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My eye still roved over the sullen swell and along the moor-edge, vanishing amidst the wildest scenery,
我的目光仍在暗淡的高地游弋，并沿著消失在最荒涼的景色中的荒原邊緣逡巡。
when at one dim point, far in among the marshes and the ridges, a light sprang up.
這時，遠在沼澤和山脊之中，一個模糊的點，一道光躍入我眼簾。
"That is an ignis fatuus," was my first thought; and I expected it would soon vanish.
“那是鬼火，”是我第一個想法，我估計它會立即消失。
It burnt on, however, quite steadily, neither receding nor advancing.
然而，那光繼續亮著，顯得很穩定，既不后退，也不前進。
"Is it, then, a bonfire just kindled?" I questioned.
“難道是剛點燃的篝火？”我產生了疑問。
I watched to see whether it would spread: but no; as it did not diminish, so it did not enlarge.
我注視著，看它會不會擴散。但沒有，它既不縮小，也不擴大。
"It may be a candle in a house," I then conjectured; "but if so, I can never reach it.
“這也許是一間房子里的燭光?！蔽译S后揣想著，“即便那樣，我也永遠到不了那兒了。
It is much too far away: and were it within a yard of me, what would it avail?
它離這兒太遠，可就是離我一碼遠，又有什么用？
I should but knock at the door to have it shut in my face."
我只會敲，開門，又當著我面關上。”
