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

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

“割伤一个人的皮肉，伤口会愈合，”他说。

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

恐惧是暴君，是独裁者，比拷问架更可怕，比火刑柱更有力。

"Is that your creed?" she asked quietly.

“这就是您的信条吗？”她轻声问道。

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

“只是一部分，霍兰小姐，”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.

她心不在焉地摆弄着手里的信，让它在书桌边缘上保持平衡，双眼低垂。

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

“有什么理由能为使用如此可怕的武器辩护呢？”她问。

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

“为了达到目的，这完全说得过去，”他泰然自若地说。

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

“比如说——我想要某样东西——我无法通过寻常渠道或用寻常手段得到它。

If I can buy it, well and good.

如果我能买到，那很好。

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

如果我能收买那些能用影响力替我弄到这东西的人，那就更好了。