Audiobook Dictation: “Not having heard from Captain Bennydeck…”

Not having heard from Captain Bennydeck for some little time, Randal thought it desirable in Sydney's interests to make inquiries at his club.

由於有一陣子沒有本尼戴克船長的消息，蘭德爾認為為了雪妮著想，最好去他的俱樂部打聽一下。

Nothing was known of the Captain's movements there.

那裡沒有人知道船長的行蹤。

On the chance of getting the information that he wanted, Randal wrote to the hotel at Sandyseal.

抱著得到所需消息的希望，蘭德爾給桑迪希爾的旅館寫了信。

The landlord's reply a little surprised him.

店主的回信讓他有些吃驚。

Some days since, the yacht had again appeared in the bay.

幾天前，那艘遊艇又出現在海灣裡。

Captain Bennydeck had landed, to all appearance in fairly good health; and had left by an early train for London.

本尼戴克船長上了岸，看上去身體還不錯；他搭早班火車去了倫敦。

The sailing-master announced that he had orders to take the vessel back to her port--with no other explanation than that the cruise was over.

船長助手宣布，他奉命把船開回母港——除了說航行已經結束之外，沒有任何別的解釋。

This alternative in the Captain's plans (terminating the voyage a month earlier than his arrangements had contemplated) puzzled Randal.

船長計畫上的這一變動（比原定安排提前一個月結束航程）令蘭德爾大惑不解。

He called at his friend's private residence, only to hear from the servants that they had seen nothing of their master.

他去了朋友的私宅，卻只聽僕人們說，他們根本沒見到主人。

Her letter concluded in these words: "You will only meet one person besides ourselves--your friend, and (since we last met) our friend too.

她的信以這樣的話結尾：「除了我們之外，您只會見到一個人——您的朋友，而且（自從我們上次見面以來）也是我們的朋友。