The two men continued on their walk. Then Utterson broke the silence.
两人继续散步，但厄特森率先打破了沉默。
'Enfield,' he said, 'you're right about not asking too many questions. However, I want to ask the name of the man who walked over the child.'
“恩菲尔德”他说，“你不刨根问底问太多的想法是正确的，但我还是想问问那个用脚踩女孩的男子的名字。”
'Very well,' said Enfield. 'He told us his name was Hyde.'
“哦，”恩菲尔德回，“他说他叫海德。”
'What does he look like?'
“那他长什么样呢？”
'He' s not easy to describe, although I remember him perfectly. He's a strange-looking man. He's short, but has a strong, heavy body. There's something wrong with his appearance, something ugly and unpleasing-no, something hateful. I disliked him at once.'
“即使我记得清清楚楚，但也很难说清楚。他是个怪人，身材矮小但很健硕，看起来有点笨重。他的外表，总感觉哪里不对，有种让人厌恶令人不快的感觉――不，应该是憎恨。我看到他第一眼就不喜欢他。”
Mr Utterson thought deeply. 'Are you sure he used a key?' he asked
厄特森先生沉思了一会。“你确定他是用钥匙开的门吗？”他问。
'What do you mean?' asked Enfield in surprise.
“你什么意思？”恩菲尔德大吃一惊，问。
'I know it must seem strange,' said his friend. 'But you see, if I don't ask you the name on the cheque, it's because I know it already ...'
“我知道这很奇怪。”他朋友厄特森先生回。“但你…我不问你支票上的名字，是因为我早就知道……”
'Well, why didn't you tell me?' said his friend rather crossly. 'Anyway, he did have a key, and he still has it. I saw him use it only a week ago.'
“呃，那你怎么没听你提过？”恩菲尔德怒气冲冲地说。“不管怎么说，他确实有钥匙，现在还在他手上呢，我上周就见他开过门。”
Mr Utterson looked at him thoughtfully, but said nothing more.
厄特森先生心事重重地看了他朋友一眼，但没再多说什么。
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PS:本书为牛津系列简易读物，由英国著名作家罗斯玛丽·博德根据英国作家查罗伯特·路易莎·斯蒂文森的同名小说改写。
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