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120.The Burglar
120.竊賊
The burglar looked in ail directions. Then he weaved in and out between the trees and bushes until he came to the house.
竊賊朝四周看了看，然后在樹林和灌木叢中穿進穿出，直到來到那所房子。
In addition to knowing the layout of the lawn, he also knew in advance where each door, window and room were.
除了知道草坪的布局,他還事先了解到了每扇門、每扇窗和每間房的位置。
He was, in a word, prepared! He was like that in any case!
一句話，他是有備而來！不管怎樣，他都會做好準備！
Then, in an effort to not make any noise, he slipped off his shoes so that he was just wearing socks.
為了不發出任何聲音，他悄悄把鞋脫掉，這樣就只穿著襪子了。
In a while he would be inside. Jewelry was in abundance! He knew this would be a good haul!
他一會兒就會進到屋子里。那里有大量的珠寶！他知道這次會大有收獲！
Then the telephone rang, lights came on and the burglar had to wait.
這時電話鈴響了，燈光亮起，竊賊只好等一等。
This was, in a sense, the riskiest part of being a burglar.
從某種意義上來說，這是當竊賊最危險的一刻。
Now he would have to wait not just for the phone call to be over, but also for the husband to fall back to sleep!
現在他不僅要等電話聲過去，而且還要等屋里那位丈夫重新睡著！
No more getting in and out of this house in a few minutes!
幾分鐘之內是不能在房子里進進出出了！
In a way the burglar didn't mind. It was a beautiful evening and he could see all the stars.
在某種程度上竊賊是不會在意的。夜色很美，他能看到滿天星星。
He was also prepared in case this might happen; he could always come back tomorrow night.
對于萬一發生這種事，他也早有準備，他總是可以第二天晚上再來。
Thinking about it he decided to leave.
這樣想著他決定先離開。
It was much better than waiting and then getting in a terrible mess if the husband was unable to sleep quick enough.
這比傻等好得多，如果那位丈夫不能很快人睡，他便會把事情徹底搞砸。
"In any event, be most ready to run away."
“無論如何要做好逃跑的準備。”
Those were the wise words of his tutor, a master burglar. Wise words indeed!
這是他的師傅一位偷竊大師給他留下的忠告。師傅的忠告就是英明！
