古墓之谜 9

Eight,NIGHT ALARM,It’s a little difficult to know exactly what to note in the week that followed my arrival at TellYarimjah.,Looking back as I do from my present standpoint of knowledge I can see a good many littlesigns and indications that I was quite blind to at the time.,To tell the story properly, however, I think I ought to try to recapture the point of view that Iactually held—puzzled, uneasy and increasingly conscious of something wrong.,For one thing was certain, that curious sense of strain and constraint ¹ was not imagined. It wasgenuine. Even Bill Coleman the insensitive commented upon it.,It was David Emmott to whom he spoke ³, the other assistant. I had taken rather a fancy toMr.?Emmott, his taciturnity was not, I felt sure, unfriendly. There was something about him thatseemed very steadfast ⁴ and reassuring ⁵ in an atmosphere where one was uncertain what anyone wasfeeling or thinking.,“No,
” he said in answer to Mr.?Coleman. “It wasn’t like this last year.”,But he didn’t enlarge on the theme, or say any more.,“What I can’t make out is what it’s all about, ” said Mr.?Coleman in an aggrieved ⁶ voice.,Emmott shrugged ⁷ his shoulders but didn’t answer.,The lack of capital is major constraint on activities in the informal sector.资本短缺也是影响非正规部门生产经营的一个重要制约因素。,He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.他是一个很有魅力的人，时而忧伤时而欢笑 。