Do you see, Sapt?" and he turned his head round towards the constable. Sapt had just time to whisk the revolver away. The count lent forward towards the king. Lieutenant von Bernenstein coughed. The count sank back again. "Perfectly, sire," said Colonel Sapt. "I understand all the count wishes to convey to your Majesty."
"Well, I understand about half," said the king with a laugh. "But perhaps that'll be enough."
"I think quite enough, sire," answered Sapt with a smile.英文原著 · 《Rupert of Hentzau》
Then she seemed to me to be jesting, like that scribe who told me of Krophi and Mophi; for Rhodopis lived in the days of King Amasis and of Sappho the minstrel, and was beloved by Charaxus, the brother of Sappho, wherefore Sappho reviled him in a song. How then could Rhodopis, who flourished more than a hundred years before my time, be living yet?英文原著 · 《Old Friends》
Bernenstein, give me your arm."
Bernenstein shot a rapid glance at the constable. Sapt nodded reassuringly. Bernenstein sheathed his sword and gave his arm to the king. They passed through the door, and Bernenstein closed it with a backward push of his hand. But at this moment Rischenheim, goaded to fury and desperate at the trick played on him--seeing, moreover, that he had now only one man to deal with--made a sudden rush at the door. He reached it, and his hand was on the door-knob. But Sapt was upon him, and Sapt's revolver was at his ear. In the passage the king stopped.英文原著 · 《Rupert of Hentzau》
"Take it," whispered Sapt again. "Give it me," muttered Rischenheim confusedly; and he took the envelope. The servant bowed and shut the door. "Open it," commanded Sapt. "God's curse on you!" cried Rischenheim in a voice that choked with passion. Oh, you can have no secrets from so good a friend as I am, my lord. Be quick and open it."
The count began to open it. "If you tear it up, or crumple it, I'll shoot you," said Sapt quietly.英文原著 · 《Rupert of Hentzau》
"Behind the curtain with you, Rudolf."
The queen sat down, and Sapt piled a heap of papers before her, that it might seem as though he and she transacted business. But his precautions were interrupted by a hoarse, eager, low cry from outside, "Quick! in God's name, quick!"
They knew the voice for Bernenstein's. The queen sprang up, Rudolf came out, Sapt turned the key. The lieutenant entered, hurried, breathless, pale. "Well?" asked Sapt. "He has got away?" cried Rudolf, guessing in a moment the misfortune that had brought Bernenstein back. "Yes, he's got away.英文原著 · 《Rupert of Hentzau》
"Nothing is altered, madam," said Sapt, "except that we must be there before Count Rupert."
I looked at my watch. It was twenty minutes past nine. Simon's cursed chatter had lost a quarter of an hour. I opened my lips to speak. A glance from Sapt's eyes told me that he discerned what I was about to say. I was silent. "You'll be in time?" asked the queen, with clasped hands and frightened eyes. "Assuredly, madam," returned Sapt with a bow.英文原著 · 《Rupert of Hentzau》
Corporate was going on about how we'd never make delivery on the Sapphire Super-Thin.美剧 · 《Billions》
You know my favorite sound in the world was the one I heard on the way out, when those saps in the lobby were told that their meetings were canceled?美剧 · 《Billions》