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"It is very essential, Miss Stoner," said he, "that you should absolutely follow my advice in every respect."
"斯托納小姐，"他說，"至關(guān)重要的是你在一切方面都必須絕對按我所說的去做。"
"I shall most certainly do so."
"我一定照辦。"
"The matter is too serious for any hesitation. Your life may depend upon your compliance."
"事情太嚴(yán)重了，不容有片刻猶豫。你的生命可能取決于你是否聽從我的話。"
"I assure you that I am in your hands."
"我向你保證，我一切聽從你的吩咐。"
"In the first place, both my friend and I must spend the night in your room."
"首先，我的朋友和我都必須在你的房間里過夜。"
Both Miss Stoner and I gazed at him in astonishment.
斯托納小姐和我都驚愕地看著他。
"Yes, it must be so. Let me explain. I believe that that is the village inn over there?"
"對，必須這樣，讓我來解釋一下。我相信，那兒就是村里的旅店？"
"Yes, that is the Crown."
"是的，那是克朗旅店。"
"Very good. Your windows would be visible from there?" "Certainly."
"好得很。從那兒看得見你的窗子？""當(dāng)然。"
"You must confine yourself to your room, on pretence of a headache, when your stepfather comes back.
"你繼父回來時，你一定要假裝頭疼，把自己關(guān)在房間里。
Then when you hear him retire for the night, you must open the shutters of your window,
然后，當(dāng)你聽到他夜里就寢后，你就必須打開你那扇窗戶的百葉窗，
undo the hasp, put your lamp there as a signal to us,
解開窗戶的搭扣，把燈擺在那兒作為給我們的信號，
and then withdraw quietly with everything which you are likely to want into the room which you used to occupy.
隨后帶上你可能需要的東西，悄悄地回到你過去住的房間。
I have no doubt that, in spite of the repairs, you could manage there for one night."
我毫不懷疑，盡管尚在修理，你還是能在那里住一宵的。"
"Oh, yes, easily."
"噢，是的，沒問題。"
