How could I, by taking these things to my house, save my friend's life and peace of mind?And what was the reason for this midnight visitor? I put my old gun in my pocket, then Iput every thing in a box for my midnight visitor to collect.
把这些东西拿回来,怎么就能挽救朋友的性命,还给他带来内心的平静呢?午夜来客又是什么原因?我把常用的一把手枪放到口袋里,把那些东西放到盒子里,等着半夜上门的人来取。
At midnight exactly there was a knock on my door. A short man was standing in the shadows.
正好午夜时分,有人敲响了我的门,一个小个子站在阴影里。
'Are you from Doctor Jekyll?' I asked. He bent his head.
“是从杰基尔博士那儿来的吗?”我问。他低着头。
Although I could not see his face, there was something unpleasing about him and I was glad I had a weapon. I invited him into the house and there, in the bright light, I took a closer look at him.
虽然看不清他的模样,可我还是感到他哪儿有点让人不舒服。真庆幸我拿了枪。我请他进了屋,在明亮的光线下,我仔细看了看他。
His appearance was extremely strange. His clothes were well made and expensive, but they were far too large for him. He looked like a child wearing his father's clothes, but there was nothing childlike about this man.
他的外表十分怪异。衣服都是上等料子,做工精良,但穿在他身上太显大了,好比孩子穿了爸爸的衣服。但是这人没有一点像孩子。