'You see, sir, I am come, according to promise!' I exclaimed, assuming the cheerful; 'and I fear I shall be weather-bound for half an hour, if you can afford me shelter during that space.'

“你瞧，先生，我来了。正如我说过的那样!”我说，恢复到活跃的状态，“恐怕因为天气的缘故，我得在这里叨扰半个小时，如果你可以在此间给我提供避免场所得话。”

'Half an hour?' he said, shaking the white flakes from his clothes; 'I wonder you should select the thick of a snow-storm to ramble about in. Do you know that you run a risk of being lost in the marshes? People familiar with these moors often miss their road on such evenings; and I can tell you there is no chance of a change at present.'

“半个小时?”他说，一边抖落衣服上的雪花，“我想你是想在暴风雪中闲逛。你知道你会有在沼泽地的迷路的可能?熟悉这些沼泽地的人也会在这样的夜晚迷路;而且我告诉你现在也没有机会改变。”

'Perhaps I can get a guide among your lads, and he might stay at the Grange till morning - could you spare me one?'

“也许你可以派个人给我领路，他可以在我那住到明天早上。你可以派个人给我吗?”

'No, I could not.'

“不，我不能.”