希腊翻译（11）（在线收听）

“His words were quiet, but he had a rasping way of saying them which was very menacing. I sat in silence wondering what on earth could be his reason for kidnapping me in this extraordinary fashion. Whatever it might be, it was perfectly clear that there was no possible use in my resisting, and that I could only wait to see what might befall.

“For nearly two hours we drove without my having the least clue as to where we were going. Sometimes the rattle of the stones told of a paved causeway, and at others our smooth, silent course suggested asphalt; but, save by this variation in sound, there was nothing at all which could in the remotest way help me to form a guess as to where we were. The paper over each window was impenetrable to light, and a blue curtain was drawn across the glass work in front. It was a quarter-past seven when we left Pall Mall, and my watch showed me that it was ten minutes to nine when we at last came to a standstill. My companion let down the window, and I caught a glimpse of a low, arched doorway with a lamp burning above it. As I was hurried from the carriage it swung open, and I found myself inside the house, with a vague impression of a lawn and trees on each side of me as I entered. Whether these were private grounds, however, or bona-fide country was more than I could possibly venture to say.

“他心平气和地说着，可是话音刺耳，极尽恫吓之能事。我默不作声地坐在那里，心中奇怪，究竟为会什么他要用这种怪办法来绑架我。可是不管怎样，我十分清楚，抵抗是没用的，只好听天由命了。

“马车行驶了大约两小时，我丝毫不知要去何处。有时马车发出咯噔咯噔的声音，说明是走在石路上，有时走得平稳无声，说明是走在柏油路上。除了这些声音变化之外，没有别的什么能使我猜出我们现在何地。车窗被纸遮得不透亮光，前面的玻璃也拉上蓝色的窗帘。我们离开蓓尔美尔街时是七点一刻，而当我们终于停下车时，我的表已经是差十分九点。同车人把窗玻璃打开，我看到了一个低矮的拱形大门，上面点着一盏灯。我连忙忙从马车上下来，门打开了，我进入院内，模糊记得进来时看到一片草坪，两旁长满树木。我不敢确定，这到底是私人庭院呢，还是真正的乡下。