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"On that evening the horses had been exercised and watered as usual, and the stables were locked up at nine o'clock.
"這天晚上，象平常一樣，這些馬匹經過馴練，刷洗，馬廄在九點鐘上了鎖。
Two of the lads walked up to the trainer's house, where they had supper in the kitchen, while the third, Ned Hunter, remained on guard.
兩個小馬倌到斯特雷克家去，在廚房里用過晚飯。第三個小馬倌內德·亨特留下看守。
At a few minutes after nine the maid, Edith Baxter, carried down to the stables his supper, which consisted of a dish of curried mutton.
九點過幾分以后，女仆伊迪絲·巴克斯特把內德的晚飯送到馬廄來，這是一盤咖喱羊肉。
She took no liquid, as there was a water-tap in the stables, and it was the rule that the lad on duty should drink nothing else.
她沒有帶飲料，因為馬廄里有自來水，按規定，看馬房的人在值班時，不能喝別的飲料。
The maid carried a lantern with her, as it was very dark and the path ran across the open moor.
因為天很黑，這條小路又穿過荒野，所以這個女仆帶著一盞提燈。
Edith Baxter was within thirty yards of the stables when a man appeared out of the darkness and called to her to stop.
伊迪絲·巴克斯特走到離馬廄不到三十碼時，一個人從暗處走出來，叫她站住。
As she stepped into the circle of yellow light thrown by the lantern she saw that he was a person of gentlemanly bearing,
在提燈的黃色燈光下，她看到這個人穿戴得象個上流社會的人，
dressed in a gray suit of tweeds, with a cloth cap. He wore gaiters and carried a heavy stick with a knob to it.
身穿一套灰色花呢衣服，頭戴一頂呢帽，腳登一雙帶綁腿的高統靴子，手拿一根沉重的圓頭手杖。
She was most impressed, however, by the extreme pallor of his face and by the nervousness of his manner.
然而給她印象最深的是，他的臉色過分蒼白，神情緊張不安。
His age, she thought, would be rather over thirty than under it. "
她想，這個人的年齡恐怕要在三十歲以上。"
