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Side six
第六面
"I hope it is he," thought I, "and not something worse."
"但愿是他，"我想，"而不是更壞的東西。"
He re-entered, pale and very gloomy.
他再次進屋時臉色蒼白，十分憂郁。
"I have found it all out," said he, setting his candle down on the washstand; "it is as I thought."
"我全搞清楚了，"他們蠟燭放在洗衣架上。"跟我想的一樣。"
How, sir?
怎么一回事，先生？
He made no reply, but stood with his arms folded, looking on the ground.
他沒有回答，只是抱臂而立、看著地板。
At the end of a few minutes he inquired in rather a peculiar tone.
幾分鐘后，他帶著奇怪的聲調問道。
I forget whether you said you saw anything when you opened your chamber door.
我忘了你是不是說打開房門的時候看到了什么東西。
No, sir, only the candlestick on the ground.
沒有，先生，只有燭臺在地板上。
But you heard an odd laugh?
可你聽到了古怪的笑聲？
You have heard that laugh before, I should think, or something like it?
我想你以前聽到過那笑聲，或者類似的那種聲音。
Yes, sir. there is a woman who sews here, called Grace Poole,
是的，先生，這兒有一個縫衣女人，叫格雷斯·普爾
she laughs in that way. She is a singular person.
她就是那么笑的，她是個怪女人。
Just so. Grace Poole — you have guessed it.
就是這么回事，格雷斯·普爾，你猜對了。
She is, as you say, singular — very.
像你說的一樣，她是古怪，很古怪。
Well, I shall reflect on the subject.
好吧，這件事我再細細想想。
Meantime, I am glad that you are the only person, besides myself, acquainted with the precise details of to-night's incident.
同時我很高興，因為你是除我之外唯一了解今晚的事兒確切細節的人。
You are no talking fool. Say nothing about it.
你不是一個愛嚼舌頭的傻瓜，關于這件事，什么也別說。
I will account for this state of affairs
這付樣子（指著床），我會解釋的。
(pointing to the bed) : And now return to your own room.
現在回到你房間去。
I shall do very well on the sofa in the library for the rest of the night.
我在圖書室沙發上躺到天亮挺不錯。
It is near four. In two hours the servants will be up.
已快四點了，再過兩個小時仆人們就會上樓來。
"Good-night, then, sir," said I, departing.
"那么晚安，先生，"我說著就要離去。
He seemed surprised — very inconsistently so, as he had just told me to go.
他似乎很吃驚，完全是前后不一，因為他剛打發我走。
