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One morning after a sleepless night she determined to see him, possibly for the last time,
一天夜晚，伊蒂辗转反侧，彻夜未眠，早晨，她决心去看望麦克默多，她想或许这是最后一次和他见面了，
and make one strong endeavour to draw him from those evil influences which were sucking him down.
要尽最大努力把他从那些拉他下水的恶势力下挽救出来。
She went to his house, as he had often begged her to do, and made her way into the room which he used as his sitting-room.
因为麦克默多经常求她到他家中去，她便向麦克默多家走来，径直奔向他的起居室。
He was seated at a table, with his back turned and a letter in front of him.
麦克默多正坐在桌前，背对着门口，面前放着一封信。
A sudden spirit of girlish mischief came over her -- she was still only nineteen.
年方十九的伊蒂，陡然闪过一个女孩子的顽皮念头。
He had not heard her when she pushed open the door. Now she tiptoed forward and laid her hand lightly upon his bended shoulders.
伊蒂轻轻把门推开，见麦克默多丝毫没有察觉，便蹑手蹑脚地悄悄走向前去，把手轻轻放在他的肩上。
If she had expected to startle him, she certainly succeeded; but only in turn to be startled herself.
伊蒂本想吓一吓麦克默多，这一着肯定办到了；但没有料到自己也受到惊吓。
With a tiger spring he turned on her, and his right hand was feeling for her throat.
麦克默多像老虎一般反身一跃而起，把右手扼到伊蒂咽喉上。
At the same instant with the other hand he crumpled up the paper that lay before him. For an instant he stood glaring.
与此同时，左手把他面前放的信揉成一团。一时间他怒目横眉地站在那里。
Then astonishment and joy took the place of the ferocity which had convulsed his features
可是，定睛一看，不由惊喜交加，马上收敛其他那凶恶的面容。
a ferocity which had sent her shrinkingback in horror as from something which had never before intruded into her gentle life.
伊蒂已被吓得向后退缩，因为在她那平静文雅的生活中还从未碰到过这样的事。
"It's you!" said he, mopping his brow. "And to think that you should come to me, heart of my heart, and I should find nothing better to do than to want to strangle you!
"原来是你呀！"麦克默多擦去额上的冷汗，说道，"没有想到是你来，我亲爱的，我差点没把你扼死。
Come then, darling," and he held out his arms, "let me make it up to you."
来吧，亲爱的，"麦克默多伸出双手说道，"让我来向你赔礼。"
But she had not recovered from that sudden glimpse of guilty fear which she had read in the man's face.
伊蒂突然从麦克默多的表情上看出，他是因犯罪而惊恐，这使她惊魂未定。
All her woman's instinct told her that it was not the mere fright of a man who is startled. Guilt -- that was it -- guilt and fear!
她那妇女的本能告诉自己，麦克默多决不是徒然受惊才吓成这个样子。他是犯罪--就是这个问题--是因犯罪而惊恐！
"What's come over you, Jack?" she cried. "Why were you so scared of me?
"你出了什么事？杰克，"伊蒂高声说道，"为什么我把你吓成这样？
Oh, Jack, if your conscience was at ease, you would not have looked at me like that!"
噢，杰克，假如你问心无愧的话，那你决不会这样看着我的！"
"Sure, I was thinking of other things, and when you came tripping so lightly on those fairy feet of yours..."
"不错，我正在想别的事情，所以你那么婀娜轻盈地走进来..."
"No, no, it was more than that, Jack." Then a sudden suspicion seized her. "Let me see that letter you were writing."
"不，不，决不仅是这样，杰克，"伊蒂突然产生了怀疑，"让我看看你写的那封信。"
"Ah, Ettie, I couldn't do that."
"啊，伊蒂。我不能给你看。"
Her suspicions became certainties.
伊蒂更加怀疑了。
"It's to another woman," she cried. "I know it! Why else should you hold it from me? Was it to your wife that you were writing?
"那是给另一个女人写的，"她叫嚷道，"我知道了！你为什么不让我看？那是给你妻子写的信吧？
How am I to know that you are not a married man -- you, a stranger, that nobody knows?"
我怎能确定你是一个未婚男子呢？你是一个外来人，没有一个人了解你。"
"I am not married, Ettie. See now, I swear it! You're the only one woman on earth to me. By the cross of Christ I swear it!"
"我没有结过婚，伊蒂。瞧，我现在发誓！你是世上我唯一爱的女子。我对耶稣的十字架发誓！"
He was so white with passionate earnestness that she could not but believe him.
麦克默多面色苍白，激动恳挚地辩白说，伊蒂只得相信他。
"Well, then," she cried, "why will you not show me the letter?"
"好，那么，"伊蒂说道，"你为什么不愿让我看那封信呢？"
"I'll tell you, acushla," said he. "I'm under oath not to show it, and just as I wouldn't break my word to you so I would keep it to those who hold my promise.
"我告诉你说，我亲爱的，"麦克默多说道，"我曾宣誓不给别人看这封信，正像我不会破坏我对你发过的誓言一样，因此，我要对接受我誓言的人守信用。
It's the business of the lodge, and even to you it's secret.
这是会里的事务，即使对你也要保守秘密。
And if I was scared when a hand fell on me, can't you understand it when it might have been the hand of a detective?"
当你把一只手放到我肩上时，我之所以受到惊吓，因为这可能是一只侦探的手啊，难道连这你还不明白吗？"
She felt that he was telling the truth.
伊蒂觉得他说的都是实话。
He gathered her into his arms and kissed away her fears and doubts.
麦克默多把她抱在怀里亲吻，来驱散她的惊恐和怀疑。
