But Sid had snatched his clothes and gone. Tom was suffering in reality, now, so handsomely was his imagination working, and so his groans had gathered quite a genuine tone.

• 可是希德早就抓起衣服跑出去了。这时候汤姆真地感到很难受了，没想到想象力竟起了这么大的作用，于是他的呻吟声就装得像真的一样了。