For the first time, it occurred to him that Agnes might be in physical danger as a result of some incautious experiment on the part of Dr. Whitting.

首次想到，阿格尼丝可能因惠廷医生某些不慎重实验而陷入身体上危险。

But nobody guessed what lay behind his calm appearance.

伯德伍德先生没有和她说话，回到了家里。是一强烈人，通常都深深地埋在心底。严肃，不和邻居们开玩笑，所以人们都觉得很冷漠。可爱谁或是恨谁时，却是全心全意。如果芭丝谢芭知道这黝黑、沉静人是多么强烈话，她一定会为自己不慎重而自责不已。不过，谁也不知道在沉静外表后面藏着什么。