The sexton walked before with an air of cold indifference.

教堂司事走在前面， 神情冷漠。

Martin Cannister, the sexton, was rather a favourite with Elfride.

教堂司事马丁·坎尼斯特 (Martin Cannister) 颇受埃尔弗里德的喜爱。

He was the sexton, too, and dug many of the graves around us'.

他也是教堂司事， 在我们周围挖了许多坟墓。

" I must call at the sexton's about the bell, too, " said Arabella.

“我也必须去教堂司事那里问问钟声， ” 阿拉贝拉说。

The sexton's wife waited a long time for her husband, but he did not come back.

教堂司事的妻子等了她丈夫很久， 但他没有回来。

If that be all, ' replied the sexton, 'he can learn that with me.

’如果仅此而已， ” 教堂司事回答说， “他可以跟我学。

The sexton therefore took him into his house, and he had to ring the church bell.

因此，教堂司事把他带进了他的房子， 他不得不敲响教堂的钟。

The sexton, however, remained standing motionless that the boy might think he was a ghost.

然而，司事一动不动地站着，生怕男孩以为他是鬼。

And this garden, where the black mould always clings to my spade, as if I were a sexton delving in a graveyard!

还有这个花园，黑色的霉菌总是粘在我的铲子上，就好像我是一个在墓地里钻研的教堂司事！

But they had scarcely touched the sexton when they were held fast, and now there were seven of them running behind Dummling and the goose.

但是他们几乎没有碰到教堂司事就被紧紧地抓住了，现在他们中的七个人跑在邓姆林和鹅的后面。