13 · “是我，别害怕”
"It's only me"
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After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dinning room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre. She tried to explain the situation, saying "It's only me", but it was too late. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
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After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dinning room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the metre. She tried to explain the situation, saying "It's only me", but it was too late. The man let out a cry and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.
丈夫上班后，理查兹太太把孩子送去学校，便上楼回了卧室。那天早晨，她兴奋得根本没心思做家务，因为晚上要和丈夫一起参加化装舞会。她打算扮成鬼，头天晚上就做好了服装，早已等不及要试穿。所谓服装其实只有一条床单，但扮鬼的效果还真不错。理查兹太太穿上它走下楼，想试试这样穿着是否舒服。
她刚走进餐厅，就听见有人敲前门。她认定是送面包的来了，因为她曾嘱咐过对方，万一自己没来开门，就直接进屋，把面包放在厨房的桌子上。她不想吓着这个可怜人，赶紧躲进楼梯下面的小储藏室。随后，她听见前门打开了，门厅里传来沉重的脚步声。突然，储藏室的门也开了，一个男人走了进来。理查兹太太这才意识到，来的是电力公司抄电表的人。她想解释，连忙说：“是我，别害怕。”可已经来不及了。那人惊叫一声，向后连跳了好几步。她一朝他走过去，他就逃了出去，还砰地关上了身后的门。
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