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解説
The previous chapter marks the conclusion of the written narrative which the Persian left behind him.前章は結末を告げる――ペルシャ人が書き残した物語の。
Notwithstanding the horrors of a situation which seemed definitely to abandon them to their deaths, M. de Chagny and his companion were saved by the sublime devotion of Christine Daaé.事態の惨状――もはや二人は確実に死へと委ねられるかに思えた――にもかかわらず、シャニー氏とその連れを救ったのは、クリスティーヌ・ダーエの崇高な献身であった。
And I had the rest of the story from the lips of the daroga himself.そして残りの一部始終は、ほかならぬダロガ本人の口から聞いた。
When I went to see him, he was still living in his little flat in the Rue de Rivoli, opposite the Tuileries.会いに行ってみると、彼はまだリヴォリ通りの小さな住まいに暮らしていた。チュイルリーの真向かいである。
He was very ill, and it required all my ardor as an historian pledged to the truth to persuade him to live the incredible tragedy over again for my benefit.彼はひどく病んでいた。真実に忠誠を誓う歴史家としての私の熱意を残らず傾けて、ようやく、あの信じがたい悲劇をもう一度生き直してもらうよう彼を説得できた――私自身のために。
His faithful old servant Darius showed me in to him.忠実な老僕ダリウスが、私を彼のもとへと通した。
The daroga received me at a window overlooking the garden of the Tuileries.ダロガは、チュイルリーの庭を見下ろす窓辺で、私を迎えた。
He still had his magnificent eyes, but his poor face looked very worn.彼はまだ見事な目をしていたが、その気の毒な顔はひどくやつれていた。
He had shaved the whole of his head, which was usually covered with an astrakhan cap; he was dressed in a long, plain coat and amused himself by unconsciously twisting his thumbs inside the sleeves; but his mind was quite clear, and he told me his story with perfect lucidity.頭は丸ごと剃り上げていた。普段はアストラカンの帽子で覆い隠している、あの頭を。飾り気のない長い上着をまとい、袖の中へ両手を突っ込んでは、無意識に親指をこね回す――どうやらそれが暇つぶしらしい。だが頭脳はいたって明晰で、私に語る身の上話も、驚くほどよどみがなく明瞭だった。
It seems that, when he opened his eyes, the daroga found himself lying on a bed. M. de Chagny was on a sofa, beside the wardrobe.どうやら、目を開けると、ダロガは寝台の上に横たわっている自分に気づいたらしい。シャニー氏は長椅子にいた――衣装棚の、すぐ脇の。
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