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Perhaps that was part of the plan.
也许这正是他们计划的一部分。
An English prison would be a safe place for me until the 15th of June.
在英国监狱呆到六月十五日对我来说倒是最安全。
Even if the police did believe my story, I would still be helping Scudder's enemies.
即使警察相信我的话，我仍然是帮了斯卡德尔敌人的忙。
Karolides would stay at home, which was what they wanted.
卡罗里德斯就会留在国内，这正中他们的下怀。
Scudder's death had made me certain that his story was true；
斯卡德尔的死使我确信他的话不假；
now I felt responsible for continuing his work.
我觉得现在有责任把他的事做下去。
I hate to see a good man beaten, and if I carried on in Scudder's place, the murderers might not win.
看到好人被打败我心有不甘，而如果我代替斯卡德尔干下去，那些凶手也许就不能得手。
I decided I must disappear, and remain hidden until just before the 15th of June.
我决定必须躲起来，一直藏到六月十五日前。
Then I must contact some government people and tell them Scudder's story.
然后我得找政府的人，把斯卡德尔的事告诉他们。
I wished he had told me more, and that I had listened more carefully to what he had told me.
我真希望当初他多说点，或者我对他的话听仔细点。
There was a risk that the government would not believe me, but it was my best chance.
如果政府的人不相信我就要冒险了，但我只有这个最佳机会。
