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The information he brought back was neither good nor bad.
他带回来的消息不好也不坏。
The house was called Trafalgar House, and belonged to an old man called Appleton.
那所房子叫特拉法尔加别墅，主人是个叫阿普尔顿的老人。
He was there at the moment.
此时他就在那里。
The neighbours didn't know him well.
左邻右舍都不太认识他。
MacGillivray had then gone to the back door of the house pretending to be a man selling sewing machines .
麦吉里夫雷当时已到了房子的后门，装作缝纫机推销员。
There were three servants, and he spoke to the cook .
那里有三个仆人，他找厨师讲话。
He was sure she knew nothing.
他搞确实了那女厨师一无所知。
Next door a new house was being built which might be a good place to watch from；
邻家正在建造新房，那是瞭望的绝好地方；
and on the other side the house was empty.
房子的另一边是一片空地。
Its garden was rather wild, and would also be a good place to hide in.
房子的庭院相当荒芜，但是个藏身的理想之处。
I took a telescope and found a good hiding place from which to watch the house.
我拿着一架望远镜，找了个隐蔽的好地方，从那里监视那所房子。
I watched for a time, and saw an old man leave the house and walk into the back garden at the top of the cliff.
望了一会儿，看到一个老头离开房子走进峭壁顶上的后庭院。
He sat down to read a newspaper, but he looked out to sea several times.
他坐下来读报，但时不时向大海张望。
