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On the bed， Elizabeth lay still， in the cold sleep of death. I took her in my arms… and saw the marks of the murderer's fingers on her neck.
床上，伊丽莎白静静地躺着，在冰冷中长眠。我把她抱在怀中……并看见了凶手在她脖子上留下的指痕。
Other people in the hotel had heard the screams and came into our room. I sent one of them to call the police.The others left me alone with my misery.I held Elizabeth close， and as I held her， I saw the monster watching me through the open window of the room.There was an evil laugh on his face.I pulled my gun from my coat and fired at him. I missed， and he ran from the window and jumped into the lake.The other people heard the noise of the shot and came back into the room. I showed them the place where the monster had jumped into the lake.We searched the edge of the lake，but we could not find him.I returned to our room and lay on the bed next to my dear wife.
旅馆里的其他人听到了尖叫声，他们走进了我们的房间。我让其中的一人去报警。其他人走后，留下我一个人在痛苦中煎熬。我紧紧地搂着伊丽莎白，而我抱着她时看见怪物正透过开着的窗户看着我。他的脸上挂着邪恶的笑容。我从外套中拔出枪朝他开了火。我没有打中，他从窗户处跑开并跳到了湖里。其他人听到了枪声便又来到了那个房间。我将怪物跳湖之处指给他们看。我们在湖边搜寻，但没能找到他。我回到房间里躺到我亲爱的妻子身旁。
Suddenly I had another terrible thought.At this very moment perhaps my father was fighting the monster， with Ernest dead at his feet.
突然间我有了另外一个可怕的想法：也许我父亲这时正在同那个怪物打斗并且欧内斯特已死在他的脚边。
I left the hotel and returned to Geneva as fast as I could.My father and Ernest were safe，but the awful news of Elizabeth's death killed my father.He had loved Elizabeth dearly. He be－came ill，and after a few days he died in my arms.So the evil monster had brought unhappiness and death to a dear old man who had never hurt anybody.
我离开旅馆并以尽最快的速度赶回了日内瓦。我父亲和欧内斯特都平安无事，但伊丽莎白死去的噩耗夺去了我父亲的生命。他曾深深地爱着伊丽莎白。他病倒了，几天之后便死在了我的怀里。这样那个邪恶的怪物将不幸和死亡带给了从未伤害过任何人的我那亲爱的老人。
I do not know what happened next.I think I left the real world， and entered a dangerous world of dreams and madness.Later I found that they had put me in prison because of my madness.
我不知道接下去会发生什么。我想我当时离开了现实的世界而进入了梦幻和疯狂的危险境界。后来我才知道他们当时因为我疯狂而把我送进了监狱。
After many months they let me free.I had only one wish—to find and kill the monster.
好几个月之后他们释放了我。我只有一个愿望——找到并杀死那个怪物。
