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II,They had left it like that. What else was there to say?,Together Armstrong and Lombard had carried the inert ¹ body of Anthony Marston to his,bedroom and had laid him there covered over with a sheet.,When they came downstairs again, the others were standing ² in a group, shivering a little,,though the night was not cold.,“We’d better go to bed. It’s late. ”,It was past twelve o’clock. The suggestion was a wise one—yet every one hesitated. It was,as though they clung to each other’s company for reassurance ³.,The judge said:,“Yes, we must get some sleep.”,Elemental nitrogen is a very unreactive and inert material.元素氮是一个十分不活跃的惰性物质 。,After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。