I saw beyond doubt that, unless coincidence had set all the scene and disposed all these bizarre events with curious art, I was to be a spectator of things far removed from the usual and customary traffic and jostle of life.

我确信，除非是巧合安排了所有的场景， 并以奇特的艺术处理了所有这些离奇的事件， 否则我将成为远离日常交通和生活喧嚣的事物的旁观者。