19 A Visit from a Stranger

CHAPTER 19 A Visit from a Stranger "The bells had barely struck twelve o'clock when the stranger appeared at my door. I asked if Dr. Jekyll had sent him. He said yes, so I asked him inside. He looked behind him to make sure that no one saw him from the street. A policeman passed my house moments later. I noticed that this man watched at the window until the officer was

第十九章陌生人来访钟声刚敲过十二点，陌生人就出现在我门前。 我问他是不是杰基尔博士派他来的。 他答应了，所以我请他进去。 他回头看了看，以确保没有人从街上看到他。 过了一会儿，一名警察经过我家。 我注意到这个人一直盯着窗户，直到警察离开

gone. "These details had me worried. I wondered what kind of man Jekyll had sent to my house. I thought it best to get this nasty task over with as soon as possible. I led him to my study, where I had left the drawer. "I took a good look at this man. He was short and wore a heavy coat. It was his face that was the most striking, though. The only word I can use is horrible. It made my heart skip a beat at first glance. I was, however, curious. Perhaps it is because I am a doctor, but I could not look away. Why did his physical appearance affect me so strongly? "These observations have taken some time to write down but they covered mere seconds in real life. We moved quickly from front hall to the study, as my visitor was very anxious to get the drawer. "'Have you got it?' he cried. 'Have you

一去不复返了。“这些细节让我很担心。 我不知道杰基尔派来的是什么人。 我认为最好尽快完成这项棘手的任务。 我把他领到我的书房，我把抽屉放在那里了。 “我仔细看了看这个人。 他个子不高，穿着一件厚外套。 不过，最引人注目的还是他的脸。 我唯一能用的词就是可怕。 第一眼看到它，我的心就跳了一下。 然而，我很好奇。也许是因为我是一名医生，但我无法把目光移开。 为什么他的外表对我的影响如此之大？ “这些观察结果花了一些时间写下来，但在现实生活中只花了几秒钟。 我们很快地从前厅走到书房，因为我的客人急着要拿抽屉。 “‘你拿到了吗？他叫道。 “你

got it?' He was so impatient that he started to shake me. "I pushed him back a step or two. 'Come, sir,' I said. 'You forget that I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting you. Be seated, if you please.' I sat down myself, doing my best to appear natural. I'm not certain why I delayed giving him the medicine. My curiosity got the best of me, I suppose. I wanted to see how he would react. "'I beg your pardon, Dr. Lanyon,' he replied civilly enough. 'I realize that I am impatient, but I come at the request of your good friend Dr. Jekyll. I would not like to keep him waiting.' He paused and put his hand to his throat. I could see that, in spite of his collected manner, he was close to tears. 'I understand... that I am to retrieve... a drawer,' he sputtered. "I took pity on my visitor. No, perhaps I was more interested in satisfying my own

明白了吗?”他很不耐烦，开始摇晃我。 我把他往后推了一两步。 “来吧，先生。”“您忘了我还没有有幸见到您。 请坐。”我自己也坐了下来，尽量表现得自然一些。 我不确定我为什么迟迟不给他吃药。 我想是我的好奇心占了上风。 我想看看他的反应。 “‘请原谅，兰宁医生，’他彬彬有礼地回答。 “我知道我很不耐烦，但我是应您的好朋友约翰医生的要求来的。 变身怪医。我可不想让他久等。”他停了一下，用手捂住喉咙。 我看得出来，尽管他镇静自若，他还是快哭出来了。 “我明白了…我要去取回… “抽屉。”他气急败坏地说。“我可怜我的客人。 不，也许我对满足自己更感兴趣

curiosity. It is hard to say at this point with all the information I now possess. "'There it is, sir,' I said, pointing to the drawer where it lay on the floor. "He sprang to it. Then he paused and laid his hand upon his heart. I could hear his teeth grinding with nerves. He plucked away the sheet. At the sight of the contents he uttered a sob of such great relief that I sat terrified. I was shocked when he spoke a moment later, asking for a measuring glass. "I rose from my place with something of an effort and gave him what he asked. "He thanked me with a smiling nod. He then proceeded to measure out a dose of the red liquid with the strange salt. As the ingredients came together, the mixture took on a bright color. It started to bubble and smoke. Then it turned a dark, rich purple and stopped churning. At last it slowly faded to a watery green color. My visitor watched

好奇心。根据我现在掌握的所有信息，很难说。 “‘在那儿，先生，’我指着放在地板上的抽屉说。 他跳了过去。然后他停了下来，把手放在心口上。 我能听到他紧张得咬牙切齿。 他扯开了床单。 一看到里面的东西，他就如释重负地抽泣了一声，我吓得坐在那里。 过了一会儿，他开口要量杯，这让我很震惊。 我费了好大劲才从座位上站起来，把他要的东西给了他。 他微笑着点头感谢我。 然后他开始用这种奇怪的盐量出红色液体的剂量。 当原料混合在一起时，混合物呈现出明亮的颜色。 它开始冒泡和冒烟。 然后它变成了深紫色，停止了搅动。 最后，它慢慢地褪成了水汪汪的绿色。 我的客人看着我

each stage with a keen eye. He smiled and set the glass on the table. He then turned and looked at me sternly. "'And now,' he said, 'will you be wise? Will you ask me to leave your house with this glass without further discussion? Or are you too curious now? Think carefully before you decide. If you choose, I can leave and you will be neither richer nor wiser from the experience. Or I can stay and a new world of understanding will be opened up to you. A world you can hardly imagine at this point.' "'Sir,' I said, attempting to sound cool and calm, although I was far from either. It was clear that he was challenging me, asking if I was brave enough to see this story through. 'I have gone too far in this strange business to turn back now. I must see the end." "'Very well,' he said. 'Only keep your vows in mind. Remember that I gave you every opportunity to stay out of this. You

每个阶段都有一双敏锐的眼睛。 他笑了笑，把杯子放在桌子上。 然后他转过身来，严厉地看着我。 “‘现在，’他说，‘你会聪明吗？ 你能让我带着这个杯子离开你的房子吗？ 还是你现在太好奇了？ 做决定之前要仔细考虑。 如果你愿意，我可以离开，你不会从这次经历中变得更富有或更聪明。 或者我可以留下，一个新的理解的世界将为你打开。 一个你现在很难想象的世界。“先生，”我说，试图让自己听起来冷静沉着，尽管我一点也不冷静。 很明显，他在挑战我，问我是否有足够的勇气把这个故事看完。 “我在这件奇怪的事情上已经走得太远了，现在不能回头了。 我一定要看到结局。”“‘很好，’他说。 “只要记住你的誓言。 记住，我给过你很多机会让你置身事外。 你

have lived by such narrow views for so long now that you cannot understand the areas of science and wonder that surround you. Look!' "He put the glass to his lips and drank it in one gulp. A cry followed. He reeled, staggered, clutched at the table and held on, staring with dazed eyes. And as I looked, a change came over him. He seemed to swell. His face began to alter. In the next moment, I had sprung to my feet and leapt back against the wall. My arm was raised to shield me from this sight. My mind was swimming in terror. "'No, no!' I screamed, again and again. For there before my eyes—pale and shaken and half fainting—stood Henry Jekyll! "What he told me in the next hour I cannot bring myself to repeat. I saw what I saw, I heard what I heard, and my soul is sickened by it. Yet now that he is not before

长期以来，你一直生活在这样狭隘的观点中，以至于你无法理解你周围的科学领域和奇迹。 看！’”他把杯子放到嘴边，一饮而尽。 接着是一声喊叫。他摇摇晃晃，踉跄着，抓住桌子不放，眼睛发呆地盯着。 我一看，他就变了。 他似乎肿了起来。他的脸色开始变了。 不一会儿，我就跳了起来，向后靠在墙上。 我举起手臂挡住了这一幕。 我的脑子里充满了恐惧。 “不,不!我一遍又一遍地尖叫。 因为亨利·杰基尔就站在我眼前，脸色苍白，浑身发抖，快昏过去了！“他在接下来的一个小时里对我说的话，我不能再重复了。 我看见了我所看见的，我听见了我所听见的，我的灵魂因此感到恶心。 但现在他不在了