In a black bowler hat, and a black suit that hung loose on his bowed shoulders, Dr. Ascher looked like an invalid forced from his bed by an emergency.

• 阿谢尔博士戴了一顶黑色的礼帽，身上一套黑衣服宽松地披在两个塌陷的肩膀上，看样子就象个碰到紧急情况被迫从病床上爬起来的病人。