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that at which we stopped was as dark as its neighbours,
save for a single glimmer in the kitchen-window. On our

knocking, however, the door was instantly thrown open by a
Hindoo servant, clad in a yellow turban, white loose-fitting
clothes, and a yellow sash. There was something strangely
incongruous in this Oriental figure framed in the
commonplace doorway of a third-rate suburban dwelling-

house.

我们确实到了一个可疑而又恐怖的地方。两旁一直都是连续不断
的暗灰色砖房，只有街角一些粗俗、炫目的酒肆让人稍觉安心。随后

出现的是一排排双层别墅，每一幢前面都有一个微型花园，随后又是

一列列连绵不绝的醒目新砖房——这里是这个大城市在郊区扩建的新
区。最后，车子停在了一条新街的第三个门口。这些房子都没有人居

住，我们停车的房子也跟周围的一样黑暗，只有从厨房投射出来的一
丝光芒。但我们敲门后，立刻就有一个印度仆人开了门，他头戴黄色

包头，身穿肥大的白色衣服，还系着黄色带子。在这个普通三等郊区
住宅的门前出现了一个东方人，多少显得有些不协调。

"The sahib awaits you," said he, and even as he spoke,
there came a high, piping voice from some inner room.

“我的主人正在等候你们。”他还没有说完，就有人在屋内高声喊

了一声。

"Show them in to me, khitmutgar," it said. "Show them
straight in to me."

“仆人，请他们到我这里来吧，”那个声音喊道，“请他们直接到
我这里来。”