I know not what prenatal influence, what nature within me, causes the delight I take in going to the brink of precipices, sounding the gulf of evil, seeking to know its depths, feeling its icy chill, and retreating in deep emotion.

不知是什么先天的影响，是什么本性，使我乐于奔赴悬崖边，探深恶渊，探其深，感其寒，感其退。