So Mr. Edwards had walked to Indepen- dence.

所以爱德华兹先生步行去了独立城。

(" In the rain" ? Mary asked. Mr. Ed- wards said he wore his rubber coat .) And there, coming down the street in Indepen- dence, he had met Santa Claus.

（“在雨中” ？ 玛丽问道。 爱德华兹先生说他穿着他的橡胶外套。） 在那里， 他沿着独立城的街道走来， 遇到了圣诞老人。