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Gluck was so perfectly paralyzed by the strange appearance of his visitor that he remained fixed without uttering a word,
這名訪客長相奇怪，格拉克完全驚呆了，他矗立在那里說不出話，
until the old gentleman turned round to look after his fly-away cloak.
直到這名年長的紳士轉過身去檢查他飛舞的斗篷。
In so doing he caught sight of Gluck's little yellow head jammed in the window, with his mouth and eyes very wide open indeed.
在他檢查時，他看到了窗戶上格拉克的小黃頭，眼睛和嘴巴完全張開。
Hollo! said the little gentleman, that's not the way to answer the door. I'm wet; let me in.
矮小的紳士說你好，這不是應門的方式，我全身濕透了，讓我進去吧。
And to speak truly, the little gentleman was wet. His feather hung down between his legs like a beaten puppy's tail,
老實說，矮小的紳士全身濕透了，他的羽毛落在了兩腿之間，就像落水狗的尾巴，
dripping like an umbrella; and from the ends of his mustaches the water was running into his pockets and out again like a millstream.
像雨傘一樣滴水，胡子底部的水在他的口袋里進進出出，就像是磨坊水。
I beg pardon, sir, said Gluck; I'm very sorry, but I really can't. Can't what? said the old gentleman.
格拉克說不好意思，對不起，我真的不能，老紳士說不能什么？
I can't let you in, sir, I can't indeed; my brothers would beat me to death, sir, if I thought of such a thing.
我不能讓您進去，我真的不能，我的兄弟們會打死我，如果我這么干了。
What do you want, sir? Want? said the old gentleman, complainingly. I want fire and shelter;
你需要什么先生？老紳士訴苦地說到，需求？我需要火和避雨的地方；
and there's your great fire there, blazing, crackling, and dancing on the walls, with nobody to feel it.
你家里有火，熊熊燃燒，在墻壁上跳舞，但卻沒人能感覺到。
Let me in, I say; I only want to warm myself.
讓我進去吧，我只是想暖和一下。
Gluck had had his head so long out of the window by this time that he began to feel it was really cold,
格拉克將頭盡力伸到窗外，這時他感覺到了外面的寒冷，
and when he turned and saw the beautiful fire throwing long, bright tongues up the chimney,
當他轉過去，看到美麗的火苗向煙囪中伸出明亮的舌頭時，
his heart melted within him that it should be burning away for nothing. He does look very wet, said little Gluck;
他的心融化了，大火應該為人們免費燃燒，小格拉克說，他確實濕透了，
I'll just let him in for a quarter of an hour. Round he went to the door and opened it;
我只讓他待25分鐘，他繞到房門處，打開房門；
and as the little gentleman walked in, there came a gust of wind through the house that made the old chimneys totter.
當矮小的紳士進來時，一陣風進入房屋，讓老舊的煙囪搖晃。
