TheJudge' sHouse
布拉姆·斯托克 / BramStoker
布拉姆·斯托克（BramStoker，1847—1912），爱尔兰作家，出生于都柏林。因《德拉库拉》而享有“吸血鬼之父”的称号，由此成为吸血鬼小说的鼻祖，影响了后世几代作家。其作品被不断翻拍，成为经典电影。以其姓名命名的布拉姆·斯托克奖，是恐怖小说界的最高奖。
， andalsohefearedcompletelyruralisolation， forofoldheknewitsharms， ， forhearguedthateachwouldrecommendsomeplaceofwhichhehadknowledge， ' friends， ， andthentookticketforthefirstnameonthelocaltime-tablewhichhedidnotknow.
Whenattheendofthreehours' journeyhealightedatBenchurch， ， ， andonceinthreeweekswascrowdedtoexcess， "TheGoodTraveller" ， anditcertainlysatisfiedhiswildestideasregardingquiet； infact， quietwasnottheproperwordtoapplytoit—， heavy-builthouseoftheJacobeanstyle， withheavygablesandwindows， unusuallysmall， andsethigherthanwascustomaryinsuchhouses， ， onexamination， ."Here， " hethought， "istheveryspotIhavebeenlookingfor， andifIcangetopportunityofusingitIshallbehappy." Hisjoywasincreasedwhenherealisedbeyonddoubtthatitwasnotatpresentinhabited.
， thelocallawyerandagent， wasagenialoldgentleman， andfranklyconfessedhisdelightatanyonebeingwillingtoliveinthehouse.
"Totellyouthetruth， " saidhe， "Ishouldbeonlytoohappy， onbehalfoftheowners， ， andthiscanbebestputdownbyitsoccupation—ifonly， " headdedwithaslyglanceatMalcolmson， "byascholarlikeyourself， whowantsitsquietforatime."
Malcolmsonthoughtitneedlesstoasktheagentaboutthe "absurdprejudice" ； heknewhewouldgetmoreinformation， ifheshouldrequireit， ' rent， gotareceipt， andthenameofanoldwomanwhowouldprobablyundertaketo "do" forhim， ， whowasacheerfulandmostkindlyperson， .
"NotintheJudge'sHouse！" shesaid， ， ： "Aye， sureenough—sureenoughtheveryplace！ ItistheJudge'sHousesureenough." Heaskedhertotellhimabouttheplace， whysocalled， —howlongshecouldnotsay， asshewasherselffromanotherpartofthecountry， butshethoughtitmusthavebeenahundredyearsormore—， ， butnoonecouldinformher； buttherewasageneralfeelingthattherewassomething， andforherownpartshewouldnottakeallthemoneyinDrinkwater'."Itistoobadofme， sir， andyou—andayounggentleman， too—ifyouwillpardonmesayingit， —andyou'llexcusemeforsayingit—youwouldn'tsleepthereanight， notifIhadtogotheremyselfandpullthebigalarmbellthat' sonthatroof！"
