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Although I was extremely lonely and unhappy at this time，I was not looking forward to meeting all the other boys. I felt sure they would laugh at me and especially at the sign I was forced to wear. But one day Mr Mell told me that the headmaster, Mr Creakle, had returned, and wanted to see me. So I went，trembling，to his part of the house.
盡管這段時間我感到特別孤單，特別無聊，但我還是不期望見著其他孩子們。我覺得他們肯定會嘲笑我，尤其笑我不得不掛著的那塊牌子。然而有一天，梅爾先生告訴我，校長克里古爾先生回來了，并要我去見他。于是我哆哆嗦嗦地來到他的房間。
I realized at once that Mr Creakle lived much more comfortably than the boys or the teachers. He was a small, fat man with a purple nose, who was sitting in an armchair with a bottle and a glass in front of him.
我一眼就發現克里古爾先生住得比孩子們和老師們要舒服得多。他個子矮小，身材肥胖，長著一個酒糟鼻。他坐在扶手椅上，面前放著一瓶酒和一個酒杯。
"So, this is the boy who bites, is it?" he asked unpleasantly."I know your stepfather, boy. He's a man of strong character，he is. He knows me,and I know him. Do you know me? Answer me，boy!"He pulled violently at my ear.
“這，就是那個咬人的孩子，對吧？”他很不高興地問道，“我認識你繼父，孩子。他是個脾氣特倔的人，他的確是。他認識我，我也認識他。你認識我嗎？回答我，小子！”他粗暴地揪起我的耳朵。
"Not yet, sir," I answered, tears of pain in my eyes.
“還不認識，先生。”我回答，疼得直掉淚。
"Ah，but you soon will!Oh yes, I have a strong character too，you'll see!" Hebangedhis hand hard on the table.
“噢，你很快會認識的！噢，對了，我也是個脾氣倔強的人，你會知道的！”他狠狠地捶了一下桌子。
