Audiobook Dictation: “Cut a man's flesh and it…”

"Cut a man's flesh and it heals," he said.

「割傷一個人的皮肉，傷口會癒合，」他說。

Fear is a tyrant and a despot, more terrible than the rack, more potent than the stake.

恐懼是暴君，是獨裁者，比拷問架更可怕，比火刑柱更有力。

"Is that your creed?" she asked quietly.

「這就是您的信條嗎？」她輕聲問道。

"Part of it, Miss Holland," he smiled.

「只是一部分，霍蘭小姐，」他微笑道。

She played idly with the letter she held in her hand, balancing it on the edge of the desk, her eyes downcast.

她心不在焉地擺弄著手裡的信，讓它在書桌邊緣上保持平衡，雙眼低垂。

"What would justify the use of such an awful weapon?" she asked.

「有什麼理由能為使用如此可怕的武器辯護呢？」她問。

"It is amply justified to secure an end," he said blandly.

「為了達到目的，這完全說得過去，」他泰然自若地說。

"For example--I want something--I cannot obtain that something through the ordinary channel or by the employment of ordinary means.

「比如說——我想要某樣東西——我無法透過尋常管道或用尋常手段得到它。

If I can buy it, well and good.

如果我能買到，那很好。

If I can buy those who can use their influence to secure this thing for me, so much the better.

如果我能收買那些能用影響力替我弄到這東西的人，那就更好了。