Chapter 7 The last night
7 最后一夜
It was now March, and Mr Utterson was sitting by the fire after dinner, when he was surprised to receive a visit from Doctor Jekyll's servant, Poole. The old man looked pale and frightened.
转眼到了三月份，一天晚饭后，厄特森先生坐在炉火边，一睑惊讶之色，因为来了一位客人，是杰基尔博士的仆人普尔，老人家看上去面无人色，充满了恐惧。

'Mr Utterson,' he said, 'something is wrong.'
“厄特森先生，”他说，“出事了。”
'Sit down by the fire and tell me all abut it.'
“来，坐到火边，慢慢说。”
'The doctor's locked himself up in his study, sir.'
“博士把自己锁在书房里，不出来了，先生。”
'That's quite usual, surely,' said the lawyer. 'You know your master's habits as well as I do. He often shuts himself away from the world.'
“这不是常事吗？”律师说，“你和我一样清楚你的主人的习惯，他不是经常把自己锁起来吗？”
'Yes, but this time it's different. It frightens me, sir. I've been frightened for more than a week now, and I just can't go on any longer.'
“是，可是这次不一样，太可怕了，先生，有一个星期了，我再也受不了啦。”
He stopped and stared down at the floor.
他停下来，低头盯着地板。
'Try and tell me, Poole.' said Mr Utterson gently. 'Something terrible is happening to my master. I can't explain. But… please, sir, can you come with me and see for yourself?'
“来吧，普尔，告诉我是怎么一回事。”律师轻轻地说道。“主人遇到了可怕的事，我说不清楚，可是……求求您先生，能跟我一起去亲自瞧瞧吗？”