Whenever he was not in agony, the business in hand had driven out of his mind by sheer force all deep reflection on the subject of Elfride and love.

每当他不痛苦的时候， 手头的事情就会以纯粹的力量驱散他对埃尔弗里德和爱情这个主题的所有深刻思考。

He heard nothing, saw nothing, yet knew that the land was somehow different; that through it strange things were afoot and ranging; and he resolved to investigate after he had finished the business in hand.

他的眼里、耳朵里什么东西都没有, 然而心里却知道这片土地多少有些异样, 这里有陌生的东西在躁动、在徘徊, 因此他决定, 在了结了手头的这桩事情之后, 查明白了。