The Jondrette lair was, if the reader recalls what we have said of the Gorbeau building, admirably chosen to serve as the theatre of a violent and sombre deed, and as the envelope for a crime.

• 我们从前曾谈到过这所戈尔博老屋，读者如果还能回忆起，便会知道容德雷特这兽穴，选来作行凶谋害的场所、犯罪的地点是最恰当不过的。