Audiobook Dictation: “I should say so! returned Burgess…”

I should say so!" returned Burgess, with a laugh, modelled upon Maurice Frere's own.

可不是嘛！」伯吉斯回答，那笑聲學的正是莫里斯·弗里爾本人。

"I was quartered with him at Sarah Island.

「我在薩拉島跟他駐紮在一起過。

He is just married, you know."

他剛結婚，你知道吧。」

"The devil he is!

「真的呀！

I heard something about it, too."

我也聽說了一點。」

"Miss Vickers, a charming young person.

「是維克斯小姐，一位迷人的年輕姑娘。

They are going to Sydney, where Captain Frere has some interest, and Frere thinks of taking Port Arthur on his way down."

他們要去雪梨，弗里爾上尉在那兒有些利益關係，弗里爾打算南下途中順道去一趟亞瑟港。」

"Captain Frere takes a deep interest in all relating to convict discipline," went on Meekin, unheeding the interruption, "and is anxious that Mrs. Frere should see this place."

「弗里爾上尉對一切有關囚犯管教的事都極感興趣，」米金不理會插話，接著說，「他很希望弗里爾太太來看看這個地方。」

"So Captain Frere thinks.

「弗里爾上尉是這麼想的。

A romantic story, Captain Burgess.

真是個浪漫的故事，伯吉斯上尉。