Yet, as I thought with a kind of glee, the wildest conjectures went far astray; and I took the pains to enter into correspondence with the local doctor, who was called at the inquest.

然而，正如我高兴地想的那样， 最疯狂的猜测都误入歧途了； 我煞费苦心地与当地医生进行了通信， 他在调查中被叫来了。