且说包公正与展爷议论石子来由,忽听一片声喧,乃是西耳房走火,展爷连忙赶至那里,早已听见有人嚷道:「房上有人。」展爷借火光一看,果然房上站立一人,连忙用手一指,放出一枝袖箭,只听噗哧一声。展爷道:「不好!又中计了。」一眼却瞧见包兴在那里张罗救火,急忙问道:「印官看视三宝如何?」包兴道:「方才看了,纹丝没动。」展爷道:「你再看看去。」正说间,三义四勇俱各到了。

Now, Lord Bao and Zhan Zhao were just discussing where the pebble had come from when they heard an uproar of voices: a fire had broken out in the west side room. Zhan Zhao hurried there at once, and already he could hear someone shouting, “There’s a man on the roof!” By the light of the flames Zhan Zhao looked, and sure enough, a man was standing up on the roof. At once he pointed and loosed a sleeve arrow, and there came a soft pfft. “This is bad!” said Zhan Zhao. “I’ve fallen for another trick.” Then he caught sight of Bao Xing, busy over there with putting out the fire, and asked him urgently, “Did you look at the three treasures? How are they?” “I looked just now,” said Bao Xing. “Not a hair out of place.” “Go and look again,” said Zhan Zhao. As he spoke, the three gallants and the four brave men all arrived.

此時耳房之火已然撲滅,原是前面窗戶紙引著,無甚要緊。只見包興慌張跑來,說道:「三寶果真是失去不見了!」展爺即飛身上房,盧方等聞聽也皆上房。四個人四下搜尋,並無影響。下面卻是王馬張趙,前後稽查也無下落。展爺與盧爺等仍從房上回來,卻見方才用箭射的,乃是一個皮人子,腳上用雞爪丁扣定瓦攏,原是吹臌了的。因用袖箭打透,冒了風,也就攤在房上了。愣爺徐慶看了,道:「這是老五的。」蔣爺捏了他一把。展爺卻不言語。盧方聽了,好生難受,暗道:「五弟做事太陰毒了。你知我等現在開封府,你卻盜去三寶,叫我等如何見相爺?如何對得起眾位朋友?」他那裡知道相爺處還有個知照帖兒呢。四人下得房來,一同來至書房。

此时耳房之火已然扑灭,原是前面窗户纸引着,无甚要紧。只见包兴慌张跑来,说道:「三宝果真是失去不见了!」展爷即飞身上房,卢方等闻听也皆上房。四个人四下搜寻,并无影响。下面却是王马张赵,前后稽查也无下落。展爷与卢爷等仍从房上回来,却见方才用箭射的,乃是一个皮人子,脚上用鸡爪丁扣定瓦拢,原是吹臌了的。因用袖箭打透,冒了风,也就摊在房上了。愣爷徐庆看了,道:「这是老五的。」蒋爷捏了他一把。展爷却不言语。卢方听了,好生难受,暗道:「五弟做事太阴毒了。你知我等现在开封府,你却盗去三宝,叫我等如何见相爷?如何对得起众位朋友?」他那里知道相爷处还有个知照帖儿呢。四人下得房来,一同来至书房。

By now the fire in the side room had been put out. It had started from the paper of the front window and was nothing serious. Then Bao Xing came running up in a fluster. “The three treasures really are gone!” Zhan Zhao at once leapt up onto the roof, and when Lu Fang and the others heard, they too went up onto the roofs. The four of them searched in every direction, but there was no trace of anything. Down below, Wang, Ma, Zhang and Zhao went over the place front and back, and found nothing either. Zhan Zhao, Lu Fang and the others came back over the roofs the way they had gone, and saw that what Zhan Zhao had shot at was a leather man. Its feet were fixed among the rows of tiles with chicken-claw spikes, and it had been blown up full of air. Once the sleeve arrow had pierced it, the air had leaked out, and it lay flat on the roof. When the madcap Xu Qing saw it, he said, “This is one of Fifth Brother’s.” Jiang Ping gave him a pinch. Zhan Zhao said nothing. Lu Fang felt wretched when he heard it, and thought to himself, “Fifth Brother, this is too underhand and spiteful of you. You know we are at Kaifeng Prefecture now, and still you go and steal the three treasures. How are we to face His Excellency? How can we look all our friends in the eye?” Little did he know that His Excellency had been sent a note announcing it. The four of them came down from the roofs and went to the study together.

此時包興已回稟包公,說三寶失去。包公叫他不用聲張,恰好見眾人進來參見包公,俱各認罪。包公道:「此事原是我派人瞧得不好了。況且三寶也非急需之物,有甚稀罕。你等莫要聲張,俟明日慢慢查訪便了。」

此时包兴已回禀包公,说三宝失去。包公叫他不用声张,恰好见众人进来参见包公,俱各认罪。包公道:「此事原是我派人瞧得不好了。况且三宝也非急需之物,有甚稀罕。你等莫要声张,俟明日慢慢查访便了。」

By now Bao Xing had already reported to Lord Bao that the three treasures were lost. Lord Bao told him not to make a stir. Just then everyone came in to see Lord Bao, and each of them asked to be punished. “The fault in this was mine,” said Lord Bao, “for sending someone to look. Besides, the three treasures are not things we need in a hurry. What is so precious about them? Don’t make a stir. Tomorrow you can look into it at your leisure, and that will do.”

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