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I did as he ordered, and when the lawyer arrived I was asked to step up to the room.
我照他的吩咐辦了。律師來到時，我被召喚到他的房間里。
The fire was burning brightly, and in the grate there was a mass of black,
爐火熊熊，在壁爐的爐柵里有一堆黑色蓬松的紙灰燼。
fluffy ashes, as of burned paper, while the brass box stood open and empty beside it.
那黃銅箱匣放在一旁，敞著蓋，里面空空如也。
As I glanced at the box I noticed, with a start,
我瞧了那匣子一眼，大吃一驚，
that upon the lid was printed the treble K which I had read in the morning upon the envelope.
因為那匣子蓋上印著我上午在信封上所見到的那樣的三個K字。
'I wish you, John,' said my uncle, 'to witness my will.
'約翰，我希望你，'我伯父說道，'作我的遺囑見證人。
I leave my estate, with all its advantages and all its disadvantages,
我把我的產業，連帶它的一切有利和不利之處，
to my brother, your father, whence it will, no doubt, descend to you.
留給我的兄弟--也就是你的父親。無疑以后從你父親那里又會遺留給你的。
If you can enjoy it in peace, well and good!
如果你能平安無事地享有它們，自然是好；
If you find you cannot, take my advice, my boy, and leave it to your deadliest enemy.
不過，如果你發覺不能，那么，孩子，我勸你把它留給你的死敵。
I am sorry to give you such a two-edged thing, but I can't say what turn things are going to take.
我很遺憾給你留下這樣一個具有雙重意義的東西，但是我也真說不上事情會向哪個方向發展。
Kindly sign the paper where Mr. Fordham shows you.'
請你按照福德姆律師在遺囑上指給你的地方簽上你的名字吧。'
I signed the paper as directed, and the lawyer took it away with him.
我照律師所指之處簽了名，律師就將遺囑帶走了。
