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"Half dazed, I went into the station and asked about the morning train.
“我昏昏沉沉地走進車站，打聽早班火車的時間。
There would be one to Reading in less than an hour.
知道一小時內將有一班開往雷丁的火車。
The same porter was on duty, I found, as had been there when I arrived.
我發現值班的還是我來時就在那兒的那位搬運工。
I inquired of him whether he had ever heard of Colonel Lysander Stark. The name was strange to him.
我詢問他是否聽說過萊桑德·斯塔克上校這個人，看來他對這個名字很陌生。
Had he observed a carriage the night before waiting for me? No, he had not.
我問他是否注意到昨天晚上等候我的一輛馬車，他說沒有。
Was there a police-station anywhere near? There was one about three miles off.
問他附近是否有警察局，他說三英里外有一個。
It was too far for me to go, weak and ill as I was.
像我這樣，傷疲交加，這段距離對我來說實在是太遠了。
I determined to wait until I got back to town before telling my story to the police.
我決定回到城里以后再去報警。
It was a little past six when I arrived, so I went first to have my wound dressed,
回到城里時才六點稍過一點，所以我先去包扎傷口。
and then the doctor was kind enough to bring me along here.
難為這位醫生陪送我來到這里，
I put the case into your hands and shall do exactly what you advise."
我把這個案子托付給您，我將完全按照您的意見辦。”
