I hoped and dreaded, and when the dinner-hour came, I waited expecting to hear the professor's step in the hall, and his voice exulting at I knew not what triumph.

我既希望又害怕， 当晚餐时间到来时， 我等待着，期待听到教授走进大厅的脚步声， 他的声音因我不知道是什么胜利而欢欣鼓舞。