I had been living in Mrs. De Witt's apartment for thirteen days when I bumped into Agnes.

当我遇到艾格尼丝时，我已经在德维特夫人的公寓里住了十三天。

But you seem to know her by her maiden name of De Witt.

但你似乎是通过她的娘家姓德维特认识她的。

But Mrs. De Witt, I felt, had been left even frailer by her time in hospital.

但我觉得德威特夫人在住院期间变得更加虚弱。

I let myself in, using the key Mrs. De Witt had given me.

我用德维特夫人给我的钥匙让自己进去了。

Mrs. De Witt was plainly too frail to be left alone, and apparently in no hurry to see me go.

——德威特太太显然太虚弱了， 不能一个人呆着，而且显然不急着送我走。

I couldn't see Mrs. De Witt anywhere.

我到处都看不到德威特夫人。

Mrs. De Witt emerged into the corridor.

德维特夫人出现在走廊里。

" Mrs. De Witt? " I saw her leg first, sticking out on the floor beside the upright chair.

“德威特太太？ ” 我先看到她的腿，伸在直立椅子旁边的地板上。

" Mrs. De Witt? " She blinked at me, as if trying to work out what had happened.

“德威特夫人？ ” 她对我眨了眨眼，好像想弄清楚发生了什么事。

The commissioners were Gouverneur Morris, a Founding Father, John Rutherfurd, a former US senator and the New York State surveyor general, Simeon De Witt.

委员们是 Gouverneur Morris，开国元勋，John Rutherfurd，前美国参议员和纽约州测量师 Simeon De Witt。

" Certainly, Mrs. De Witt." He waited until she'd gone.

“当然可以，德威特夫人。” 他一直等到她走了。

And that sometime further down the line she had changed her name back to her maiden name—De Witt—and reinvented herself completely.

之后的某个时候，她又将自己的名字改回了娘家姓——德维特——彻底重塑了自己。

" Mrs. De Witt off on vacation? " Ashok was behind his desk as I entered, my head down and my blue plastic sunglasses on.

“德威特太太去度假了？ ” 当我进入时， 阿肖克在他的办公桌后面，我低着头，戴着蓝色塑料太阳镜。

As I headed down the corridor, I noticed that Mrs. De Witt's door was open.

当我沿着走廊走下去时，我注意到德威特夫人的门是开着的。

" Got him! " I gasped. Mrs. De Witt stepped forward, her arms outstretched.

“抓到他了！”我喘着气说。德威特夫人向前走去，张开双臂。

I traveled to the hospital with Mrs. De Witt, leaving Dean Martin in the apartment, as he wasn't allowed in the ambulance.

— 我和 De Witt 夫人一起去了医院，把 Dean Martin 留在了公寓里， 因为他不被允许上救护车。

I thought of the many times Mrs. De Witt had hobbled across and furiously demanded an end to the noise.

我想起了很多次德维特夫人一瘸一拐地走过来，愤怒地要求停止喧闹。

" I'm helping Mrs. De Witt with her dog, " I said, with as much dignity as I could manage.

“我正在帮德威特夫人照顾她的狗， ”我说，尽可能保持尊严。

" Hey, Mrs. De Witt… Grandma." He walked forward and smiled, then stooped and crouched in front of her, and she studied his face.

“嘿，德威特太太. . . 奶奶。他走上前去， 微笑着，然后弯腰蹲在她面前， 她研究他的脸。

I said nothing, nursing my dark feelings toward Mrs. De Witt and Dean Martin.

我什么也没说， 对德威特夫人和迪安马丁怀有阴暗的感情。