There at last they paused, where an ancient gaoler sat fingering a bunch of mighty keys.(門口坐著一個年老的獄卒，手里擺弄著一串又重又大的鑰匙。就在這里，他們停了下來。)

Finding that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied: 'The light is indeed dim, sire. I must get my glasses.(獄卒發現自己連一個字也記不住，于是便說：“陛下，這兒光線的確太暗了，我得去眼鏡拿來。”)

The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines.(獄卒熱切地觀察著，急于想了解他的同事是否記熟了臺詞。)

One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if.(一天晚上，獄卒決定與他的同事開一個玩笑。)

It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines.(而是一張白紙。獄卒熱切地觀察著，急于想了解他的同事是否記熟了臺詞。)

The kind gaoler agreed to post the letter for the prisoner.(好心的看守答應幫犯人寄信。)

One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart.(一天晚上，獄卒決定與他的同事開一個玩笑，看看他反復演出這么多場之后，是否已將信的內容記熟了。)

He had been her judge; and he was now her gaoler.(他曾經做過審判她的法官；現在他是她的獄卒。)

They paused, where an ancient gaoler sat fingering a bunch of mighty keys.(他們停了下來，一個年老的獄卒坐在那兒，手里擺弄著一串很大的鑰匙。)

The gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart .(獄卒決定與他的同事開一個玩笑，看看他反復演出這么多場之后，是否已將信的內容記熟了。)