" Certainly, Mrs. De Witt." He waited until she'd gone.

“当然可以，德威特夫人。” 他一直等到她走了。

" Not really my modus operandi, Mrs. De Witt, " I said cheerfully.

德维特，” 我高兴地说。

" Got him! " I gasped. Mrs. De Witt stepped forward, her arms outstretched.

“抓到他了！”我喘着气说。德威特夫人向前走去，张开双臂。

I couldn't see Mrs. De Witt anywhere.

我到处都看不到德威特夫人。

I said nothing, nursing my dark feelings toward Mrs. De Witt and Dean Martin.

我什么也没说， 对德威特夫人和迪安马丁怀有阴暗的感情。

I stumbled out of bed, and opened my door to find Mrs. De Witt standing there in her dressing-gown.

我跌跌撞撞地下床，打开门， 发现德威特太太穿着睡袍站在那里。

Mrs. De Witt stood in front of me, her cane raised as if to strike.

德维特夫人站在我面前，她的手杖举起，好像要打人一样。

" I'll pass that on, Mrs. De Witt, " I said, my professional smile in place.

“我会转达的，德维特夫人，”我说，脸上挂着专业的笑容。

I let myself in, using the key Mrs. De Witt had given me.

我用德维特夫人给我的钥匙让自己进去了。

Mrs. De Witt emerged into the corridor.

德维特夫人出现在走廊里。

" Mrs. De Witt? " I saw her leg first, sticking out on the floor beside the upright chair.

“德威特太太？ ” 我先看到她的腿，伸在直立椅子旁边的地板上。

" Mrs. De Witt? " She blinked at me, as if trying to work out what had happened.

“德威特夫人？ ” 她对我眨了眨眼，好像想弄清楚发生了什么事。

The commissioners were Gouverneur Morris, a Founding Father, John Rutherfurd, a former US senator and the New York State surveyor general, Simeon De Witt.

委员们是 Gouverneur Morris，开国元勋，John Rutherfurd，前美国参议员和纽约州测量师 Simeon De Witt。

As I headed down the corridor, I noticed that Mrs. De Witt's door was open.

当我沿着走廊走下去时，我注意到德威特夫人的门是开着的。

I thought of the many times Mrs. De Witt had hobbled across and furiously demanded an end to the noise.

我想起了很多次德维特夫人一瘸一拐地走过来，愤怒地要求停止喧闹。

" I'm helping Mrs. De Witt with her dog, " I said, with as much dignity as I could manage.

“我正在帮德威特夫人照顾她的狗， ”我说，尽可能保持尊严。

But Mrs. De Witt, I felt, had been left even frailer by her time in hospital.

但我觉得德威特夫人在住院期间变得更加虚弱。

I traveled to the hospital with Mrs. De Witt, leaving Dean Martin in the apartment, as he wasn't allowed in the ambulance.

— 我和 De Witt 夫人一起去了医院，把 Dean Martin 留在了公寓里， 因为他不被允许上救护车。

I sat at his desk and sipped it, while he peered out now and then to make sure Mrs. De Witt wasn't around to accuse him of slacking.

我坐在他的办公桌前喝了一口，而他时不时地向外张望， 以确保德威特夫人没有在旁边指责他偷懒。

But you seem to know her by her maiden name of De Witt.

但你似乎是通过她的娘家姓德维特认识她的。