Three centuries had flowed past the old Manor House, centuries of births and of homecomings, of country dances and of the meetings of fox hunters. Strange that now in its old age this dark business should have cast its shadow upon the venerable walls!
這座古老的莊園自從建成以來，時光流逝，已有三百多年了，它反映出幾百年的人事滄桑、悲歡離合。奇妙的是，由於歷史悠久，好象現在從這些古老的墻上可以顯出犯罪的先兆來。