A house with a hundred rooms and nearly all of them shut up with their doors locked! A

一棟房子有一百個房間，幾乎所有的房間都是大門緊鎖的!A

man with a crooked back who shut himself up too! Mary pressed her lips together and stared

歪著背的男人也把自己關起來了!瑪麗緊閉雙脣，瞪著眼睛

out the train window as it began to rain. "Don't expect to see Mr. Craven because you

在開始下雨的時候，從火車窗外走出來。

probably won't," said Mrs. Medlock. "And you must not expect that there will be people

可能不會't,"美德洛克夫人說。"你一定不要指望會有人民

to talk to you. You'll have to play by yourself and look after yourself. You'll be told what

來和你說話。你得自己玩，自己照顧自己。你會被告知什麼

rooms you can go into and what rooms you're to keep out of. There are many gardens. But

你可以進入的房間和你要遠離的房間'。有很多花園。但是

when you're in the house, don't go wandering or poking about. Mr. Craven won't stand for

當你在房子裡的時候，不要到處亂跑或亂戳。克雷文先生將不會忍受

that." "I won't want to go poking about," said Mary

那.""我不會'想去戳一下，"瑪麗說。

in a sour voice. She had felt sorry for Mr. Craven, but now she felt he deserved all the

用酸澀的聲音說道。她曾為克雷文先生感到惋惜 但現在她覺得他應該得到所有的補償。

trouble that had come his way. He certainly sounded unpleasant. Mary turned away from

遇到的麻煩，他的方式。他的口氣當然不悅。瑪麗轉過身去，從

Mrs. Medlock and watched the rain streaming down the window of the train. Soon she was

梅德洛克夫人，看著雨水從火車的窗口流下。很快她就

asleep. When Mary woke up, it was quite dark. The

睡了。當瑪麗醒來的時候，天已經很黑了。那...

train had stopped, and Mrs. Medlock was shaking her. "Open your eyes! We're at Thwaite Station,

火車已經停了下來，梅德洛克太太在搖晃她。""睜開你的眼睛!我們'在瑟懷特車站。

and we have a long drive ahead of us." Mary stood up and waited while Mrs. Medlock

而我們還有很長的路要走."瑪麗站起來等待，而梅德洛克夫人。

collected their things. They stepped down from the train and found a carriage waiting

收拾好自己的東西。他們從火車上下來，發現有一節車廂在等著他們。

for them. A footman opened the door. After they were seated, he climbed up next to the

為他們。一個腳伕打開了門。他們坐下後，他爬到了旁邊。

driver, and they set off. Mary was not a shy child, and she was not

司機，他們就出發了。瑪麗不是一個害羞的孩子，她也不是

exactly frightened. But there was no knowing what might happen in this strange house on

確切的說是被嚇壞了。但不知道在這個奇怪的房子裡會發生什麼事

the edge of the moor. "What is a moor?" she suddenly asked Mrs.

荒原的邊緣。"什麼是荒原？"她突然問夫人。

Medlock. "If you look out the window in about ten minutes,

梅德洛克。""如果你在十分鐘內向窗外看。

you'll see one. You won't see much because it's a dark night, but you can see something.

你'會看到一個。你不會看到很多，因為這是一個黑暗的夜晚，但你可以看到一些東西。

We have to drive eight kilometers across Missel Moor before we get to the manor."

我們必須開車八公里穿過Missel Moor才能到達莊園.&quot。

Mary asked no more questions but waited in the darkness, keeping her eyes on the window.

瑪麗沒有再問問題，而是在黑暗中等待，眼睛一直盯著窗戶。

They drove through a tiny village, where Mary saw a church, a few shops, and some whitewashed

他們開車穿過一個小村莊，在那裡，瑪麗看到了一座教堂，幾家商店，還有一些白牆黛瓦的

cottages. Soon they were on the highway, and she saw hedges and trees.

小屋。很快他們就上了公路，她看到了樹籬和樹木。

After a while the horses began to go more slowly. There were no more hedges or trees.

過了一會兒，馬兒開始走得更慢了。沒有了籬笆和樹木。

Mary could see nothing but a dense darkness beyond the yellow light of the carriage lamps.

瑪麗什麼也看不到，只看到馬車燈的黃光之外是一片濃濃的黑暗。

"We're on the moor now, sure enough," said Mrs. Medlock.

"我們'現在在荒原上，當然，"梅德洛克夫人說。

The rough road seemed to cut through bushes and low-growing things. The wind began to

崎嶇不平的道路似乎要穿過灌木叢和低矮生長的東西。風開始

make a wild, rushing sound. "It's . . . it's not the sea, is it?" asked

發出狂野、奔騰的聲音。"它'是......它'不是海，是嗎？"問。

Mary, looking at Mrs. Medlock. "It sounds just like the sea."

瑪麗，看著梅德洛克夫人."這聽起來就像大海.&quot。

"That's the wind blowing through the bushes," Mrs. Medlock said. "The moor is a dreary place,

＆quot;那'是風吹過灌木叢，＆quot;梅德洛克夫人說。 ＆quot;荒原是一個沉悶的地方。

though there are plenty of people who like it, especially when the heather is in bloom.

雖然有很多人喜歡它，尤其是在石楠花開的時候。

Nothing lives on it but wild ponies and sheep." On and on they drove through the darkness.

除了野馬和綿羊，上面什麼也沒有生活."他們在黑暗中不斷地開車。

The rain stopped, but the wind whistled and made strange sounds. Mary felt as if the drive—and

雨停了，但風卻呼呼地吹著，發出奇怪的聲音。瑪麗覺得，如果驅動器和

the moor—would never end. "I don't like it," she said to herself. She

她對自己說："我不喜歡它，"她對自己說。她

pinched her lips tightly together for a moment. "I don't like it."

捏著她的嘴脣緊緊地貼在一起，一會兒。 "我不'喜歡。

The horses climbed a hilly part of the road. Just then Mary caught sight of a light. Mrs.

馬匹爬上了一段山路。就在這時，瑪麗看到了一盞燈。太太。

Medlock saw it too and gave a sigh of relief. "I am so glad to see that bit of light twinkling!"

梅德洛克也看到了，鬆了一口氣。 "我很高興看到那點光在閃爍！&quot。

she exclaimed. "We shall soon get a good cup of tea."

她大聲說."我們很快就會得到一杯好茶.&quot。

But after the carriage passed through the gates of the estate, there were still three

但馬車通過莊園大門後，仍有三人

more kilometers to drive. At last they arrived at Misselthwaite Manor.

還有更多的公里要開。最後，他們終於到達了米塞爾斯韋特莊園。

When they stepped down from the carriage, they were standing in a courtyard. A servant

當他們從馬車上走下來的時候，他們正站在一個院子裡。一個僕人

opened the front door. As Mary walked into the enormous hall, she felt very small.

打開了前門。當瑪麗走進巨大的大廳時，她覺得自己非常渺小。

A thin, old man stood near the servant. "You are to take her to her room," he said. "Mr.

一個瘦弱的老人站在僕人附近."你要帶她去她的房間，"他說."先生。

Craven doesn't want to see her. He's going to London in the morning."

克雷文不想見她。他明早要去倫敦了。

"Very well, Mr. Pitcher," said Mrs. Medlock. "Come along," she said to Mary. She led Mary

"很好，皮徹先生，"梅德洛克夫人說。"來吧，"她對瑪麗說。她帶著瑪麗

up a broad staircase and down a long corridor. Then they went up a short flight of steps

上了一個寬大的樓梯，走了一條長長的走廊。然後，他們上了一小段臺階

and through two more corridors. Finally they came to a room with a fire in the fireplace

又穿過兩條走廊。最後，他們來到了一個房間，壁爐裡生著火

and supper on a table. "Well, here you are!" said Mrs. Medlock. "This

和晚餐在桌子上。"好了，你來了！"梅德洛克夫人說。"這

room and the next are where you'll live—and you must not wander from them. Don't forget

房間和下一個房間是你'生活的地方--你不能離開它們。不要忘記

that!" Mary looked around. "I don't like it," she

那！"瑪麗環顧四周。"我不'喜歡，"她。

said to herself again.

又對自己說。