After gazing at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.

泰勒先生站在橱窗外凝神欣赏了几分钟就回到了店里。

Not wanting to frighten the poor man,

理查兹夫人不想吓唬这个可怜人，

but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.

其钻石之大给我留下了深刻的印象。

This was later confirmed by naval official at the Ministry of Defiance after the Elkor had returned home.

这一说法在“埃尔科”号返航后得到的国防部一位海军官员的证实。

After entering the narrow gap on the plateau, they climbed down the steep sides of the cave until they came to narrow corridor.

他们从高原上的窄缝进去，顺着笔直陡峭的洞壁往下爬。来到一条狭窄的走廊上。

She had a huge, rambling country house called 'The Gables'.

她在乡下有一幢巨大杂乱的房子，叫作“山墙庄园”。