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“那灯光一闪一闪地向前移动着，时停时进，直到我看见两个黑影

到了壕的这一边。我等他们下了斜坡，涉过积水，爬上来快到门口
了，才向他们盘问。”

"'Who goes there?' said I in a subdued voice."

“‘来人是谁？’我放低声音问道。”

"'Friends,' came the answer. I uncovered my lantern and
threw a flood of light upon them. The first was an enormous

Sikh with a black beard which swept nearly down to his
cummerband. Outside of a show I have never seen so tall a
man. The other was a little fat, round fellow with a great

yellow turban and a bundle in his hand, done up in a shawl.
He seemed to be all in a quiver with fear, for his hands
twitched as if he had the ague, and his head kept turning to
left and right with two bright little twinkling eyes, like a
mouse when he ventures out from his hole. It gave me the

chills to think of killing him, but I thought of the treasure,
and my heart set as hard as a flint within me. When he saw
my white face he gave a little chirrup of joy and came

running up towards me."

“‘是朋友。’来人应声答道。我揭开灯，向他们照了照。前面的是
一个块头极大的锡克徒，满脸的黑胡须长过了腰带。除了在舞台上，

我从来也没有看到过这样高大的人。另外的那个人是一个矮小的、胖
得滚圆的家伙，缠着大黄包头，手里拿着一个围巾裹着的包。他似乎

害怕得全身发抖，手抽动得好像发疟疾一样，脑袋左顾右盼，两只小
眼睛闪闪发亮，活像一只钻出洞外的老鼠。我想到要杀死这个人，突

然有些不忍，可是一想到宝物，我的心立刻变成了铁石。他看见我是
白种人，不禁欢喜地尖叫了一声，向我跑来。”

"'Your protection, sahib,' he panted, 'your protection for
the unhappy merchant Achmet. I have travelled across
Rajpootana, that I might seek the shelter of the fort at Agra.

I have been robbed and beaten and abused because I have