As a matter of fact, Scrubb's plan was not quite so hopeless as you might think. If you want to get out of a house without being seen, the middle of the afternoon is in some ways a better time to try it than the middle of the night. Doors and windows are more likely to be open; and if you are caught, you can always pretend you weren't meaning to go far and had no particular plans.
事實上，斯克羅布的計劃並不像你們認為那麽希望渺茫。如果你要走出一所房子而不讓人看見，從某些方面看來，在下午這段時間試試看，倒比半夜裏更好，門窗很可能都開著，萬一被抓住，你總是可以裝出並不是有意要走遠，而且也沒什麽特別的打算。