Starved for conversation, Edmond begged his jailor for a few words.

许久没有与人交谈的爱德蒙恳请狱卒同他说说话。

His jailors hardly spoke to him, and they never used his name.

狱卒不再和他说话，也从不叫他的名字。

His jailor saw his weakness and thought he must be wasting away from some terrible illness.

看到爱德蒙日渐消瘦，狱卒以为他染上了恶疾。

If Edmond should die of starvation, the jailor's salary would be reduced.

如果爱德蒙饿死，他就会被减薪。

He often lay thus, not turning when his jailor brought dinner in.

他经常这样躺着，直到狱卒送饭来时也不翻身。

His eyes burned, not with madness as the jailors said, but with intelligence.

眼睛熠熠生辉，不是狱卒们所说的疯狂的眼神，而是一种散发着智慧的眼神。

Before his jailor arrived with dinner, he moved his bed to conceal the loosening stone.

狱卒送餐的时间到了，爱德蒙用小床遮住松动的石头。

He worked feverishly because he could hear the jailors coming closer, delivering dinners.

他疯狂地缝合着，因为他听到狱卒分餐的声音已经越来越近了。

The dinner hour was nearing, and the jailors would soon come by.

就要到用餐时间了，狱卒很快就会过来。

His jailors would have discovered his untouched dinner and Faria's corpse.

狱卒会发觉他没有用过晚餐，之后便会发现法利亚的尸体。