" Well, if that isn't Mr. Ashenden! Who ever thought of seeing you? Is the water boiling, 'Ester? You will 'ave a nice cup of tea, won't you" ?

" 哟，这不是阿申登先生吗？ 谁想得到竟会见到你？ 赫斯特，水开了没有？ 你和我一起好好喝杯茶，好吗？"

" You wouldn't believe it, first I 'ad to put in a bathroom, and then I 'ad to put in the electric light, and then nothin' would satisfy them but I must 'ave a telephone. What they'll want next I can't think" .

" 你简直没法相信，开始我不得不造个洗澡房，接着又不得不安上电灯，后来我要是不装电话的话，他们就怎么也不满意。 再往后他们还要什么，我真想不出来。"