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烛举近了我的脸，‘你看看我是谁?'

He gazed at me with bleared, drunken eyes for a

moment, and then I saw a horror spring up in them, and
convulse his whole features, which showed me that he knew
me. He staggered back with a livid face, and I saw the

perspiration break out upon his brow, while his teeth
chattered in his head. At the sight, I leaned my back against
the door and laughed loud and long. I had always known
that vengeance would be sweet, but I had never hoped for
the contentment of soul which now possessed me."

他醉眼惺忪地盯着我瞧了半天，然后，我看见他的脸上突然出现
了恐惧的神色，整个脸都痉挛起来，这说明，他已认出我来了。他吓

得面如土色，踉踉跄跄地后退着，我还看见大颗的汗珠从他的额头上
滚落到眉毛上，他的牙齿也在上下打战。我见他这副模样，不禁靠在

门上，大笑不止。我早就知道报仇是一件痛快的事，可是我从来没有
想到，竟会有现在这样的心满意足。”

"'You dog!' I said; 'I have hunted you from Salt Lake City
to St. Petersburg, and you have always escaped me. Now, at
last your wanderings have come to an end, for either you or

I shall never see tomorrow's sun rise.' He shrunk still further
away as I spoke, and I could see on his face that he thought
I was mad. So I was for the time. The pulses in my temples
beat like sledge-hammers, and I believe I would have had a

fit of some sort if the blood had not gushed from my nose
and relieved me."

“‘你这个狗东西！’我说，‘我从盐湖城一路追你追到圣彼得斯堡，

可是总是让你逃脱了。现在，你游荡的日子终于到头了，因为你我之
中将有一个再也见不到明天的太阳了。’我说话的时候，他又向后退了

几步，我从他的脸上可以看出，他认为我疯了。那时，我确实是和疯
子一样。我的太阳穴跳动得像铁锤子砸似的，我相信，当时，若不是

血从我的鼻孔中涌出来，使我轻松了一点儿的话，我的病也许就会发
作了。”