No! Germont shouted. Get to the point, Dupin!

“不记得！”G先生大喊道。“快说重点，迪潘！”

I looked at Germont. Why don't you tell us the problem? I said.

我看着G先生，问道：“你手上究竟是宗什么案子？”

I came to ask your advice, Germont said to my friend Dupin.

“我来向你讨点点子，”G先生对我那朋友迪潘说道。

Germont sighed. I do not want to tell you the exact amount.

G先生叹了口气。“我不想告诉你奖金的具体数额。

Then he unlocked a drawer of his desk, took out the letter, and gave it to Germont.

然后，打开了他写字台的抽屉，拿出一封信，交给了警察局长。

Mister Germont, the head of the Paris police force, came into the room.

是巴黎警察局局长G先生。

My men and I have worked on this case for three months, Germont said.

“这个案子，我和我那帮伙计已经干了三个月了，” G先生说。

Germont looked at Dupin with his mouth open. His eyes seemed to jump out of his head.

G先生看着迪潘，惊得目瞪口呆，眼珠好像要从眼窝里跳出来。

About one month later, Germont came back to see us.

一个月过去了，G先生再次回来拜访。

Germont looked embarrassed. Look here, Dupin. I am perfectly willing to pay for advice.

G先生看上去一脸尴尬。“看这，迪潘。我当然愿意征求建议，而且为此支付费用。”

It must be, even though it was completely different from the one Germont had described.

当然，外表上怎么看，都跟警察局长的描述完全不同。

Germont began to laugh. Too simple? he said. Who ever heard of such a thing?

我们的客人发自心底地放声大笑。“并不复杂？”他说。“有谁听说过这等事？”

Dupin smiled at Germont. How much money did you say the reward was? he asked.

迪潘对G先生笑了笑。那你说奖金是多少？”他问。

It is in a white envelope with a red stamp, Germont said. The address is written in large black letters.

“白色的信封上面有张红邮票，”G先生说。地址是用黑色大写字母写的。

Do you remember how Germont laughed when I said the mystery was difficult for him to solve because it was so simple?

“你还记得当我说这个谜对于G先生来说很难解开是因为它太简单了时，他笑了吗？”

It was simple, my friend, he said. Germont and his policemen could not find the letter, because they did not try to understand the mind of the man who stole it.

“这很简单，我的朋友，”他说。G先生和他的警察找不到那封信，因为他们没有尝试去理解那个小偷的心理。