The Adventure of the Speckled Band花斑带之谜 （三）

 , ,"Two years have passed since then, and my life has been until,lately lonelier than ever. A month ago, however, a dear friend,,whom I have known for many years, has done me the honor to ask,my hand in marriage. His name is Armitage--Percy Armitage--the,stepfather has offered no opposition ¹ to the match, and we are to,be married in the course of the spring. Two days ago some repairs,were started in the west wing of the building, and my bedroom,wall has been pierced, so that I have had to move into the,chamber ² in which my sister died, and to sleep in the very bed in,The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。,For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室 。