She opened with hospitable haste, and started as if another ghost had come to surprise her, for there stood a tall bearded gentleman, beaming on her from the darkness like a midnight sun.
她好客地匆忙开了门,却惊得目瞪口呆,仿佛有个幽灵出现在她面前,吓了她一跳,因为只见门口站着一个高个儿蓄胡须先生,从暗处对着她微笑,好似一轮午夜太阳。