He was gone so swiftly, his black cape melting into the night, that they could hardly realize he had been there at all until they heard the spattering of gravel and the mad pounding of a horse going off at full gallop.

• 他飞奔出去，拖着黑披肩消失在黑夜之中，屋里的人一直到听见外面石子乱迸，猛烈的马蹄声疾驰而去，方才意识到他的确来过这里。