希腊翻译（15）（在线收听）

“I cannot tell you the loathing and horror with which this insignificant-looking man inspired me. I could see him better now as the lamp-light shone upon him. His features were peaky and sallow, and his little pointed beard was thready and ill-nourished. He pushed his face forward as he spoke and his lips and eyelids were continually twitching like a man with St. Vitus's dance. I could not help thinking that his strange, catchy little laugh was also a symptom of some nervous malady. The terror of his face lay in his eyes, however, steel gray, and glistening coldly with a malignant, inexorable cruelty in their depths.

“‘We shall know if you speak of this,’ said he. ‘We have our own means of information. Now you will find the carriage waiting, and my friend will see you on your way.’

“I was hurried through the hall and into the vehicle, again obtaining that momentary glimpse of trees and a garden. Mr. Latimer followed closely at my heels, and took his place opposite to me without a word. In silence we again drove for an interminable distance with the windows raised, until at last, just after midnight, the carriage pulled up.

“‘You will get down here, Mr. Melas,’ said my companion. ‘I am sorry to leave you so far from your house, but there is no alternative. Any attempt upon your part to follow the carriage can only end in injury to yourself.’

“我无法向你们形容这个面容委琐的人是何等地使我厌恶和惊骇不已。现在灯光照在他身上，我对他看得更清楚了。他面色憔悴而枯槁，一小撮一胡一须又细又稀，说话时把脸伸向前面，嘴唇和眼脸颤一动不止，活象个舞蹈病患者。我不禁想到他接二连三的怪诞笑声也是一种神经病的症状。然而，他面目可怖之处还在于那双眼睛，铁青发灰，闪烁着冷酷、恶毒、凶残的光。

“‘如果你把这事宣扬出去，我们会知道的，’他说道，“‘我们有办法得到消息。现在有辆马车在外面等你，我的伙伴送你上路。’

“我急忙穿过前厅坐上马车，又看了一眼树木和花园，拉蒂默先生紧跟着我，一言不发地坐在我对面。我们又是默不作声地行驶了一段漫长的路程，车窗依然挡着，最后，直到半夜，车才停住。”

“‘请你在这里下丰，梅拉斯先生，’我的同车人说道，‘很抱歉，这里离你家很远，可是没有别的办法啊。你如果企图跟踪我们的马车，那只能对你自己有害。’