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松地吁了一口气。但是，他无意中向脚下一瞧，不禁大吃一惊，只见

一个人趴在地上，手脚直挺挺地伸展着。

So unnerved was he at the sight that he leaned up
against the wall with his hand to his throat to stifle his

inclination to call out. His first thought was that the
prostrate figure was that of some wounded or dying man,
but as he watched it he saw it writhe along the ground and
into the hall with the rapidity and noiselessness of a
serpent. Once within the house the man sprang to his feet,

closed the door, and revealed to the astonished farmer the
fierce face and resolute expression of Jefferson Hope.

看到这副情景，他恐惧极了，他靠在墙上，用手按着自己的喉

咙，才没有喊出声来。最初他以为，这个趴在地上的人可能是一个受
伤的或者是将死的人，但是，他仔细一瞧，只见他在地上像蛇一样迅

速、无声地爬行着，一直爬进了客厅。这个人一爬进屋内便立刻站了
起来把门关上，出现在这个目瞪口呆的老农面前的，是杰斐逊·霍普那

张勇猛的脸和坚决的表情。

"Good God!" gasped John Ferrier. "How you scared me!

Whatever made you come in like that."

“天哪！”约翰·费里尔气喘吁吁地说，“你可把我吓坏了。你为什
么这样进来？”

"Give me food," the other said, hoarsely. "I have had no
time for bite or sup for eight-and-forty hours." He flung
himself upon the cold meat and bread which were still lying
upon the table from his host's supper, and devoured it

voraciously. "Does Lucy bear up well?" he asked, when he
had satisfied his hunger.

“给我一些吃的，”霍普声嘶力竭地说，“四十八个小时，我没吃

一口东西，没喝过一口水。”主人的晚餐仍旧放在桌上，于是，他跑了
过去，抓起冷肉、面包，狼吞虎咽起来。“露西好吗？”等吃饱了以

后，他问道。