The pistol I had heard had doubtless been fired at her. The shot had frightfully lacerated her throat, leaving two gaping wounds from which, as well as the mouth, the blood was pouring in floods and she was stone dead.

• 我听到的那声枪响无疑地是冲这个倒霉的女人开的，子弹可怕地撕裂了她的喉咙，留下了一个裂开的伤口，从那伤口里，从她的嘴里，血象泉水似的汩汩地冒了出来。